In preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, recovery teams…
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54 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Crew Walks on the Moon
AS11-40-5875 (20 July 1969) — Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first…
Starling Takes Flight
On July 17, 2023, NASA’s four Starling CubeSats successfully deployed after having launched aboard Rocket Lab’s…
PIA25981: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…
Clouds Form Over North Africa
As the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above North Africa, clouds covered the sky. To…
A Fully Electric Ride for Artemis Crews
One of three specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly crew transportation vehicles for Artemis missions sits…
Three Cheers for NASA Orion Crew Modules for Future Artemis Missions
Work is being done on the Orion spacecraft for NASAs crewed Artemis II, Artemis III, and…
The Barchan Dunes of Brazil
Former NASA astronaut Jack Fischer captured this photograph of Lagoa dos Barros and crescent-shaped barchan dunes…
Webb’s First Deep Field
President Joe Biden unveiled this image of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 during a White House…
Wildlife at Armstrong Flight Research Center
A bobcat surveys the landscape at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California in this…