This image of the Earth and moon in a single frame, the first of its kind…
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Long Way From Home
This picture of a crescent-shaped Earth and Moon - the first of its kind ever taken…
A Spinning Neutron Star Is Tied to a Mysterious Tail
A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail -- or so it seems. Astronomers…
Elmo and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson
The crew of STS-135, NASA's final space shuttle mission, and Sesame Street's Elmo welcomed visitors to…
Stephen Colbert Salutes the STS-135 Crew
Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, salutes the crew of STS-135 during their appearance for…
Opportunity’s Heat Shield
This image from 2005 shows the remains of the heat shield from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover…
Preparing for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle for Testing
Standing five stories tall fully stacked, the Launch Abort System was mounted atop the Orion MPCV,…
A Textbook Example of Colliding Galaxies
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, provides a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in…
A Textbook Example of Colliding Galaxies
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, provides a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in…
Dumbbell Nebula Pumps Out Infrared Light
The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from…