The Soyuz TMA-03M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011,…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
A ‘Rose’ Made of Galaxies
In celebration of the twenty-first anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment in April 2011, astronomers…
Expedition 30 Soyuz Rolls to the Pad
The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad…
Spiral Galaxy
Resembling festive lights on a holiday wreath, this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the nearby…
Hubble Serves Up a Holiday Snow Angel
The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel. The outstretched…
A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed
Like wine in a glass, vast clouds of hot gas are sloshing back and forth in…
Apollo 17 Extravehicular Activity – 39 Years Ago Today
39 years ago, today, scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split…
USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier at Enterprise Title Transfer
USS Intrepid aircraft carrier which is home to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is…
NASA Deputy Administrator Tours Blue Origin
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, fourth from left meets Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos, third from…
Fresh Impact Craters on Asteroid Vesta
This image, taken December 6, 2011, combines two separate views of the giant asteroid Vesta obtained…