In 2004, an international team of astronomers had, for the first time, observed a stellar "survivor"…
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Apollo 17 Splashdown
The Apollo 17 spacecraft, containing astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt,…
Astronaut Tests SAFER Backpack
Astronaut Mark Lee tests the new backpack called Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER), a system…
Young Stellar Grouping in Cygnus X
Cygnus X hosts many young stellar groupings. The combined outflows and ultraviolet radiation from the region's…
Administrator Bolden Speaks at MSL Launch
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to attendees at the Banana Creek viewing area prior to the…
MSL Launches to the Red Planet
The Atlantic Ocean provides a backdrop as the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket clears the…
Mars Science Laboratory Inspection
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians inspect under…
Wheels Installed On Curiosity
Originally taken in July 2010, this photo shows NASA engineers installing six wheels on the Curiosity…
Expedition 29 Crew Lands
Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft shortly…
Claritas Fossae , Mars
Mars' Claritas Fossae region is characterized by systems of "graben" running mainly north-west to south-east. A…