The View from Up Top

A low pressure system in the eastern North Pacific Ocean is featured in this image photographed…

The Art of Making Stars

Rho Ophiuchi might look like an abstract painting, but this splash of colors is in fact…

Liftoff!

The Soyuz TMA-21 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, carrying…

What a Ride It’s Been

As a tribute to NASA's Space Shuttle Program, artist Brian Basset created this commemorative drawing depicting…

Expedition 27 Prepares to Launch

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan,…

Expedition 27 Waves Farewell

Expedition 27 crew members from top, Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan,…

Pretty in Pink

Inside the Plasma Spray-Physical Vapor Deposition, or PS-PVD, ceramic powder is introduced into the plasma flame,…

Celestial Mountains

The Tien Shan mountain range is one of the largest continuous mountain ranges in the world,…

First Image Ever Obtained from Mercury Orbit

At 5:20 am EDT on Mar. 29, 2011, MESSENGER captured this historic image of Mercury. This…

Watercolor Canvas

Tassili n’Ajjer National Park, a part of the Sahara Desert, has a bone-dry climate with scant…