During the STS-131 mission's first spacewalk, which lasted about 6.5 hours, NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio helped…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
A View of the Main Engines
The Expedition 23 crew photographed this view of the aft portion of space shuttle Discovery, including…
Pitch, Roll
This view of the underside of the crew cabin of the space shuttle Discovery was provided…
Flying Across the Moon
The International Space Station flew across the face of the moon over NASA's Kennedy Space Center…
Discovery Lifts off
An exhaust cloud billowed around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as…
3-2-1 Lift Off
Space shuttle Discovery's engines ignited at 6:21 a.m. EDT Monday, April 5, for liftoff of the…
Playing Forward
Edwin P. Hubble--famed astronomer--and basketball star? In fact, Dr. Hubble was both. The University of Chicago…
Llullaillaco Volcano
The summit of South America’s Llullaillaco Volcano has an elevation of 22,110 feet above sea level,…
A Subtle Difference
Subtle color differences on Saturn's moon Mimas are apparent in this false-color view of Herschel Crater…