Cloudless skies allowed a clear view of dust and hydrogen sulfide plumes along the coast of…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
Anaxagoras Crater
This image from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the floor of the moon's Anaxagoras crater, including…
Bright Lights
Two extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this image from the Spitzer Space Telescope's…
Massive Attack
This image shows the eruption of a galactic “super-volcano” in the massive galaxy M87, as witnessed…
Sailing Amongst the Stars
Making the stuff of science fiction into reality, NASA engineers are testing solar sails--a unique propulsion…
Into the Night
Researchers do not yet know what is lighting up IRAS 05437+2502, a small, faint nebula that…
Of Dust and Creation
This infrared image taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, shows a star-forming cloud…
Into the Light
Reflecting on his experience as he emerged from the craft into the daylight on the Expedition…
Testing for the Future
Testing advanced designs for high-speed aircraft in 1948, an engineer makes final calibrations to a model…
50 Years of Communications in Space
The idea behind a communications satellite is simple: send a signal into space, and send it…