Where Stars Are Born

This mosaic image is the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of the starburst galaxy, Messier 82…

Reflections

In this image from Friday, Dec. 17, space shuttle Discovery sat on Launch Pad 39A at…

Moon Shadows

A total lunar eclipse is seen as the full moon is shadowed by the Earth on…

Discovery and the Lunar Eclipse

Space shuttle Discovery waits to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building…

Sotra Facula, Titan

Based on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, this image shows an area of Saturn's moon Titan,…

Wright Flyer

On Dec. 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight and, in March 1999,…

Opportunity’s View of Santa Maria Crater, Sol 2450

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its navigation camera to record this view of Santa Maria…

Soyuz Heads for the Space Station

The Soyuz TMA-20 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010…

At the Pad

The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft is seen shortly after arrival to the launch pad Monday, Dec. 13,…

Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad…