The small open star cluster Pismis 24 lies in the core of the NGC 6357 nebula…
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Like the Sound of Thunder
A sonic boom is caused by an object moving faster than sound. The shock waves created…
Like the Sound of Thunder
A sonic boom is caused by an object moving faster than sound. The shock waves created…
A New Era
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air…
Inception
Backdropped by a sunset, the Canadarm2 was operated by the crew of the International Space Station.…
Speck Between Rings
Saturn's moon Atlas can be seen just above the center of this Cassini spacecraft image as…
A Wandering Path
Originally released Aug. 1, 2007, this Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows an ridge in Mars' Terra…
Vacuum Dry Box
Gary Sullivan demonstrated the use of a vacuum dry box and safety equipment in this April…
SOFIA Prepares for the Stars
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, 747SP sat on the tarmac during nighttime telescope…