A Matter of Perspective

The Seagull nebula, seen in this infrared mosaic from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE,…

NASA Day on the Hill

Exhibits highlight NASA's Earth and space science portfolio, cutting-edge aeronautics research and technology development and continued…

A Light in the Sky

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa spacecraft streaked across the sky like a saber of light…

Light for the Ages

Today, our sun reaches its northernmost point in planet Earth's sky. Called a solstice, the date…

Launching Into History

On June 18, 1983, a young physicist from California took her seat aboard the space shuttle…

From the Beginning

The bulkhead and nosecone of the Orion spacecraft are joined using friction stir welding at NASA's…

Expedition 24 Heads to the Station

The Soyuz TMA-19 rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 16, 2010,…

Shooting for the Moon

This image from 1967 shows the S-II stage of the Saturn V rocket as it was…

Preparing for Liftoff

The Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur…

Kicking Off the Summer of Innovation

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke with teachers and middle school students during the kick off of…