On Jan. 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei's improvements to the telescope enabled humanity to see Jupiter's four…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
History Revealed
More than 12 billion years of cosmic history are shown in this panoramic, full-color view of…
Into the Heart of Darkness
Astronomers have long known that the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way…
Stellar Destruction
Evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Magellan telescopes suggest a star was torn apart…
Rock Garden
This image of a cluster of rocks labeled 'Rock Garden' is where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover…
Happy New Year!
Wishing all a joyful new year, members of the Cassini-Huygens team offer us their views of…
Clouds and Sunlight
This astronaut photograph shows the Calabria region of southern Italy--the toe of Italy's "boot"--outlined by the…
Stately Saturn
Saturn, stately and resplendent in this natural color view, dwarfs its icy moon Rhea. Rhea (949…
Glittering Metropolis
Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble caught this glimpse of…
Happy Holidays
Wishing all the happiest of holidays, members of the Cassini-Huygens team offer their views of Saturn…