Astronomers have long known that the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
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…
Mayon Volcano, The Phillipines
Tens of thousands of people living within the danger zone of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines…
Terra Turns Ten: Snow, Clouds and Sunlight
NASA flies three large, multi-sensor satellites that monitor Earth’s land, atmosphere, oceans and energy balance. Because…