At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed…
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PIA25626: Lunar Flashlight With Solar Arrays Deployed (Illustration)
Target: Moon Mission: Lunar Flashlight Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Click here for original story,…
PIA25525: Satellite Data Shows Ground Motion From Mauna Loa Volcano Eruption
Target: Earth Mission: ARIA Instrument: SAR Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Grace Bato and Paul Lundgren …
Orion Gazes at Moon Before Return to Earth
On flight day 20 of the Artemis I mission, Dec. 5, 2022, Orion captured the Moon…
Pioneer 10 Flies by Jupiter
In this illustration by Rick Giudice from August 1973, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft passes by the…
Apollo 17 Astronauts Capture Iconic Blue Marble 50 Years Ago
This classic photograph of the Earth was taken on Dec. 7, 1972, by the crew of…
PIA25560: Takawangha Volcano, Alaska
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…
Endeavour Crew Make Repairs to Hubble
In this Dec. 1993, onboard view from Space Shuttle mission STS-61 shows astronauts Story Musgrave and…
PIA25562: NASA's AIRS Instrument Tracks Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Mauna Loa Eruption
Target: Earth Mission: Aqua Instrument: AIRS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Click here for original…
PIA25318: Close-Up on COLDArm's Titanium 3D-Printed Scoop
Target: Moon Instrument: Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Click…