Polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background: finer detail

A visualisation of the polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB, as detected by ESA’s…

Polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background

A visualisation of the polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB, as detected by ESA's…

Polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background: zoom

A visualisation of the polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB, as detected by ESA’s…

Maxwell Test Chamber

These 9 m-high spike-lined walls enclose the hushed interior of ESA’s Maxwell test chamber, which isolates…

Maxwell Test Chamber

These 9 m-high spike-lined walls enclose the hushed interior of ESA’s Maxwell test chamber, which isolates…

Apollo 14 Touches Down on the Moon

On Feb. 5. 1971, the Apollo 14 crew landed on the moon. The crew members were…

Comet on 26 January 2015 – NavCam

This four-image montage comprises Rosetta navigation camera images taken from a distance of 27.7 km from…

NASA TV Coverage Set for U.S. Cargo Ship’s Departure from Space Station

After delivering more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station last…

NASA Spacecraft Returns New Images of Pluto En Route to Historic Encounter

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft returned its first new images of Pluto on Wednesday, as the probe…

Curiosity Rover at ‘Pahrump Hills’

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover can be seen at the "Pahrump Hills" area of Gale Crater in…