Supermoon in Washington

A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Washington. This year the…

Colliding Galaxy Pair

This striking NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, which shows what looks like the profile of a…

IRIS Preps for Launch

The fully integrated spacecraft and science instrument for NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission is…

Rare Clear View of Alaska

On most days, relentless rivers of clouds wash over Alaska, obscuring most of the state's 6,640…

First American Woman in Space

On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when…

An Astronaut’s View from Station

A view of Earth as seen from the Cupola on the Earth-facing side of the International…

A View of Mercury From Afar

This image of Mercury, acquired by the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) aboard NASA's MESSENGER mission…

The Moon and Sun

Two or three times a year, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the moon traveling across the…

Preparing IRIS Spacecraft for Launch

Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of the payload fairing before it is placed…

In the Vortex of Power

John Wargo, lead technician at NASA Glenn's Propulsion System Laboratory (PSL) is performing an inspection on…