Image of the DayImages from the Hubble space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory combine to make this composite of N49,...Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Atlantis move farther apart...This stunning false-color view of Saturn's moon Hyperion reveals crisp details across the strange, tumbling moon's surface. Differences in color...Discovery's cargo bay over Earth's horizon was photographed by one of the seven STS-114 crew members as the Shuttle approached...A 310-mile (500km) shadow falls over Antarctica during a total solar eclipse on November 23, 2003, in this photo from...This image mosaic taken by the panoramic camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's landing site, the...Space shuttle Discovery leaps from its launch pad on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, to begin the STS-120 mission to the...A close-up view of Discovery's tail section is featured in this image that was taken during a backflip maneuver as...This Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) computer generated image shows a model of the space shuttle. CFD has taken the place...Astronaut Patrick Forrester participates in the mission's fourth and final session spacewalk. Among other tasks, Forrester and fellow astronaut Steven...The Argyle open-pit diamond mine, located in the Kimberley region in the far northeast of Western Australia, is the world's...After a 15-day mission to the International Space Station, space shuttle Discovery kicks up dust as its wheels touch down...This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the checkerboard region of Noctis Labyrinthus, the Labyrinth of Night, west of...New data on sea-level heights from February 2007 show that the tropical Pacific Ocean has transitioned from a warm (El...Surely one of the most spectacular sights the solar system has to offer, Saturn sits enveloped by the full splendor...Astronaut Robert L. Behnken, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled spacewalk. During the 6-hour, 53-minute spacewalk, Behnken...In addition to looking heavenward, NASA helps the world see the Earth in ways no one else can. On Nov....The Trifid Nebula, aka M20, is easy to find with a small telescope and a well-known stop in the nebula...The massive C-19 iceberg, which broke from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in May 2002, is the long smooth...NASA's Spirit rover has successfully driven to its first target on Mars, a football-sized rock that scientists have dubbed Adirondack....As NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity creeps farther into "Endurance Crater," the dune field on the crater floor appears even...The Grand Canyon is one of North America's most spectacular geologic features. Carved primarily by the Colorado River over the...Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the docked Space Shuttle Discovery and a Soyuz spacecraft are shown...Airglow above Earth's horizon and solar array panels add color to this scene of a portion of the International Space...STS-117 mission specialist Steven Swanson moves through a hatch in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as the...Framed by Florida greenery, Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B at 10:39 a.m. EDT on the historic Return...Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, these fantastic, undulating shapes lie within the stellar nursery known as M17, the Omega...Mount Saint Helens exemplifies how Earth's topographic form can change greatly even within our lifetimes. The mountain is one of...No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in this gorgeous view of ocean and clouds over...Pushing the limits of its powerful vision, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovered the oldest burned-out stars in our Milky Way...A fast and powerful wind from a hot young star created this stunning bubble-shaped nebula, poised on the end of...Spectators at the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center get a birds-eye-view of Space Shuttle Discovery as it roars...This replica of the 17th century ship Godspeed was under full sail when it cruised past the Statute of Liberty...A cyclone is a low-pressure area of winds that spiral inwards. Although tropical storms most often come to mind, these...Saturn's hazy moon Titan appears to drift above Saturn's ringplane in this view taken only a tenth of a degree...Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light must suddenly have appeared in the...In the year 1054 A.D., Chinese astronomers were startled by the appearance of a new star that was so bright...This image of northern Chile was acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on April 7,...The city of Seoul (originally known as Hanyang) has been the capital of Korea for more than 600 years and...In this artist's conception, observers peer through the dark dust of L1014 to witness the birth of a star. NASA's...
