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A Star-Forming Factory
The Tarantula Nebula is home to the most massive stars known, some roughly 200 times as massive as our Sun. This Hubble Space Telescope image is very close to a rare type of star called a Wolf–Rayet star—massive stars that have lost their outer shell of hydrogen and are extremely hot and luminous, powering dense and furious stellar winds.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean
Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft aboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov returned after 147 days in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station.
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Explore our changing planet
For more than 50 years, NASA satellites have provided data on Earth’s land, water, air, temperature, and climate. NASA’s Earth Information Center allows visitors to see how our planet is changing in six key areas: sea level rise and coastal impacts, health and air quality, wildfires, greenhouse gases, sustainable energy, and agriculture.
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