The first detection of Pluto in X-rays has been made using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in conjunction with observations from…
On Sept. 14, 1966, Gemini XI is tethered to an Agena target vehicle. Command pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad and pilot…
As recently as September 07, 2016 it looked as though the Russian wildfire season may be slowing down. That is…
Today, September 13, 2016, marks the fifty-fourth day that the Soberanes Fire has been burning in the Ventana Wilderness.
This image shows a portion of Lethe Vallis, an outflow channel that also transported lava. This is one of only…
NASA Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility technicians conduct a compatibility test Sept. 6 on the 25-foot X-Calibur payload, which is set…
Wearing native garb, Expedition 49 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA and Alexander Misurkin and Nikolai Tikhonov of Roscosmos…
Expedition 49 backup crewmember Mark Vande Hei of NASA takes a photo of a model of a Soyuz rocket on…
The Expedition 49 backup crewmembers lay flowers at the statue of Soviet rocket Great Designer Sergey Korolev during a tour…
The Expedition 49 backup crewmembers watch an amateur rocket demonstration Sept. 10 by a statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first…