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Triple Crescents
Triple Crescents

A single crescent moon is a familiar sight in Earth's sky, but with Saturn's many moons, you can see three…

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 6
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 6

NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image, which includes an interesting mountain in the upper right, on June 6, 2015.

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 11
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 11

A cluster of mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres can be seen in this image, taken by NASA's Dawn…

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 10
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 10

This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 14, 2015, shows an intriguing mountain on dwarf planet Ceres protruding…

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 9
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 9

A variety of craters and other geological features can be found on dwarf planet Ceres. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this…

Administrator Bolden Meets Stephen Hawking
Administrator Bolden Meets Stephen Hawking

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden presents a commemorative NASA montage to Professor Stephen Hawking, British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director…

Celebrating more than 40 years of airborne astronomy
Celebrating more than 40 years of airborne astronomy

SOFIA's predecessor, the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO), was dedicated on May 21, 1975. Carrying a 36 inch telecope, the KAO…

Solar Filaments Arrow — One Revolution Later
Solar Filaments Arrow — One Revolution Later

Two solar filaments that looked like an arrow, survived a transition around the sun, but the shape sharpness has degraded,…

Maori Ceremony for SOFIA
Maori Ceremony for SOFIA

Maori elder Aroha Reriti-Crofts (center) reading a traditional blessing ceremony for SOFIA and all who fly on her.

SOFIA Media Tour
SOFIA Media Tour

Representatives of New Zealand media onboard SOFIA during a tour.