In the early 1960s, Richard T. Whitcomb, chief of the Transonic Aerodynamics Branch, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, conducted exploratory…
A new book released this week highlights how the view from space with Earth-orbiting sensors is being used to protect…
The Philae lander of Europe's Rosetta mission has returned the first panoramic image from the surface of a comet. The…
A view of Mount Murphy in Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land seen on the Nov. 7, 2014.
This image of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko marks the first touchdown point of the Philae lander of the European Space Agency's Rosetta…
This image was taken by the Philae lander of the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission when it was about 130…
This animated sequence shows the Rosetta mission's Philae lander descending toward comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (not in frame) on Nov. 12, 2014.…
The Philae lander of the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission is safely on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as these…
Nov. 12, 2014 – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance engineers and technicians mate…
Nov. 12, 2014 – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance engineers and technicians prepare…
