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Thin-Laminated Rock in ‘Pahrump Hills’ Outcrop
Thin-Laminated Rock in ‘Pahrump Hills’ Outcrop

This image shows an example of a thin-laminated, evenly stratified rock type that occurs in the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop at…

Bedding Pattern Interpreted as Martian Delta Deposition
Bedding Pattern Interpreted as Martian Delta Deposition

This March 25, 2014, view from the Mastcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover looks southward at the Kimberley waypoint. In…

Mobile Service Tower Rolled Back for Orion Flight Test
Mobile Service Tower Rolled Back for Orion Flight Test

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket with NASA’s Orion spacecraft mounted atop is seen after the Mobile Service…

M6.1-Class Solar Flare on Dec. 4, 2014
M6.1-Class Solar Flare on Dec. 4, 2014

The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on Dec. 4, 2014, an M6.1-class.

SOFIA Airborne Telescope Diameter
SOFIA Airborne Telescope Diameter

Like most modern research telescopes, the SOFIA telescope uses a mirror to concentrate and focus the incoming light.

SOFIA Airborne Telescope Stabilization
SOFIA Airborne Telescope Stabilization

How do you keep a telescope stable while flying at 40,000 feet?

Inclined Martian Sandstone Beds Near ‘Kimberley’
Inclined Martian Sandstone Beds Near ‘Kimberley’

This image taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover just north of the "Kimberley" waypoint shows…

Orion Flight Test Status Update
Orion Flight Test Status Update

Dec. 3, 2014-- In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders spoke to members of the…

Gantry Roll Back for Orion Flight Test
Gantry Roll Back for Orion Flight Test

The launch gantry is rolled back to reveal NASA's Orion spacecraft mounted atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy…

ER-2 High-Altitude Airborne Science Aircraft
ER-2 High-Altitude Airborne Science Aircraft

NASA operates two Lockheed ER-2 Earth resources aircraft as flying laboratories in the Airborne Science Program under the Agency's Science…