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Where Are They Now: X-31 #2
Where Are They Now: X-31 #2

Two X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability demonstrators were test-flown during the early 1990s at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA,…

Gemini Test Article Featured at Virginia Air & Space Center
Gemini Test Article Featured at Virginia Air & Space Center

Gemini test article delivery to the Virginia Air & Space Center.

SLS Engine Section Barrel Hot off the Vertical Weld Center at Michoud
SLS Engine Section Barrel Hot off the Vertical Weld Center at Michoud

The barrel for the engine section of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, is taken off the Vertical Weld…

F-8 SCW
F-8 SCW

In the early 1960s, Richard T. Whitcomb, chief of the Transonic Aerodynamics Branch, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, conducted exploratory…

Exploring the World’s Protected Areas from Space
Exploring the World’s Protected Areas from Space

A new book released this week highlights how the view from space with Earth-orbiting sensors is being used to protect…

First Panoramic View from Comet Lander
First Panoramic View from Comet Lander

The Philae lander of Europe's Rosetta mission has returned the first panoramic image from the surface of a comet. The…

Mount Murphy, Marie Byrd Land
Mount Murphy, Marie Byrd Land

A view of Mount Murphy in Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land seen on the Nov. 7, 2014.

First Touchdown Site of Comet Lander
First Touchdown Site of Comet Lander

This image of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko marks the first touchdown point of the Philae lander of the European Space Agency's Rosetta…

Comet from 40 Meters
Comet from 40 Meters

This image was taken by the Philae lander of the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission when it was about 130…

Descent to the Surface of a Comet
Descent to the Surface of a Comet

This animated sequence shows the Rosetta mission's Philae lander descending toward comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (not in frame) on Nov. 12, 2014.…