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The Third 64 Meter Antenna
The Third 64 Meter Antenna

Completed in 1973, Deep Space Station 63 (DSS-63) was the third 64 meter (210 foot) antenna of the Deep Space…

South African Antenna
South African Antenna

Deep Space Station 51 (DSS-51), a 26 meter (85 foot) antenna, was installed near Hartebeesthoek, South Africa, outside Johannesburg. Completed…

Canberra’s 64 Meter Antenna
Canberra’s 64 Meter Antenna

More than six times as sensitive as the 26 meter (85 foot) antenna it supplemented, Deep Space Station 43 (DSS-43),…

XF-92A
XF-92A

By the late 1930s, it was clear that traditional straight wings and relatively thick airfoils were not suitable for flight…

Solar Dynamics Observatory Shows Sun’s Rainbow of Wavelengths
Solar Dynamics Observatory Shows Sun’s Rainbow of Wavelengths

This still image was taken from a new NASA movie of the sun based on data from NASA's Solar Dynamics…

Galactic Metropolis
Galactic Metropolis

The collection of red dots seen near the center of this image show one of several very distant galaxy clusters…

Orbital-1 Mission Preps for Launch
Orbital-1 Mission Preps for Launch

An Orbital Science Corporation Antares rocket is seen on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2013 as it is rolled out to launch…

Artists at Work
Artists at Work

Saturn's moons create art on the canvas of Saturn's rings with gravity as their tool. Here Prometheus is seen sculpting…

Putting the Big Chill on Propellant
Putting the Big Chill on Propellant

The Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Transfer (CPST) Project has conducted several technology demonstration tests in the Small Multi-purpose Research Facility…

Doubling Down With Rare White Dwarf Systems
Doubling Down With Rare White Dwarf Systems

New observations from Chandra may help depict white dwarf systems and predict what may happen to them in the future.