This image shows the wall of a scuffmark NASA's Curiosity made in a windblown ripple of Martian sand with its…
This image shows where NASA's Curiosity rover aimed two different instruments to study a rock known as "Jake Matijevic." The…
The space shuttle Endeavour and its 747 carrier aircraft soar off the California coast near Ventura.
Thor-Able I with the Pioneer I spacecraft atop, prior to launch at Eastern Test Range at what is now Kennedy…
This 3D, or stereo anaglyph, view shows the upcoming science destination for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, a region dubbed "Glenelg,"…
Artist's concept of the IRIS satellite in orbit.
Five years ago today, on Oct. 10, 2007, U.S. astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, the first woman to command the International…
This graphic shows a model of the layers of the Sun, with approximate mileage ranges for each layer.
A CME hit Earth's magnetic field on Oct. 8, 2012 sparking a dramatic display of Arctic lights that is only…
The Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn's ever-changing F ring, showing its bright core, another strand of ring material, and a breakaway…
