This is the Helix nebula, as seen in ultraviolet light. It is a star like our sun but at the…
A speeding star can be seen leaving an enormous trail in this image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. Nothing like…
This is a printable version of space shuttle Columbia's orbiter tribute, or OV-102, which hangs in Firing Room 4 of…
Brilliant roses and carnations frame the names of the STS-107 crew carved onto the black granite surface of the Astronaut…
As billows of smoke and steam roll across the landscape, the launch of space shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 is…
Dramatically reflected by the waters of the extensive lagoon system adjacent to Launch Pad 39A, space shuttle Columbia, the world's…
A timed exposure of space shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39A turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a…
Space shuttle Columbia races toward space as the STS-50 mission begins. The 13-day mission was the first Extended Duration Orbiter…
On the first-ever spacewalk from space shuttle Columbia, during the STS-87 mission, astronaut Winston E. Scott works with a simulated…
Best known as a swan winging its way across the night, the constellation Cygnus is easily seen in the northern…
