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Remembering Columbia’s STS-107 Astronauts
Remembering Columbia’s STS-107 Astronauts

The STS-107 crew heads for the Astrovan and a ride to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff. In front, L to…

Sunspots and Solar Flares
Sunspots and Solar Flares

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this image of an M7.9 class flare on March 13, 2012 at 1:29 p.m.…

Bright Spots Near Marcia
Bright Spots Near Marcia

Numerous small, bright spots appear on Vesta, as seen in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. This region is just…

Extremely Bright Area
Extremely Bright Area

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the brightest area seen on Vesta so far. It shows a crater located…

First Space Shuttle Takes Flight
First Space Shuttle Takes Flight

After six years of silence, the thunder of manned space flight was heard again, as the successful launch of the…

Spider Web of Stars
Spider Web of Stars

Looking like a spider's web swirled into a spiral, Galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this…

Stress at Enceladus
Stress at Enceladus

These images, based on ones obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, show how the pull of Saturn's gravity can deform the…

Kepler Mission Planet Candidates, a Family Portrait
Kepler Mission Planet Candidates, a Family Portrait

Using NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft, astronomers have discovered 2,326 candidate planets orbiting other suns since the Kepler mission's search for…

Man and Machine
Man and Machine

While Robonaut 2 has been busy testing its technology in microgravity aboard the International Space Station, NASA and General Motors…

First Checkout Test Flight of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Technology
First Checkout Test Flight of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Technology

NASA's Ikhana, a modified General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Predator B, glided in for landing at Edwards Air Force Base…