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Hole in the Sun’s Corona
Hole in the Sun’s Corona

This Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the Sun taken on Jan. 10, 2011, in extreme ultraviolet light captures a dark…

SOFIA Opens New Window on Star Formation in Orion
SOFIA Opens New Window on Star Formation in Orion

SOFIA mid-infrared mosaic image of the Messier 42 region from the Short Science 1 observing program, December 2010.

SOFIA Opens New Window on Star Formation in Orion
SOFIA Opens New Window on Star Formation in Orion

SOFIA's mid-infrared image of Messier 42 (right) with comparison images of the same region made at other wavelengths by the…

Space Oddity
Space Oddity

In this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, an unusual, ghostly green blob of gas appears to float near…

Kepler-10b: A Scorched World
Kepler-10b: A Scorched World

Kepler-10b is a scorched world, orbiting at a distance that's more than 20 times closer to its star than Mercury…

First Appearance of the Space Shuttle
First Appearance of the Space Shuttle

Space shuttle Enterprise made its first appearance mated to supportive propellant containers/boosters cluster, as it was rolled from the Vehicle…

Andromeda is So Hot ‘n’ Cold
Andromeda is So Hot ‘n’ Cold

This mosaic of the Andromeda spiral galaxy highlights explosive stars in its interior, and cooler, dusty stars forming in its…

Hydro Impact Basin
Hydro Impact Basin

Construction is complete on NASA Langley's newest facility, the Hydro Impact Basin which will be used to qualify future space…

Stirring Up a Bloom Off Patagonia
Stirring Up a Bloom Off Patagonia

Off the coast of Argentina, two strong ocean currents recently stirred up a colorful brew of floating nutrients and microscopic…

Spicule Hotspot
Spicule Hotspot

Spicules on the sun, as observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. These bursts of gas jet off the surface of…