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GOES-13 Satellite Captures Record-Setting Arkansas Snow Storm, Shows River Oxbows
GOES-13 Satellite Captures Record-Setting Arkansas Snow Storm, Shows River Oxbows

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite called GOES-13 captured the aftermath of a snowstorm in the southern U.S. that set records…

HAMSR High-Altitude Atmospheric Research Remote-Sensing Instrument Support
HAMSR High-Altitude Atmospheric Research Remote-Sensing Instrument Support

Northrop Grumman technician Rich Gilman (left) and JPL instrument systems engineer Jordan Tanabe poured liquid nitrogen into a reservoir to…

HAMSR Sensor Fairing Installed
HAMSR Sensor Fairing Installed

JPL instrument systems engineer Jordan Tanabe (left) and NASA Dryden sheet metal technician Bill Stanfield installed the HAMSR sensor fairing…

Mercury Tests in Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT)
Mercury Tests in Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT)

Setup for Project Mercury capsule escape tower engine tests in the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) at NASA Glenn Research Center…

John Glenn in Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT)
John Glenn in Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT)

John Glenn being helped into the MASTIF or gimbal rig (1960).

A Nebula by Any Other Name
A Nebula by Any Other Name

Nebulae are enormous clouds of dust and gas occupying the space between the stars. Some have pretty names to match…

STEREO 360
STEREO 360

Latest image of the far side of the Sun based on high resolution STEREO data, taken on February 2, 2011…

Dextre Gets to Work
Dextre Gets to Work

Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic "handyman", is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member aboard…

Astronaut Glove
Astronaut Glove

Students from Ferebee-Hope Elementary School in Washington, D.C., take turns trying on a glove from a space suit on Tuesday,…

Peering Into a Coronal Hole
Peering Into a Coronal Hole

On Feb. 1, 2011, the Hinode satellite captured this breathtaking image of a coronal hole, seen in the top center…