A giant arachnid sprawls across the arid landscape of western Australia's Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia, surprising satellite sensors…
The space shuttle Discovery waits in darkness on Kennedy Space Center's launch pad. In October of 1998, Discovery returned former…
Rhea transits like a serene orb of ice set against the gentle pastel clouds of gas giant Saturn. Rhea is…
Young stars, like toddlers, want to start showing their independence. This Spitzer view shows a stellar version of the "terrible…
Previously unseen details of a mysterious, complex structure within the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) are revealed by this image obtained…
This artist's concept depicts the ring of debris that may orbit Saturn's second-largest moon, Rhea. The suggested disk of solid…
Astronauts Edward H. White II (left) and James A. McDivitt inside the Gemini IV spacecraft wait for liftoff. The objective…
Revealing the stunning and intricate treasures that reside within the nearby, intense star-forming region known as the Great Nebula in…
Employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are accustomed to seeing a lot of action in the skies overhead.…
Resembling a swirling witch's cauldron of glowing vapors, the black hole-powered core of the Circinus Galaxy lies 13 million light-years…
