A flash of blue and green lit the waters off Namibia in early November 2007 as a phytoplankton bloom grew…
The dust sculptures of the Eagle Nebula are evaporating. As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque…
As seen from the side not illuminated by the sun, Saturn's thinner rings are highlighted in shades of brown and…
Photographers crowd around the countdown clock to capture the successful launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A. The…
These images were taken by the Spitzer Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic Legacy project, which encapsulates one of the primary objectives of…
QuikSCAT observed a rare tropical cyclone in the northern part of the Arabian Sea, threatening the petroleum shipping lanes and…
Flying over the unlit side of Saturn's rings, the Cassini spacecraft captures the planet's glow, represented in brilliant shades of…
M51, whose name comes from being the 51st entry in Charles Messier's catalog, is considered to be a classic example…
Dusty grains - including tiny specks of the minerals found in peridot, sapphires and rubies - can be seen blowing…
This artist's conception shows binary-star system HD 113766, where astronomers suspect a rocky Earth-like planet is forming around one of…
