Astronaut Mike Fincke shares the story of his extraordinary six-month stay in space with NASA employees at a recent gathering…
When scientists need longer exposure times in high altitudes, they use scientific balloons like the one pictured here. Made of…
RCW 79 is seen in the southern Milky Way, 17,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. The bubble is…
As United States has undergone a steady process of urbanization, scientists are becoming more concerned about the long-term effects. Unlike…
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao used a digital camera April 6 to photograph the rollout…
The Navy submarine pictured in this image underwent testing in the National Transonic Facility at Langley Research Center in this…
In this May 12, 2002, ASTER image the features that look like folded material are carbonate sand dunes in the…
Three striking and important areas of Tanzania in eastern Africa are shown in this color-coded shaded relief image from the…
Haze from the fires in Southern California make sun spots more visible in this photo from NASA's Dryden Flight Research…
Backdropped by a colorful Earth, this full view of the International Space Station was photographed from the Space Shuttle Discovery…