On Nov. 14, 1969, Apollo 12 launched and became America's second successful mission to the moon. This close-up view of…
This bubble of ionized gas and warm dust, called RCW 79, lies in the southern Milky Way, 17,200 light years…
In the Arabian Sea, the combination of sunlight and nutrients has fueled a startling occurrence of colorful phytoplankton and bacteria,…
Space Shuttle Endeavour cuts a bright swath through the dark sky during this night-time launch in January 1998. Nearly six…
One year ago today, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit touched down on the red planet. Three days later, it sent…
The drag chute is deployed behind Space Shuttle Discovery to help slow its landing, marking the successful conclusion of the…
On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 lifted off for the moon with Commander Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert…
This artist's conception shows the relative size of a hypothetical brown dwarf-planetary system compared to our own solar system. A…
This image shows the Martian terrain in 3-D. The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured the image with its panoramic camera.
This 1981 photograph shows a space shuttle main engine undergoing a full power level 290.04 second test firing at the…
