Suggested Searches

Image Article

Water’s Early Journey
Water’s Early Journey

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope observed a fledgling solar system, like the one depicted in this artist's concept, and discovered deep…

Constructing the Future
Constructing the Future

Astronaut Rick Mastracchio, STS-118 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third planned spacewalk or extravehicular activity (EVA) on Aug. 15,…

The Spirit of International Cooperation
The Spirit of International Cooperation

In this computer-generated representation, a space shuttle is docked to a completed and fully operational International Space Station (ISS). The…

Ready for Docking
Ready for Docking

This overhead image of the Space Shuttle Atlantis gives an excellent view of the top of the crew cabin and…

Forest Fire, Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge
Forest Fire, Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge

Dry conditions and high winds have lead to numerous recent fire outbreaks throughout much of the southwestern and south-central USA.…

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

As Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter in 1979, it captured this photo of the Great Red Spot. The Great Red…

Flares
Flares

The sun flares above the Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay in this view from the STS-68 mission in October 1994.…

Another Day on the Job
Another Day on the Job

Astronaut Michael E. Fossum, an STS-121 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second extravehicular activity. During the more than six-hour…

Expedition 7 Soyuz Rocket Launch From Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Expedition 7 Soyuz Rocket Launch From Baikonur, Kazakhstan

April 26, 2003, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven…

In a Sound Chamber
In a Sound Chamber

Two NASA employees stand in front of Intelsat IV in its sound-absorbing, or anechoic, chamber in this 1972 photo. Intelsat,…