Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, these fantastic, undulating shapes lie within the stellar nursery known as M17, the Omega…
Framed by Florida greenery, Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B at 10:39 a.m. EDT on the historic Return…
A fast and powerful wind from a hot young star created this stunning bubble-shaped nebula, poised on the end of…
Pushing the limits of its powerful vision, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovered the oldest burned-out stars in our Milky Way…
This replica of the 17th century ship Godspeed was under full sail when it cruised past the Statute of Liberty…
A cyclone is a low-pressure area of winds that spiral inwards. Although tropical storms most often come to mind, these…
Spectators at the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center get a birds-eye-view of Space Shuttle Discovery as it roars…
Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light must suddenly have appeared in the…
This image of northern Chile was acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on April 7,…
In the year 1054 A.D., Chinese astronomers were startled by the appearance of a new star that was so bright…
