Discovery's cargo bay over Earth's horizon was photographed by one of the seven STS-114 crew members as the Shuttle approached…
This Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) computer generated image shows a model of the space shuttle. CFD has taken the place…
Astronaut Patrick Forrester participates in the mission's fourth and final session spacewalk. Among other tasks, Forrester and fellow astronaut Steven…
A close-up view of Discovery's tail section is featured in this image that was taken during a backflip maneuver as…
The Argyle open-pit diamond mine, located in the Kimberley region in the far northeast of Western Australia, is the world's…
This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the checkerboard region of Noctis Labyrinthus, the Labyrinth of Night, west of…
After a 15-day mission to the International Space Station, space shuttle Discovery kicks up dust as its wheels touch down…
New data on sea-level heights from February 2007 show that the tropical Pacific Ocean has transitioned from a warm (El…
Surely one of the most spectacular sights the solar system has to offer, Saturn sits enveloped by the full splendor…
Astronaut Robert L. Behnken, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled spacewalk. During the 6-hour, 53-minute spacewalk, Behnken…
