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Focus on Guadalupe
Focus on Guadalupe

NASA scientists announced today, March 2, 2004, that evidence found by the Opportunity rover suggests water once flowed at its…

Apollo 12 on Transporter
Apollo 12 on Transporter

On September 8, 1969, a transporter carried the 363-foot-high Apollo 12 Saturn V space vehicle from the Vehicle Assembly Building's…

Polar Stratospheric Clouds
Polar Stratospheric Clouds

Scientists recently discovered that polar stratospheric clouds, long known to play an important role in Antarctic ozone destruction, are occurring…

Out of the Dust, a Planet is Born
Out of the Dust, a Planet is Born

In this artist's conception, a possible newfound planet spins through a clearing, detected around the star CoKu Tau 4 by…

Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand

During its tenure aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 13 passed a major milestone: as of late August 2006, more…

Sand Dunes in Har Nuur
Sand Dunes in Har Nuur

Har Nuur, or the Black Lake, is located in western Mongolia's Valley of Lakes, part of a system of closed…

First Launch from Cape Canaveral
First Launch from Cape Canaveral

A new chapter in space flight began on July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket from Cape Canaveral,…

Yukon River Tree Springs to Life
Yukon River Tree Springs to Life

On the verge of spring, the silvery etching of a tree appears across the winter white of western Alaska. Interlaced…

Earth, Moon, Hubble
Earth, Moon, Hubble

Space Shuttle Discovery's crew witnessed this bright full moon from orbit during a December 1999 mission that included servicing the…

Impact Studies
Impact Studies

The photo shows the "energy flash" when a projectile launched at speeds up to 17,000 miles an hour impacts a…