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…
In addition to looking heavenward, NASA helps the world see the Earth in ways no one else can. On Nov.…
The Trifid Nebula, aka M20, is easy to find with a small telescope and a well-known stop in the nebula…
NASA's Spirit rover has successfully driven to its first target on Mars, a football-sized rock that scientists have dubbed Adirondack.…
