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Gazing at the Moon
Gazing at the Moon

Twins Zane (foreground) and Paxton Gunn gaze at the Ambassador of Exploration Award presented by NASA to veteran journalist Walter…

Maneuvering in Space
Maneuvering in Space

Backdropped by a sunset, the Canadarm2/Space Station Remote Manipulator System is operated by a crewmember performing mission duties from the…

Looking Back on the International Space Station
Looking Back on the International Space Station

This view of the International Space Station over a blue and white Earth was taken shortly after the Space Shuttle…

Oregon Checkerboard
Oregon Checkerboard

This Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) image was acquired on May 20, 2000, and shows an area…

Sunset on Mars
Sunset on Mars

On May 19, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim…

Shuttle Suspension
Shuttle Suspension

A shuttle model is magnetically suspended in the transparent hexagonal test section of the MIT/NASA Langley 6-inch Magnetic Suspension/Balance System…

Coccoliths in the Celtic Sea
Coccoliths in the Celtic Sea

Coccolithophores are a group of phytoplankton that are identifiable from space. These microscopic plants armor themselves with external plates of…

Titan’s Lakes
Titan’s Lakes

Scientists report definitive evidence of the presence of lakes filled with liquid methane on Saturn's moon Titan, based on the…

Io in Plain View
Io in Plain View

Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system, with volcanoes that erupt massive volumes of silicate lava,…

Morenci Copper Mine, Arizona
Morenci Copper Mine, Arizona

Looking more like an alien landscape than an Earthly landscape, the Morenci open-pit copper mine in southeast Arizona is North…