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South Padre Island in Texas
South Padre Island in Texas

South Padre Island, part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, is pictured from the International…

A snow-capped portion of the Andes Mountain Range
A snow-capped portion of the Andes Mountain Range

A snow-capped portion of the Andes Mountain Range is pictured from the International Space Station.

Russia’s Mini-Research Module 2, also know as the Poisk module, is pictured from an external high definition camera installed on the International Space Station.
Russia’s Mini-Research Module 2, also know as the Poisk module, is pictured from an external high definition camera installed on the International Space Station.

A glacier, pictured from the International Space Station, in the Laguna San Rafael National Park ends at the Rio Nevado…

NASA’s Aqua Satellite Spots Smoky SQF Fire Complex Near Visalia, Calif.
NASA’s Aqua Satellite Spots Smoky SQF Fire Complex Near Visalia, Calif.

NASA's Aqua satellite flew over California on Sep. 04, 2020 and captured this image of the SQF Complex of fires…

Completing the Roman Telescope’s Primary Mirror
Completing the Roman Telescope’s Primary Mirror

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary mirror, which will collect and focus light from cosmic objects near and far,…

New Gears Can Withstand Impact, Freezing Temperatures During Lunar Missions
New Gears Can Withstand Impact, Freezing Temperatures During Lunar Missions

Andrew Kennett (left) watches as Dominic Aldi (right) uses liquid nitrogen to cool a motor integrated bulk metallic glass gearbox…

SN 87A
SN 87A

On February 24, 1987, observers in the southern hemisphere saw a new object in a nearby galaxy called the Large…

Helix Nebula
Helix Nebula

When a star like the Sun runs out of fuel, it expands and its outer layers puff off, and then…

Cartwheel Galaxy
Cartwheel Galaxy

This galaxy resembles a bull's eye, which is appropriate because its appearance is partly due to a smaller galaxy that…

Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae

What will be the next star in our Milky Way galaxy to explode as a supernova? Astronomers aren't certain, but…