The nearby galaxy Messier 33 contains a star-forming region called NGC 604 where some 200 hot, young, massive stars reside.
Supernova remnants are the debris from exploded stars. G292.0+1.8 is a rare type of supernova remnant observed to contain large…
Stars come in different sizes and masses. Our Sun is an average-sized star that will have a lifespan of some…
At the center of 30 Doradus, one of the largest star-forming regions located close to the Milky Way, thousands of…
The central region of our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains an exotic collection of objects.
The colossal system Abell 2146 is the result of a collision and merger between two galaxy clusters.
Walter C. Williams, Flight Operations Director; and Chris Kraft, Chief of the Flight Operations Division, MSC, are shown in the…
Standing at the flight director's console, viewing the Gemini-10 flight display in the Mission Control Center on July 18, 1966,…
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A waning gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of NASA landing humans on…
