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Linear Dunes, Namib Sand Sea
Linear Dunes, Namib Sand Sea

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) used a long lens to document what crews have termed one of…

APOD: 2016 December 8 – Whirlpool with Comets
APOD: 2016 December 8 – Whirlpool with Comets

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2016 December 8 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss  …

Opportunity Inspects ‘Gasconade’ on ‘Spirit Mound’ of Mars
Opportunity Inspects ‘Gasconade’ on ‘Spirit Mound’ of Mars

This relatively bright outcropping of rock, dubbed "Gasconade," was investigated by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

This Week in NASA History: Apollo 17, Final Crewed Mission to the Moon, Launches — Dec. 7, 1972
This Week in NASA History: Apollo 17, Final Crewed Mission to the Moon, Launches — Dec. 7, 1972

This week in 1972, Apollo 17, the final crewed lunar-landing mission, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Opportunity View of ‘Private Joseph Field’ on Mars
Opportunity View of ‘Private Joseph Field’ on Mars

This image of a target called "Private Joseph Field" combines four images from the microscopic imager on the robotic arm…

Veld Fires Unleash on South Africa
Veld Fires Unleash on South Africa

Veld fires have threatened several areas of South Africa and the city of Port Elizabeth saw one house completely engulfed…

Oceanic Nonlinear Internal Solitary Waves From the Lombok Strait
Oceanic Nonlinear Internal Solitary Waves From the Lombok Strait

On November 1, 2016, NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over Indonesia, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board to…

APOD: 2016 December 7 – NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole
APOD: 2016 December 7 – NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2016 December 7 – NGC… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss…

Saturnian Hexagon Collage
Saturnian Hexagon Collage

This collage of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's northern hemisphere and rings as viewed with four different spectral…

Over Saturn’s Turbulent North
Over Saturn’s Turbulent North

This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft was obtained about two days before its first close pass by the outer edges…