This image shows inclined beds characteristic of delta deposits where a stream entered a lake, but at a higher elevation…
This view from the Mastcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows an example of cross-bedding that results from water passing…
This image shows an example of a thin-laminated, evenly stratified rock type that occurs in the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop at…
This March 25, 2014, view from the Mastcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover looks southward at the Kimberley waypoint. In…
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket with NASA’s Orion spacecraft mounted atop is seen after the Mobile Service…
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on Dec. 4, 2014, an M6.1-class.
Like most modern research telescopes, the SOFIA telescope uses a mirror to concentrate and focus the incoming light.
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This image taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover just north of the "Kimberley" waypoint shows…
Dec. 3, 2014-- In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders spoke to members of the…