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2,740 Kepler Planet Candidates, a Family Portrait Poster
2,740 Kepler Planet Candidates, a Family Portrait Poster

2,740 Kepler Planet Candidates, a Family Portrait Poster

Solar Eruption
Solar Eruption

A solar eruption gracefully rose up from the sun on Dec. 31, 2012, twisting and turning. Magnetic forces drove the…

Snow-Covered Desert
Snow-Covered Desert

Snow-covered deserts are rare, but that's exactly what the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite observed as…

Erupting Fissure at Tolbachik
Erupting Fissure at Tolbachik

After more than a month of eruption, lava continues to flow from Tolbachik, one of many active volcanoes on Russia's…

Spectral Fireworks
Spectral Fireworks

The Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer (MASCS) collects hundreds of different wavelengths of light, ranging from the ultraviolet through…

January 2013 – Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 11 (TDRS-11) Launched
January 2013 – Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 11 (TDRS-11) Launched

TDRS-11, the first of the third generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) is launched onboard an Atlas V rocket…

A Wanderer Dances the Dance of Stars and Space
A Wanderer Dances the Dance of Stars and Space

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a spectacular image of the bright star-forming ring that surrounds the heart of the barred…

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3627
Spiral Galaxy NGC 3627

The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth. This composite image includes X-ray data…

Curiosity Self-Portrait, Wide View
Curiosity Self-Portrait, Wide View

On the 84th and 85th Martian days of the NASA Mars rover Curiosity's mission on Mars (Oct. 31 and Nov.…

Shadow of the Moon Created by the May 20 Solar Eclipse
Shadow of the Moon Created by the May 20 Solar Eclipse

(20 May 2012) -- This is one of a series of photos taken by Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit…