
This image taken by the panoramic camera aboard the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rover's empty lander, the Challenger…

Stars are forming in dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2-10 at a prodigious rate, giving the star clusters in this galaxy…

In a single exposure, astronomers were able to confirm the existence of a supermassive black hole in the center of…

Voyager 2 has discovered two "shepherd" satellites associated with the rings of Uranus. The two moons - designated 1986U7 and…

This is a printable version of space shuttle Atlantis' orbiter tribute, or OV-104, which hangs in Firing Room 4 of…

This is a printable version of space shuttle Discovery's orbiter tribute, or OV-103, which hangs in Firing Room 4 of…

This is a printable version of space shuttle Endeavour's orbiter tribute, or OV-105, which hangs in Firing Room 4 of…

Miranda, innermost of Uranus' large satellites, is seen at close range in this Voyager 2 image, taken Jan. 24, 1986,…

These two pictures of Uranus - one in true color (left) and the other in false color - were compiled…

This image from 1996 shows space shuttle Atlantis as it began the slow journey to Launch Pad 39A from the…