Marshall Space Flight Center Director Dr. Wernher von Braun presents Lady Bird Johnson with an inscribed hard hat during the…
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, April 14, en route to the…
In a splendid portrait created by light and gravity, Saturn's lonely moon Mimas is seen against the cool, blue-streaked backdrop…
On Nov. 14, 1969, Apollo 12 launched and became America's second successful mission to the moon. This close-up view of…
This bubble of ionized gas and warm dust, called RCW 79, lies in the southern Milky Way, 17,200 light years…
In the Arabian Sea, the combination of sunlight and nutrients has fueled a startling occurrence of colorful phytoplankton and bacteria,…
Space Shuttle Endeavour cuts a bright swath through the dark sky during this night-time launch in January 1998. Nearly six…
One year ago today, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit touched down on the red planet. Three days later, it sent…
The drag chute is deployed behind Space Shuttle Discovery to help slow its landing, marking the successful conclusion of the…
On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 lifted off for the moon with Commander Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert…
