Food, fuel and shelter: vegetation is one of the most important requirements for human populations around the world. Satellites monitor…
Technicians installing the tertiary mirror onto the SOFIA telescope.
I Zwicky 18's youthful appearance, resembling that of galaxies typically found only in the early universe, belies its true age.…
Probing a glowing bubble of gas and dust encircling a dying star, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a wealth of…
A bearded Walter Schirra, Apollo 7 commander, gazes out the rendezvous window in front of the commander's station on the…
This Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Pancam "super resolution" mosaic of the approximately 6 meter (20 foot) high cliff face of…
John Glenn receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Space shuttle Endeavour's drag chute unfurls in a kaleidoscope of color as the orbiter landed in darkness on Runway 15…
Astronaut Robert L. Behnken used a digital camera to take this self-protrait during a spacewalk. Also visible in the visor's…
In the 16th night landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour touches down on Runway 15 to end…
