SOFIA Releases New Map of Orion’s Horsehead Nebula

SOFIA Releases New Map of Orion’s Horsehead Nebula

Alluvial Fans in Saheki Crater, Mars

Alluvial Fans in Saheki Crater, Mars

Liftoff of Cygnus Cargo Ship, Atlas V Rocket on Mission to International Space Station

Liftoff of Cygnus Cargo Ship, Atlas V Rocket on Mission to International Space Station

NASA Licenses New Communication Technology for Unmanned Aircraft

NASA Licenses New Communication Technology for Unmanned Aircraft

Hubble, Chandra, Jansky VLA Telescopes Collaborate on Galaxy Cluster

Hubble, Chandra, Jansky VLA Telescopes Collaborate on Galaxy Cluster: In October 2013 Hubble kicked off the Frontier Fields program, targeting six massive galaxy clusters, enormous collections of hundreds or even thousands of galaxies. MACS J0717, shown here, is one of the most complex galaxy clusters known, the result of four galaxy clusters colliding.

March 16, 1966: Gemini's First Docking of Two Spacecraft in Earth Orbit

March 16, 1966: Gemini's First Docking of Two Spacecraft in Earth Orbit: On March 16, 1966, command pilot Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott successfully docked their Gemini VIII spacecraft with the Agena target vehicle, the first-ever linking of two spacecraft together in Earth orbit. This crucial spaceflight technology milestone would prove vital to the success of future moon landing missions.

South Africa From the Space Station's EarthKAM

South Africa From the Space Station's EarthKAM: The remotely controlled Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station snapped this striking photograph of South Africa on Feb. 9, 2016. The EarthKAM program allows students to request photographs of specific Earth features, which are taken by a special camera mounted on the space station when it passes over those features.

Tilted Terminator

Tilted Terminator: NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view of Saturn's moon Enceladus that shows wrinkled plains that are remarkably youthful in appearance, being generally free of large impact craters.

Mission Manager Update: K2 continues to shine

Mission Manager Update: K2 continues to shine

This Week@ NASA, March 11, 2015

This Week@ NASA, March 11, 2015: Bolden testifies on FY 2017 NASA budget, First SLS flight engine test and more ...

NASA Selects Educators to Fly with Astronomers on SOFIA Airborne Observatory

NASA Selects Educators to Fly with Astronomers on SOFIA Airborne Observatory

SOFIA Observatory Indicates Star Eruptions Create and Scatter Elements with Earth-like Composition

SOFIA Observatory Indicates Star Eruptions Create and Scatter Elements with Earth-like Composition

All we are is dust in the interstellar wind | NSF - National Science Foundation

All we are is dust in the interstellar wind | NSF - National Science Foundation

Ahuna Mons on Ceres Seen From Low-Altitude Mapping Orbit

Ahuna Mons on Ceres Seen From Low-Altitude Mapping Orbit

Machines That Tell You When They're Sick

Machines That Tell You When They're Sick