This composite of the Crab Nebula was made with data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue and white), Hubble Space Telescope (purple), and Spitzer Space Telescope (pink). To source
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Joe Acaba Goes from Teacher to Astronaut
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and teachers and space travel go hand-in-hand. To source
Sang Choi Earns a Place in NASA's Inventors Hall of Fame
Sang Choi has worked for NASA for nearly 40 years. Since beginning work at the Langley Research Center in October 1980, Choi has received 71 awards from the agency. To source
Shining a Light on Dark Matter
Dark matter, although invisible, makes up most of the universe’s mass and creates its underlying structure. To source
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA's Next Red Planet Rover Mission
The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020. To source
30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope
On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the cargo bay of space shuttle Discovery. To source
NASA Joins the Fight Against COVID-19
On Friday, April 24, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited the White House to brief President Trump on NASA’s fight to alleviate COVID-19. To source
Space Station Crew Snaps an Image of the Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River cuts through the folds of the Valley-and-Ridge province of the Appalachian Mountains in this photograph taken by the crew of the International Space Station. To source
An Otherworldly-Looking Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar
On the northwestern coast of Madagascar, the salty waters of the Mozambique Channel penetrate inland to join with the freshwater outflow of the Betsiboka River, forming Bombetoka Bay. To source
The Black Marble: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness
This image is one of several global images of the Earth at night released in 2017. To source
The Gulf Stream in Infrared
This image shows a small portion of the Gulf Stream off of South Carolina as it appeared in infrared data collected by the Landsat 8 satellite in April 2013. To source
The Blue Marble: The View From Apollo 17
Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, people around the world marked the first Earth Day. To source
Jessica Meir and Her Crewmates Return Safely from the Space Station
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir gives a thumbs up after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan landed in their Soyuz MS-15. To source