The public is invited to participate in NASA’s celebration of “International Observe the Moon Night” on Saturday, Oct. 1. To source
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Endeavour Gets a Piggyback Ride
Our Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ferries the Space Shuttle Endeavour over the Johnson Space Center in Houston in this Sept. 20, 2012, image. To source
Frank Rubio Trains for Spacewalk
In this March 7, 2022, image, astronaut Frank Rubio gets help putting on a spacesuit at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to train for spacewalks. To source
A Stormy Stellar Nursery
This cloudy, turbulent scene shows a stellar nursery within the Large Magellanic Cloud known as N159. To source
Michael E. López-Alegría Poses During Spacewalk
Astronaut Michael E. López-Alegría, mission specialist, is photographed in this close-up view during one of the STS-92 sessions of extravehicular activity on Oct. 18, 2000. To source
A Bird's-Eye View of the Vehicle Assembly Base
A little blue heron is seen in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building as preparations for launch continue, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. To source
Hubble Studies a Spectacular Spiral
The galaxy NGC 1961 unfurls its gorgeous spiral arms in this newly released image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. To source
Snowcapped Mountains in Western China
The International Space Station captured a portion of the Tanggula Mountains near Hala Lake from 260 miles above the Earth on Sept. 5th, 2022. To source
Reflecting on President Kennedy's Moonshot Speech
On Sept. 12, 1962, President Kennedy speaks before a crowd of 35,000 people at Rice University in Houston. To source
NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations
NASA will host a briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to provide highlights from the first year and a half of the Perseverance rover’s exploration of Mars. To source
Mediterranean Cities Light Up the Night
This nighttime photograph from the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbited 261 miles above looks across the Mediterranean Sea from north Africa to southern Europe. To source
NASA's Hubble Finds Spiraling Stars, Providing Window into Early Universe
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Voyager 1’s Mission to the Outer Planet Begins
The Voyager mission was designed to take advantage of a rare geometric arrangement of the outer planets in the late 1970s and the 1980s which allowed for a four-planet tour for a minimum of propellant and trip time. To source