An artists’ impression of the Mariner 10 mission, the first mission to perform an interplanetary gravity assist. To source
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NASA to Hold Double Asteroid Redirection Test Launch Preview Briefing
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 4, to preview the launch of the agency’s first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). To source
An Aurora Seen From Space
An aurora dimly intersected with Earth’s airglow as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 264 miles above the Pacific Ocean. To source
NASA Armstrong's Visual Communications Manager Steven Lighthill
Steve Lighthill began to study art at the age of 16, taking courses in painting, sculpture, and jewelry during high school in northern California. To source
SpaceX Crew-3 Rollout
In this 90-second exposure, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is rolled to the launch pad on Oct. 27, 2021. To source
Gamma Ray Ghouls!
Take a tour of some of the most terrifying and mind-blowing destinations in our galaxy … and beyond. To source
NASA’s Juno: Science Results Offer First 3D View of Jupiter Atmosphere
New findings from NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet’s distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues about the unseen processes below its clouds. To source
NASA to Host Briefing on Webb Telescope Engineering, Deployments
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Nov. 2, to discuss the engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful space science telescope. To source
Our Sun as a Glowing Pumpkin
On October 8, 2014, active regions on our Sun gave it the appearance of a jack-o’-lantern. To source
A Sample of Asteroid Ryugu
In June 2021, NASA received its first sample of asteroid Ryugu, which was returned to Earth in December 2020. To source
The Force Awakens in a Newborn Star
This celestial lightsaber does not lie in a galaxy far, far away, but rather inside our home galaxy, the Milky Way. To source
NASA Invites Media to Launch of IXPE Mission to Study X-rays in Space
Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, which will measure polarized X-rays from exotic cosmic objects, such as black holes and neutron stars, to better understand these types of phenomena and extreme environments. To source
Orion Spacecraft Joins Artemis I Moon Rocket at Kennedy
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida lifted the Orion spacecraft and placed it atop the Space Launch System Moon rocket. To source