On Sept. 12, 1962, President Kennedy speaks before a crowd of 35,000 people at Rice University in Houston. To source
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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
A Cosmic Tarantula, Caught by NASA’s Webb
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The Crater Farm
Three impact craters are displayed in this three-dimensional perspective view of the surface of Venus taken NASA’s Magellan, the first deep space probe launched by a space shuttle. To source
Lacerta’s Star Outshines a Galaxy
A little-studied star, TYC 3203-450-1, upstages a galaxy in this Hubble Telescope image from December 2017. To source
A Peek Into Jupiter’s Inner Life
Auroras and hazes glow in this composite image of Jupiter taken by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). To source
Early Morning Artemis I
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, as the Artemis I launch teams loaded more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants including liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. To source
Apollo 15 Catches Earth on the Horizon
This view of the crescent Earth over the Moon’s horizon was taken during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. To source
NASA T-38s Soar Over Artemis I
T-38 planes are a fixture of astronaut training, making pilots and mission specialists think quicky in changing situations. To source
Milky Way Time Lapse
This time lapse of the Milky Way Galaxy taken from the International Space Station (ISS) also captured a lightning strike on Earth so bright that it lights up the space station’s solar panels. To source