An orbital sunrise beams across Earth’s horizon revealing silhouetted clouds above the South China Sea. To source
Tag Archives | NASA
Happy 32nd Birthday to Hubble!
We’re celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 32nd birthday with a stunning look at an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies. To source
Returning from the SpaceX Crew-4 Dress Rehearsal
A vehicle carrying two members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission passed by the VAB as it returned to Launch Complex 39A. To source
Crew-4 Arrives at Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren speaks to members of the media after arriving att Kennedy Space Center, ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission. To source
Sunlight on the Atlantic Ocean
In this image from April 10, 2022, sunlight glints off the Atlantic Ocean in this photograph from taken by the crew of the International Space Station. To source
Night Skies and National Parks
NASA helped to create a web-based tool that helps park managers better understand the impact of outdoor lighting and noise on animal species in national parks. To source
Finding the Origins of Supermassive Black Holes
This artist’s impression is of a supermassive black hole that is inside the dust-shrouded core of a vigorously star-forming “starburst” galaxy. To source
Space Butterfly
What looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. To source
April 12, 1981: Launch of the First Shuttle Mission
On April 12, 1981, NASA launched is first Space Transportation System, or space shuttle, mission, carrying astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into orbit. To source
NASA Awards Contracts for Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations
NASA has awarded a contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to provide the agency’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California with support services for ground-based aerospace test facilities at the center. To source
When Galaxies Collide
A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled the unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in this image from Hubble. To source
Axiom Mission 1 at Pad 39A and Artemis I at Pad 39B
SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022. To source
University Teams Fly High in Airport Designs of the Future
Concepts from eight teams participating in the 2022 Gateways to Blue Skies: Airports of Tomorrow (Blue Skies) Competition have been selected to present their design concepts to a panel of industry experts To source