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Crew-3 Launches to the Space Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Mocha Swirls in Jupiter’s Turbulent Atmosphere

During its 36th low pass over Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of striking cloud bands and swirls in the giant planet’s mid-southern latitudes.

Crew Dragon Endeavour Recovered After a Successful Splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Mon., Nov. 8, 2021.

Spotted by Hubble: Dark Star-Hatching frEGGs

This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming. These Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules (frEGGs) are located in the Northern Coalsack Nebula in the direction of Cygnus, the Swan.

Particles From the Sun Produce Light Show on Earth

The aurora borealis glow on the northern horizon while stars wheel overhead in this long exposure, taken near the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Nov. 4, 2021.

Hubble Images Colorful Planetary Nebula Ringed by Hazy Halo

The colorful planetary nebula, NGC 2438, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. It appears to lie on the outskirts of the open star cluster, M46 (NGC 2437), when in fact it is in the foreground between us and the star cluster.

Mariner 10: First Mission to Use an Interplanetary Gravity Assist

​An artists' impression of the Mariner 10 mission, the first mission to perform an interplanetary gravity assist.

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.

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.

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.

Gamma Ray Ghouls!

Take a tour of some of the most terrifying and mind-blowing destinations in our galaxy ... and beyond.

Our Sun as a Glowing Pumpkin

On October 8, 2014, active regions on our Sun gave it the appearance of a jack-o'-lantern.

A Sample of Asteroid Ryugu

In June 2021, NASA received its first sample of asteroid Ryugu, which was returned to Earth in December 2020.

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.

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.

Hubble Snapshot of 'Molten Ring' Galaxy Prompts New Research

The Hubble Space Telescope's glamour shots of the universe nearly always have a discovery behind them.

Behold an Aurora Over the Southern Skies

​A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 274 miles above the southern Indian Ocean.

Mars Sample Return Artist's Concept

Concept for a set of future robots working together to ferry back samples from the surface of Mars collected by the Mars Perseverance rover.

Lucy Mission Set to Launch to Study Trojan Asteroids

With the Lucy spacecraft aboard, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility.

Lucy: Inspiration and Asteroids

NASA's Lucy mission will explore a record-breaking number of asteroids.

Like Monsters in the Sky

A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant.

Hubble Detects a Dangerous Dance

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features two interacting galaxies that are so intertwined, they have a collective name – Arp 91.

Smile! You're on the International Space Station

The seven-member Expedition 65 crew gathered for a portrait inside the International Space Station.

A Jupiter-Like Rogue Planet Wanders Alone in Space

This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star.

A Colorful Departure From the Station

SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured as it backs away from the International Space Station.

Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Electric Propulsion Comes of Age

When it comes time for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to power itself through deep space, it’ll be more brain than brawn that does the work.

Remembering the Gallaudet Eleven and Their Contributions to Spaceflight

Before NASA could send humans to space, the agency needed to better understand the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body.

Pedro Cota: From Student Filmmaker to NASA Video Producer

Pedro Cota is a video producer for NASA en español the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

Cryogenic Testing of the Webb Telescope's Primary Mirror Segment

Project scientist Mark Clampin is reflected in the flight mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope during testing at the Marshall Space Flight Center.

Liftoff of Landsat 9

The engine on United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket fires to launch the Landsat 9 satellite on a mission to observe Earth on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.

Landsat 9 Is Set for Liftoff

On Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at 2:12 ET a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite is slated to lift off on a mission to observe Earth.

Discovering Neptune

On the night 175 years ago on Sept. 23-24, 1846, astronomers discovered Neptune, the eighth planet orbiting our Sun.

Seeing the Earth's Glow From Space

The atmospheric glow blankets the Earth's horizon beneath the stars as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above the Pacific.

Lucy Is Going to Space!

Lucy will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids.

Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Conducts DNA Sequencing Aboard Station

Space Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducts research using DNA sequencing.

Baffin Bay, Greenland: A Historical Perspective

Acquired by the Landsat 7 satellite more than 20 years ago on Sept. 3, 2000, this image is of Greenland's western coast.

Air Taxi Flight Testing

NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project’s Mobile Acoustics Facility is parked in the background of Joby’s prototype aircraft near Big Sur, California.

Diana Trujillo: From Colombia to Mars

Diana Trujillo, an aerospace engineer, is currently Technical Group Supervisor for Sequence Planning and Execution and a Tactical Mission Lead for Perseverance.

Raja Chari Trains for SpaceX Crew-3 Mission

In this image, NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-3 Commander Raja Chari trains aboard the ing session at SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in Hawthorns, California.
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