Science

Earth-like exoplanet discovered ?

Earth-like exoplanet discovered ? The discovery of Earth-like exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system that resemble Earth...

Observing a Dark Nebula

This stunning image captures a small region on the edge of the inky Coalsack Nebula, or Caldwell 99.

A Cosmic Delivery – NASA Receives Samples of Asteroid Ryugu

IIn this image, a Hayabusa2 sample canister containing sample fragments of the asteroid Ryugu is transferred from JAXA, the Japan...

Exploring the Secrets of the Universe

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft onboard from Launch Complex 39A,...

Snoopy to Fly Aboard Artemis I

Snoopy, the Zero G Indicator for the Artemis I mission, was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 2 2021.

The Geminids Are Here!

Each December the Geminids meteor showers appear in the night sky.

Blueprints of the James Webb Space Telescope

These blueprints of the James Webb Space Telescope were created as a prop for a video series.

Images of 2021: International Space Station Transits the...

This composite image made from seven frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, in silhouette as...

Hubble Spots Star-Hatching frEGGs!

This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming.

Baby Stars in the Orion Constellation

Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174.

Peering Through a Window to the World

In this image from Jan. 9, 2022, NASA astronaut Kayla Barron peered out from a window inside the International Space Station's cupola.

The Colors of Water

Much like the sky, rivers are rarely painted one color.

Lightness of Being: Remembering Space Shuttle Columbia...

​The bright Sun dissects the airglow above Earth's horizon in this view photographed with a digital still camera from during the STS-107...

First Rays of an Orbital Sunrise

Ths January 2022 image shows the first rays of an orbital sunrise as seen from the International Space Station as it orbited above...

Hubble Views a Cosmic Interaction

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope feels incredibly three-dimensional for a piece of deep-space imagery. The image...