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...
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.
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,...
R Aquarii: An Expanse of Light
This object is, in fact, a pair: a white dwarf star that steadily burns at a relatively cool temperature and a highly variable red...
Mark Vande Hei's Window to the World
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei peers at the Earth below from inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's window...
Orbiting a Red Dwarf Star
This artist's concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star.
Studying Flames in Microgravity
This image from 2020 shows a flame that was one of many ignited as part of the Flame Design investigation on the space station.
Reflections of Starlight
This Hubble Space Telescope image captures a portion of the reflection nebula IC 2631, which contains a protostar, the hot, dense...
Small (But Mighty) Weather Instruments
In this image, the COWVR and TEMPEST instruments are shown in the trunk of the cargo craft.
NASA Headquarters Photographers Pick Their Best
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen at Space Launch Complex 41, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Sidney Poitier's Visit to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Legendary actor and diplomat, Sidney Poitier, visited JPL in 1979.
Drilling Holes on the Red Planet
This image shows the Highfield drill hole, on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale crater on Mars, made by NASA’s Curiosity rover in its search...