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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021, and took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on...

This striking image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases Arp 298, a stunning pair of interacting galaxies. Arp 298 –...

In this image, Glover celebrated his birthday during his stay on the station.

Dr. Eugene Parker (seated), a pioneer in heliophysics, watches the liftoff of the mission named in his honor.

The Earth's solstices come twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, this year's winter solstice happens on Dec. 21.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, launched aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021.

This image shows the James Webb Space Telescope atop its launch vehicle, but before it was encapsulated in the rocket fairing.

This image, captured by the Landsat-8 satellite, shows the view over Western Australia on May 12, 2013.