Science

The James Webb Telescope Lights Up the Sky During Launch

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

Waiting to Unfold

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

Color Explosion; Beautiful Earth

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

Hubble Sights a Sail of Stars

The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3318 are lazily draped across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy...

Remembering Apollo 1

On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204).

Climate Scientist Dr. Christian Braneon

Dr. Christian Braneon, a climate scientist at NASA GISS, presents data visualizations and the state of current satellite missions...

Daniel G. Nichols

Mathematician Daniel G. Nichols, who worked in the Real-Time Program Development Branch, Mission Planning and Analysis Division, is...

Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown: Studying Solar Cells

Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown at NASA’s Glenn Research Center leads a study of solar cells made from a material called perovskite.

Melba Roy Mouton – Mathematician

Melba Roy Mouton (1929-1990) was a mathematician and computer programmer in NASA’s Trajectory and Geodynamics Division.

Victor Glover, Pilot of SpaceX Crew-1

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

Studying the ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designing mission concepts to survive the planet's extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressure.

Remembering Challenger and Her Crew

In this image taken in 1985, four members of the Challenger STS-51L crew train on the flight deck of the shuttle crew compartment.

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.