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Rolling to the Launch Pad

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.

Taking a Ride on the Moon in the Lunar Roving Vehicle

Apollo 15 Commander David Scott drives the lunar roving vehicle on the surface of the Moon, the first time the rover was used.

Staring at the Sun

On April 29, 2015, NuSTAR, Hinode, and SDO all stared at our Sun.

Bright Rays and Dark Shadows in a Nearby Galaxy

From 156 million light-years away the heart of active galaxy IC 5063 reveals a mixture of bright rays and dark shadows coming from the blazing core, home of a supermassive black hole.

Boeing Starliner Secured Atop Atlas V Rocket

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15

This image from May 11, 1971, is a high angle view showing the Apollo 15 spacecraft on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad A, Launch Complex 39.

The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could

Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Secured Atop an Atlas V Rocket

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral.

240,000 Miles to the Moon

On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on another celestial body.

A Peek Inside the Orion Nebula

This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming.

A View of the Rings of Saturn

This artist's illustration shows the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn.

Celebrating 5 Years at Jupiter

On July 4, 2016, our Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on a mission to peer through the gas giant planet’s dense clouds

Honoring the Space Shuttle Closeout Crew Lead

This uniform in the center of this image belonged to one of the unsung heroes of the Space Shuttle Program – Travis Thompson, former Closeout Crew Lead.

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs the Space Station

The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship departs the International Space Station after it undocked from the Harmony module.

Hubble Glimpses a Galactic Duo

Two enormous galaxies capture your attention in this spectacular image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3).

This Week in NASA History: Final Launch of Shuttle Program – July 8, 2011

This week in 2011, space shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-135, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station.

There's a Starr in the Asteroid Belt

Our birthday wishes for Ringo Starr's 81st birthday are almost boundless.

In Orbit Around a Red Dwarf Star

Planet TOI-1231 b orbits a red dwarf star some 90 light-years away from Earth and is oddly reminiscent of our own Neptune.

Hubble Sees a Cluster of Red, White, and Blue

This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts the open star cluster NGC 330, which lies around 180,000 light-years away inside the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center

This 2004 image was produced by combining a dozen Chandra observations made of a 130 light-year region in the center of the Milky Way.

Picturing Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt

Today is International Asteroid Day!

Visualizing Quieter Supersonic Flight

NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms.

Space Station Transits the Sun

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

Hubble Images a Dazzling Dynamic Duo

A cataclysmic cosmic collision takes center stage in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

Viewing Earth from the Space Station

In this June 2021 image, our Sun's glint beams off the Indian Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 269 miles above south of western Australia.

NASA and ESA Astronauts Continue Installing Space Station Solar Arrays

Spacewalkers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency worked to install new roll out solar arrays on the space station.

Shane Kimbrough Helps Install Solar Array on Space Station

NASA Expedition 65 astronaut Shane Kimbrough is pictured during the Friday, June 18, 2021, spacewalk.

Galveston from Space

On Monday, June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom. That day of liberation became known as Juneteenth.

New Research Studies Turbulence

In a series of flights between June 1-6, 2021, Stratodynamics Inc. launched its HiDRON stratospheric glider from a high-altitude balloon to study turbulence.

A Purposeful Passenger Prepares for Mission Aboard Orion Spacecraft

When NASA’s Orion spacecraft launches around the Moon later this year, a suited manikin will be its passenger.

Artemis I Space Launch System Core Stage Lift and Mate

Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs lower the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage – the largest part of the rocket – onto the mobile launcher.

Flag Day 2021: Saluting the U.S. Flag

June 14 of each year is celebrated as Flag Day in the U.S.

Earth's Atmospheric Glow and Star Trails

The beauty of our home planet is shown in this long exposure photograph, taken from the International Space Station.

A Partial Solar Eclipse

A partial solar eclipse is seen as the Sun rises behind the United States Capitol Building, Thursday, June 10, 2021, as seen from Arlington, Virginia.

Galactic Goulash

One definition for goulash, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is mixture of heterogeneous elements, jumble. This 2017 image of Arp 299 is just that.

Earth Is a Water World

In this view from aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, a pair of the International Space Station's main solar seemingly arrays drape across the Earth's horizon.

Researching Immune Response on the Space Station

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei works on an investigation of how gravity affects immune response.

Detecting X-Rays From Uranus

Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, as shown in this image from March 2021.

Administrator Bill Nelson Gives His First State of NASA Address

​NASA Administrator Bill Nelson talks to the agency’s workforce during his first State of NASA event Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
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