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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover safely touched down on the Red Planet on Feb. 18. So what will the robotic scientist...
The above images, derived from NASA QuikScat satellite data, show the extensive pattern of rain water deposited by...
This lunar map shows the traverse plans for the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission. Areas marked include Lunar module...
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have created a series of maps showing land-surface temperatures in...
This 70mm frame, showintg the Apollo 17 Command/Service Modules (CSM) backdropped against the Taurus-Littrow landing...
AS08-17-2821 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This oblique view of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking...
AS12-51-7507 (19 Nov. 1969) --- The Apollo 12 Lunar Module (LM), in a lunar landing configuration, is photographed...
Since 1972, Landsat satellites have orbited our home planet, collecting data about the land surface we rely on....
AS10-27-3907 (18-26 May 1969) --- Apollo 10 westward view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay. Apollo...
AS10-27-3908 (18-26 May 1969) --- An Apollo 10 photograph of the lunar nearside looking westward across Apollo...
AS16-107-17436 (21 April 1972) --- An excellent view of the Lunar Module (LM) "Orion" and Lunar Roving Vehicle...
AS08-17-2814 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This oblique view of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking...
AS15-88-11901 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is photographed alone against the desolate...
AS17-137-20979 (12 Dec. 1972) --- A close-up view of the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) at the Taurus-Littrow landing...
El Niño is an irregularly recurring climate pattern characterized by warmer than usual ocean temperatures in the...
AS17-137-20989 (12 Dec. 1972) --- A close-up view of the much-publicized orange soil which the Apollo 17 crewmen...
NASA Viking Project found a place in history when it became the first U.S. mission to land a spacecraft successfully...
The radar measurements made by NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive SMAP observatory are sensitive to whether land...
AS16-107-17442 (22 April 1972) --- A close-up view of the Apollo 16 Cosmic Ray Detector (CRD) experiment deployed at...
On Sept. 16, 2015, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck near the coast of central Chile along the boundary of the Nazca...
AS15-88-11863 (1 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside...
AS15-88-11866 (1 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, gives a military salute while standing...
This is an illustration showing a simulated view of NASA's InSight about to land on the surface of Mars. This view...
This is an illustration showing a simulated view of NASA's InSight lander about to land on the surface of Mars. This...