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Two donut-shaped tracks make an infinity symbol, and mark the first two drives of NASA Curiosity rover. The landing...
With its light and dark surface, Iapetus appears almost like a yin and yang symbol or a comma punctuation mark in...
This image from NASA Terra satellite was acquired on May 1, 2010. The red symbol indicates the approximate position...
This artist conception symbolically represents complex organic molecules, known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,...
NASA WISE has identified about 1,000 extremely obscured objects over the sky, as marked by the magenta symbols....
This false-color image, obtained by NASA Terra spacecraft on May 17, 2020, indicates the former location of the...
ISS052-s-001 (01/27/2016) --- Orbiting the Earth continuously since 1998, the International Space Station (ISS) is...
Astronomers using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have greatly improved the cosmic distance ladder used to measure the...
Back by popular demand: THEMIS ART IMAGE #75 The number 8 to go with letter L. Rotate the image and these craters...
Designed by the crew members, the STS-63 crew patch depicts the orbiter maneuvering to rendezvous with Russia's...
Designed by the mission crew members, the patch for STS-69 symbolizes the multifaceted nature of the flight's...
The STS-105 crew patch symbolizes the exchange of the Expedition Two and Expedition Three crews aboard the...
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSON, TEXAS -- STS-107 INSIGNIA -- This is the insignia for STS-107, which is a...
Designed by the crewmembers assigned to the mission, the STS-35 crew patch symbolizes the Space Shuttle flying above...
S65-54354 (30 Aug. 1965) --- The insignia of the Gemini Space Program is a disc of dark blue as a background for a...
The STS-52 insignia, designed by the mission’s crew members, features a large gold star to symbolize the crew's...
ISS051-S-001 --- From as early as the 11th century, coats of arms have been used as emblems representing groups as...
AS12-47-6897 (19 Nov. 1969) --- Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., Apollo 12 commander, stands beside the United States...
A large coronal hole stands out as the most obvious feature on the sun this week (Oct. 12-13, 2017). The dark...
S72-53094 (For release February 1973) --- This is the emblem for the third manned Skylab mission. It will be a...
STS128-S-001 (April 2009) --- The STS-128 patch symbolizes the 17A mission and represents the hardware, people and...
The STS-64 patch depicts the Space Shuttle Discovery in a payload-bay-to-Earth attitude with its primary payload,...
STS069-S-001 (May 1995) --- Designed by the crew members, the patch for STS-69 symbolizes the multifaceted nature of...
ISS037-S-001 (August 2012) --- Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, created some 525 years ago, as a blend of art and...