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jsc2025e015679 (3/6/2025) --- The closure of the instrument panel of the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) has...
VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. -- The Aqua-EOS satellite arrives at the Spaceport Systems International (SSI) payload...
VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. -- The Aqua-EOS satellite is lifted to vertical in the Spaceport Systems International (SSI)...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Personnel from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL in California double-check instrument...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Payload technicians and Jet Propulsion Laboratory personnel carefully remove the shipping...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., the STEREO spacecraft "A" rests on a...
Atmospheric methane is a potent greenhouse gas, but the percentage of it produced through human activities is still...
This photograph was taken during the integration of the Astro-1 mission payloads at the Kennedy Space Center on...
This illustration shows the rear of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its...
Included in the payload of science instruments for NASA's Europa Clipper is the Plasma Instrument for Magnetic...
B-roll images, animations and sound bites for media and public use. NASA’s Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed...
The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California...
B-roll, animations, and soundbites for media and public use. Soon to be operating from the International Space...
The illustration above shows sea levels off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador on Aug. 12, 2023, and Oct. 3, 2023. The...
This data visualization image above shows sea surface heights off the northern California coast in August 2023 as...
This image shows one of two shoebox-size satellites that make up NASA's Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed...
In this video NASA solar physicist Holly Gilbert narrates a visualization of the slow changes in the sun's magnetic...
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite detected volcanic sulfur dioxide...
Hello, my name is Diana Alicea and I work for NASA at Kennedy Space Center, Florida with the Launch Services...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to remove a Pegasus XL Expendable Launch Vehicle from the underside of...
An Atlas V rocket launches with the Juno spacecraft payload from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force...
Today's VIS image shows the upper elevations of Olympus Mons, including part of the summit caldera. Scarps and...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's International Space Station-RapidScat undergoes testing of its rotating radar antenna...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers move the SORCE satellite back under the protective canopy for mating to the...