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S73-20716 (1 March 1973) --- Astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot of the first manned Skylab mission, works with the UV...
Southwest Research Institute astronomer Dan Durda checks the alignment of the SWUIS-A Xybion digital camera mounted...
This image shows the Andromeda galaxy, first as seen in visible light by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory,...
Dave Gallagher, Director of Astronomy, Physics, and Space Technology at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory speaks...
NASA's freshly painted Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP aircraft sits outside a hangar...
NASA's freshly painted Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP is shown at L-3 Communications...
What are some skywatching highlights in February 2025? Venus blazes at its brightest in the early evening, despite...
S82-26777 --- Technicians examine lunar samples in a glovebox at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
S73-33788 (10 June 1973) --- The solar eruption of June 10, 1973, is seen in this spectroheliogram obtained during...
S85-39565 (For release August 1996) --- According to scientists, this 4.5 billion year old rock, labeled meteorite...
Ground-based astronomers will be playing a vital role in NASA Juno mission. Images from the amateur astronomy...
Ground-based astronomers will be playing a vital role in NASA Juno mission. Images from the amateur astronomy...
The bulk of a galaxy called Messier 82 M82, or the Cigar galaxy, is seen in visible-light data captured by the...
This 3-D view was created from data acquired Feb. 4, 2013 by NASA Terra spacecraft showing a massive wildfire which...
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory compare infrared and visible views of...
Erik Lindbergh, grandson of aviator Charles Lindbergh, unveiled a plaque commemorating his grandfather on the 80th...
Erik Lindbergh, grandson of aviator Charles Lindbergh, unveiled a plaque commemorating his grandfather on the 80th...
STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) is installed in Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, payload bay (PLB) at...
S90-36708 (7 May 1990) --- STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) view shows its telescopes, instrument pointing...
What are some astronomy highlights in the sky in April 2020? This month, Venus visits the Pleiades; Mars, Jupiter...
C-141 Bell Labs. Submillemeter Line Astronomy Group Experiment
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) with Telescope Configuration Changes Artwork
C-141 Bell Labs. Submillemeter Line Astronomy Group Experiment
C-141 Bell Labs. Submillemeter Line Astronomy Group Experiment