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The comparison of protein crystal, Isocitrate Lyase earth-grown (left) and space-grown (right). This is a target...
STS062-03-023 (4-14 March 1994) --- Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, mission specialist, prepares to aim three Hasselblad...
S73-25654 (7 May 1973) --- A deliberate double exposure to help illustrate the comparative sizes and configurations...
There are some interesting erosional signs in this observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which will...
The cylindrical projections of Jupiter, representing both Voyager 1 (top) and Voyager 2 (bottom), are presented in...
The cylindrical projections of Jupiter, representing both Voyager 1 (top) and Voyager 2 (bottom), are presented in...
This graphic compares the radiation dose equivalent for several types of experiences, including a calculation for a...
This graphic shows proportions of minerals identified in mudstone exposures at the "Yellowknife Bay" location where...
Measurements with the MSL RAD on NASA Curiosity Mars rover during the flight to Mars and now on the surface of Mars...
All seven planets discovered in orbit around the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 could easily fit inside the orbit of...
Full-scale models of three generations of NASA Mars rovers show the increase in size from the Sojourner rover of the...
S64-01123 (1964) --- Artist concept illustrating the relative sizes of the one-man Mercury spacecraft, the two-man...
This image, taken by the HiRISE camera onboard NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is of a gully on a south-facing...
This infographic explains NASA’s mobile launchers designed for the agency's Artemis missions to send the Space...
This infographic explains NASA’s mobile launchers designed for the agency's Artemis missions to send the Space...
In addition to an elevation model of most of Earth landmass, NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission will produce...
This graphic shows the radiation dose equivalent as measured by Odyssey's Martian radiation environment experiment...
Presented here are side-by-side comparisons of a traditional Cassini Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) view, at left,...
iss059e063757 (5/17/2019) --- Photo documentation of the Cell Culture Module Fluid Behavior investigation in the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From an upper level in the Vehicle Assembly Building, the orbiter Discovery appears...
This graphic, released on Dec. 10, 2020, shows the first sea level measurements taken by Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich...
This VIS image shows a portion of Olympia Undae, a large dune field located near the north pole. This image was...
Today's VIS image is located on the upper flank of Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar...
YF-93A (AF48-318 NACA-151) Flight evaluation and comparison of a NACA submerged inlet and a scoop inlet. The...