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Spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a super massive black hole in the core of the elliptical...
STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Department of Defense (DOD) mission Hand-held Earth-oriented Real-time...
NGC 6050/IC 1179 Arp 272 is a remarkable collision between two spiral galaxies, NGC 6050 and IC 1179, and is part of...
STS056-08-018 (8-17 April 1993) --- Aboard Discovery, astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission specialist, records...
This compilation shows the constellation Hercules, as imaged on May 21 and 22, 2003, by NASA Galaxy Evolution...
This image was taken on May 21 and 22, 2003, by NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The image was made from data...
NASA and Boeing teams pose for a group photo as a USAF HC-130J Hercules aircraft from the 79th rescue squadron flys...
A USAF HC-130J Hercules aircraft from the 79th rescue squadron flys over the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as...
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer took this image on May 21 and 22, 2003. The image was made from data gathered by...
In this photo, Director of the US Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) Development Operations Division, Dr. Wernher...
STS077-718-088 (19-29 May 1996) --- A popular photographic target of Space Shuttle astronauts has always been the...
STS-56 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is of the Strait of Gibraltar. A small...
What are some skywatching highlights in June 2022? The morning quartet of Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and Mars continues...
This image, taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a flight aboard the U.S. Navy Blue Angel's support aircraft, a C-130T Hercules known...
Against the midnight blue of a high-altitude sky, Orbital Sciences’ Pegasus winged rocket booster ignites after...
A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across...
Scientists and crew with NASA’s Operation IceBridge, which makes annual aerial surveys of polar ice, are wrapping up...
This is the insignia for STS-98, which marks a major milestone in assembly of the International Space Station (ISS)....
This image, taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the...
This 34 by 59 km sub-scene, acquired on July 5, 2000, covers the eastern part of the Strait of Gibraltar, separating...
The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from Morocco. This image, acquired on July 5, 2000, covers an area 34...
Crews at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California, on Oct. 15, 2024, load a specialized shipping...
Photographed on 09/22/1960. -- An examination of the Aerojet-General "Aerobee 150A" propulsion system in February...