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Want to catch a glimpse of the northern lights? You’ll need dark skies, the right location, good space weather and a...
An aurora, shining high above the northern part of Saturn, moves from the night side to the day side of the planet...
This photograph of aurora borealis, northern aurora, was taken during the Spacelab-J (SL-J) mission (STS-47). People...
This photograph of aurora borealis, northern aurora, was taken during the Spacelab-J (SL-J) mission (STS-47). People...
Located at the eastern end of Vallis Marineris is the region of chaos called Aurorae. This image from NASA Mars...
iss030e119777 (3/3/2012) --- A view of the night earth taken aboard the International Space Station (ISS) showing an...
ISS043e059141 (03/26/2015) --- Members of Expedition 43 on the International Space Station captured this contrasting...
THEMIS Mission Integration Manager, Garrett Skrobot, discusses the launch and mission, which will study the dynamic...
iss053e023965 (Sept. 15, 2017) --- The spectacular aurora borealis, or the “northern lights,” over Canada is sighted...
ISS046e015599 (01/20/2016) --- A brilliant and vivid Aurora Borealis illuminates the Earth’s northern hemisphere on...
ISS013-E-69635 (19 Aug. 2006) --- The Aurora Borealis, also known as "northern lights", is featured in this...
iss066e118171 (Jan. 17, 2022) --- A faint aurora and the Earth's atmospheric glow crown this night time photograph...
ISS013-E-69634 (20 Aug. 2006) --- The Aurora Borealis, also known as "northern lights", is featured in this...
At Astrotech Space Operations, the integrated THEMIS spacecraft is ready for spin-balance testing. THEMIS consists...
At Astrotech Space Operations, workers prepare the integrated THEMIS spacecraft for spin-balance testing. THEMIS...
In the Hazardous Processing Facility at Astrotech Space Operations, a worker checks data on the integrated THEMIS...
At Astrotech Space Operations, workers look over the integrated THEMIS spacecraft before spin-balance testing....
At Astrotech Space Operations, the media are dressed in clean room, or bunny, suits to photograph the integrated...
At Astrotech Space Operations, the media are dressed in clean room, or bunny, suits to photograph the integrated...
At Astrotech Space Operations, the integrated THEMIS spacecraft is on ready for spin-balance testing. THEMIS...
At Astrotech Space Operations, the integrated THEMIS spacecraft is spinning on the spin table, part of spin-balance...
S116-E-07308 (19 Dec. 2006) --- The Aurora Borealis, also known as "northern lights", is featured in this photograph...
ISS006-327-026 (March 2003) --- The Aurora Borealis, also known as “northern lights”, is featured in...
ISS042E037793 (12/13/2014) --- ESA (European Space Station) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on board the...