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A bright blue tadpole appears to swim through the inky blackness of space. Known as IRAS 20324+4057, but dubbed "the...
A new infrared image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, showcases the Tadpole nebula, and...
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows an impact crater looking amusingly like a tadpole...
This picture of the galaxy UGC 10214 was was taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed...
STS-47 Spacelab-J - post flight tadpoles
The Tadpole galaxy is the result of a recent galactic interaction in the local universe. These spectacular images...
FEE (Frog Embryology Experiment) Spacelab-J flight frogs from ground control tadpoles
STS-47 Spacelab-J FFE (Frog Embryology Experiment) post flight data - flight frogs from SL-J, ground control tadpoles
This (Sandpiper like) bird, as well as many other species keep watch over Moffett Field wetlands. The shorebird in...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This Florida softshell turtle is caught out of the water near the Shuttle Landing Facility at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The closeup of this Florida softshell turtle shows its snorkel-like snout. A totally aquatic...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This Florida softshell turtle stretches its long neck and points its snorkel-like snout. A...
This crater is approximately 2.3 kilometers across and is located in northern Arabia Terra near where the cratered...
The Spacelab-J (SL-J) mission was a joint venture between NASA and the National Space Development Agency of Japan...
The Spacelab-J (SL-J) mission was a joint venture between NASA and the National Space Development Agency of Japan...
Fireworks shows are not just confined to Earth’s skies. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular...
Fireworks shows are not just confined to Earth’s skies. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular...
As of mid-November, ISON is officially upon us. Using Hubble, we've taken our closest look yet at the innermost...
This image depicts a vast canyon of dust and gas in the Orion Nebula from a 3-D computer model based on observations...