Hubble Snaps a Galactic Potpourri of Particles
Every now and then, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope glimpses a common object — say, a spiral galaxy — in an interesting or unusual way. A sharply angled perspective, such…
Visions of Apollo 11: Command Service Module Orbits the Moon
On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off for the Moon and into history. Artist Russ Arasmith‘s vision of Apollo was a potent vision of the program that shows in…
NASA’s TESS Mission Completes First Year of Survey, Turns to Northern Sky
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered 21 planets outside our solar system and captured data on other interesting events occurring in the southern sky during its first year…
50 Years Ago Today: Apollo 11 Command Module Recovered After Splashdown
The Apollo 11 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Hornet, the prime recovery vessel for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The splashdown took place at 12:49 p.m.…
NASA Updates Broadcast of Next Space Station Resupply Launch, Prelaunch Activities
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launches May 4, 2019, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a NASA-contracted mission…