A selfie taken by the Rosetta spacecraft showing its solar panel in space.
In the background, Comet 67P is visible just 16 kilometers away.
In the background, Comet 67P is visible just 16 kilometers away.
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Some spacecraft become history while they're still doing the job.
Odyssey is still studying Mars and relaying rover data, 25 years after arriving. The next big rover discovery may come home through a very old orbiter.
Odyssey is still studying Mars and relaying rover data, 25 years after arriving. The next big rover discovery may come home through a very old orbiter.
On Oct. 24, 2001, NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft slipped into orbit around the Red Planet.
25 years later, it's still conducting science and relaying messages from the rovers, making it the longest-operating orbiter ever at a planet beyond Earth. ½
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Saturn looks almost unfinished here. The rings we usually draw as a huge oval have become a line.
Cassini was looking from just above their plane. Same planet, a very different seat in the audience.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
Cassini was looking from just above their plane. Same planet, a very different seat in the audience.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
Saturn’s rings, as thin as paper
This image of Saturn and Titan was captured on May 6, 2012, by the Cassini spacecraft.
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The interesting bit is the little tool that only five people need. A telescope booking page. A lab rota. The club inventory that lives in a chaotic spreadsheet.
More of those ideas might actually get built now.
More of those ideas might actually get built now.
🚨 Kimi K3.1 Pro took 15 min to one shot this demo website
welcome to the new era of webdev
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A Moon ship, from a diver's point of view.
U.S. Navy divers photographed Orion's heat shield after Artemis II splashed down in April. NASA's follow-up analysis found it performed as expected.
Photo: U.S. Navy / NASA
U.S. Navy divers photographed Orion's heat shield after Artemis II splashed down in April. NASA's follow-up analysis found it performed as expected.
Photo: U.S. Navy / NASA
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Built for Saturn V. Reused for the Space Shuttle. Now firing a new rocket's upper stage.
Some of the most useful space technology is the infrastructure that outlives the rockets.
Some of the most useful space technology is the infrastructure that outlives the rockets.
🔥 Just another day at Stennis. Stage 2 successfully completed its first integrated hotfire!
The A2 test stand was originally built in the 60s to support Saturn V Upper Stage testing (S-II). It was later reconfigured to be a single engine test stand for Shuttle Main Engine .
The last Saturn V Stage test occurred October 30, 1970 on A2. It has been 55 years, 11 months, and 17 days since A2 supported stage testing capability.
As of this morning, it is now 0 days.
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Enceladus might keep ocean samples inside salt crystals.
In a lab, natron trapped pockets of brine. Finding similar crystals on the moon could tell us about the ocean beneath its ice.
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
In a lab, natron trapped pockets of brine. Finding similar crystals on the moon could tell us about the ocean beneath its ice.
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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Some stars would look green up close.
Sodium in this white dwarf's dense atmosphere absorbs orange light, shifting the colour we'd see.
Simulations: Hollands et al. (2026)
Sodium in this white dwarf's dense atmosphere absorbs orange light, shifting the colour we'd see.
Simulations: Hollands et al. (2026)
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Mercury has a tail. Sunlight pushes sodium from its thin exosphere into a glowing trail.
Narrowband photo (2021): Andrea Alessandrini
Narrowband photo (2021): Andrea Alessandrini
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This morning's space jellyfish over Daytona Beach 🚀
Sparked right at stage separation as the Falcon 9 hits direct orbital sunlight.
📸: Nick Krasznavolgyi
Sparked right at stage separation as the Falcon 9 hits direct orbital sunlight.
📸: Nick Krasznavolgyi
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That smile is bent starlight.
The eyes are galaxies. The arcs are light from galaxies behind the cluster, bent by its gravity. Hubble caught spacetime acting like a giant lens.
Image: NASA/ESA, Michael Gladders. Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
The eyes are galaxies. The arcs are light from galaxies behind the cluster, bent by its gravity. Hubble caught spacetime acting like a giant lens.
Image: NASA/ESA, Michael Gladders. Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
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The cloud that hides its own newborn stars.
Webb's infrared view reveals young stars in NGC 7129, 3,300 light-years away. Gold traces hot atomic hydrogen; red traces cooler molecular hydrogen. These are mapped infrared colours.
Image: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Alyssa Pagan
Webb's infrared view reveals young stars in NGC 7129, 3,300 light-years away. Gold traces hot atomic hydrogen; red traces cooler molecular hydrogen. These are mapped infrared colours.
Image: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Alyssa Pagan
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When 2 white dwarfs collide...
This is Nebula Pa 30, the cosmic fireworks remnant of a rare "Type Iax" supernova.
First recorded in 1181, it left behind a super-hot "zombie" white dwarf star.
🔭 Gemini North Telescope.
This is Nebula Pa 30, the cosmic fireworks remnant of a rare "Type Iax" supernova.
First recorded in 1181, it left behind a super-hot "zombie" white dwarf star.
🔭 Gemini North Telescope.
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Meet Your Artemis III Crew, scheduled for launch in 2027! 🚀
Andre Douglas, mission specialist
Luca Parmitano, pilot
Randy Bresnik, commander
Frank Rubio, mission specialist
From left to right
Andre Douglas, mission specialist
Luca Parmitano, pilot
Randy Bresnik, commander
Frank Rubio, mission specialist
From left to right
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JWST has dropped a new image of a dusty cloud near Orion showing stars at every single stage of being born ✨
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Composite of 3 crescents: The Moon, Mars, & Earth. 🌙🔴🌍
Source: Artemis II (Moon/Earth) and Psyche mission (Mars).
Source: Artemis II (Moon/Earth) and Psyche mission (Mars).
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