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Queen Mary Coast

Queen Mary Coast

As the day of the summer solstice, 2012, dawned on the Queen Mary Coast, Antarctica, the light of the all-day sun reflected a brilliant image of cloud, sea and ice. Although the colors are simple...

Peeping Mimas

Peeping Mimas

Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene

The French island of Corsica

The French island of Corsica

An Astronomers Fantasy - Planets in the Lab

An Astronomer's Fantasy - Planets in...

Close Up of Antares on the Ramp

Close Up of Antares on the Ramp

Four Large Flares in 48 Hours

Four Large Flares in 48 Hours

Hurricane Jimena

Hurricane Jimena

Curiosity SAM QMS TLS John Klein

Curiosity SAM QMS TLS 'John Klein'

Pressure Suit

Pressure Suit

Images of the Day

Black Hole Jets

Black Hole Jets

This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the...

Landing InSight

Landing InSight

One of the most difficult aspects of space exploration is...

Moonrise Over Earth

Moonrise Over Earth

The Moon rises above clouds blanketing the Pacific Ocean...

Solar System

Southern Central Romania

Southern Central Romania

Korea’s Kompsat-2 satellite captured this image of...

The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

Central Panama and its 80 km-long ship canal that...

The island of Elba Italy

The island of Elba, Italy

This Envisat image shows the island of Elba off Italy’s...

Human Exploration

Back to the HIF

Back to the HIF

The Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle first stage...

Antares Rocket at Wallops

Antares Rocket at Wallops

The Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle first stage...

Antarest Test Vehicle

Antarest Test Vehicle

The Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle first stage...

Science

Northwest Passage Late August 2009

Northwest Passage Late August, 2009

In late August 2009, ice clogged some but not all of the...

Oil Slick in the Timor Sea

Oil Slick in the Timor Sea

An oil well in the Timor Sea northwest of Australia has...

Fires in Los Angeles County

Fires in Los Angeles County

On the evening of August 31, 2009, the Incident...

Return to Flight

Flight Suit Demonstration

Flight Suit Demonstration

An attendee at the NASA Social at Dryden Flight Research...

NASA Pilot Jim Less

NASA Pilot Jim Less

This is NASA pilot Jim Less signing autographs at the...

Mark Pestana

NASA pilot Mark Pestana speaks to attendees of the NASA...

Wallpapers

Strait of Gibraltar Spain

Strait of Gibraltar, Spain

The Strait of Gibraltar is the main feature on this...

Southern Florida Cuba and the Bahamas

Southern Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas

The shallow blue waters of the Bahamas as seen from...

Paris France

The City of Light, Paris is centered on this Medium...

Telescopes

NASAs Fermi Swift See Shockingly Bright Burst

NASA's Fermi, Swift See 'Shockingly...

Swift's X-Ray Telescope took this 0.1-second exposure of...

NASAs Fermi Swift See Shockingly Bright Burst

NASA's Fermi, Swift See 'Shockingly...

The maps in this animation show how the sky looks at...

Dying Supergiant Stars Implicated in Hours-long Gamma-Ray

Dying Supergiant Stars Implicated in...

Astronomers suggest that blue supergiant stars may be the...

Robotic Exploration

Lermontovs Legacy

Lermontov's Legacy

Date acquired: February 12, 2013 Image Mission Elapsed...

Balanchines Blues

Balanchine's Blues

Date acquired: June 29, 2011 Image Mission Elapsed Time...

Close-Up of Esperance After Abrasion by Opportunity

Close-Up of 'Esperance' After...

This mosaic of four frames shot by the microscopic imager...

Misc

CES Car Cameras

CES Car Cameras

GoPro giving attendees a look at what its product line is...

Mars Curiosity Rover

Mars Curiosity Rover

ESPN 3D At CES

Boxer "Dr. Drain" making his professional debut on ESPN...

Word of the Day

malebolgian

Pertaining to or resembling Malebolge, the eighth circle in Dante's description of Hell.

'Malebolge' translates from Italian as 'bad valley.'

Quote of the Day

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I've found it!), but 'That's funny...'

- Isaac Asimov

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