Sunlight on the Atlantic Ocean

In this image from April 10, 2022, sunlight glints off the Atlantic Ocean in this photograph from taken by the crew of the International Space Station...

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Night Skies and National Parks

NASA helped to create a web-based tool that helps park managers better understand the impact of outdoor lighting and noise on animal species in nation...

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Finding the Origins of Supermassive Black Holes

This artist's impression is of a supermassive black hole that is inside the dust-shrouded core of a vigorously star-forming "starburst" galaxy.

Mars is moving from Aquarius to Pisces.

Mars is moving from Aquarius to Pisces in the next 24 hours. #Mars #Pisces #Aquarius

Space Butterfly

What looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space...

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April 12, 1981: Launch of the First Shuttle Mission

On April 12, 1981, NASA launched is first Space Transportation System, or space shuttle, mission, carrying astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen in...

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When Galaxies Collide

A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled the unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in this image from Hubble.

Mercury is moving from Aries to Taurus.

Mercury is moving from Aries to Taurus in the next 24 hours. #Mercury #Taurus #Aries

Axiom-1 at Pad 39A and Artemis I at Pad 39B

SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022.

Axiom Mission 1 at Pad 39A and Artemis I at Pad 39B

SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022.