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Detailed Profile of Our Solar System's Interstellar Intruder 'Oumuamua

2017-12-11T02:16:58Z

Scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) joined in the recent international effort to observe -- and create a detailed profile of -- the first known large object from interstellar space to pass through our solar system.

Orbital View of Southern California Wildfires From the Space Station

2017-12-10T21:41:49Z

The southern California wildfires could be seen by the International Space Station crew.

The Himalayas Viewed From Orbit

2017-12-10T21:39:44Z

A portion of the Himalayan mountain range was pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited about 250 miles above the Earth.

The Soyuz MS-05 Crew Spacecraft

2017-12-10T21:31:54Z

The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft, which launched three Expedition 53 crew members to the International Space Station in July 28, 2017, is pictured docked to the Rassvet module.

Growing Red Lettuce In Space

2017-12-09T21:35:48Z

Red lettuce is pictured being cultivated inside the Veggie facility for the Veg-03 botany experiment.

Tropical Cyclones Dahlia and Three

2017-12-09T21:17:58Z

Composite image of tropical cyclones Dahlia (NE of Australia) and Three (tip of India) from 06:00 UTC on Thursday, 30 November 2017.

Southern California Wildfires Viewed From Orbit

2017-12-09T21:12:27Z

Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik aboard the International Space Station took this photo of the California wildfires in the Los Angeles area on Dec. 6, 2017.

This Year at NASA

2017-12-09T17:08:06Z

2017: A year of groundbreaking discoveries and record-setting exploration at NASA.

NASA ISS Weekly Space to Ground Report - December 8, 2017

2017-12-09T16:59:21Z

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

Massive Primordial Galaxies Found in Halo of Dark Matter

2017-12-09T02:05:18Z

Observations of two galaxies made with the National Science Foundation-funded Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope suggest that large galaxies formed faster than scientists had previously thought.

Mars' Atmosphere Protected From The Solar Wind

2017-12-09T02:02:09Z

Despite the absence of a global Earth-like magnetic dipole, the Martian atmosphere is well protected from the effects of the solar wind on ion escape from the planet.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 7 December 2017 - California Wildfires

2017-12-08T16:24:54Z

Two International Space Station crews are preparing to swap places at the orbital lab next week. In the midst of the crew swap activities, Commander Randy Bresnik also sent down dramatic photographs of the wildfires in California.

Earth from Space: Toulouse, France

2017-12-08T16:20:30Z

The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over Toulouse in southern France and the surrounding agricultural landscape.

VLT's SPHERE Views Asteroids In Great Detail

2017-12-08T04:59:26Z

These images were taken by ESO's SPHERE (Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch) instrument, installed on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory, Chile.

Cells In Space

2017-12-08T03:05:31Z

Laboratories on Earth hardly make the news, unless they come up with life-saving cures. So why would anyone care about a lab in space?