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Mercury-Redstone 3 Launch 2021 May 7 More
Streak and Plume from SpaceX Crew-2 Launch More
Spitzer's Orion Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula! More
Atlas at Dawn This single, 251-second long exposure follows the early flight of an Atlas V rocket on August 8. More
Chandrayaan 2 Launch On July 22nd this GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) MkIII rocket vanished from sight into a cloud bank an instant after this dramatic snapshot was taken. More
Shadowed Moon and Mountain On July 16 the Moon celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 with a lunar eclipse. More
Apollo 11 Launches Humans to the Moon Everybody saw the Moon. Nobody had ever been there. More
Robotic Dragonfly Selected to Fly Across Titan If you could fly across Titan, what would you see? More
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Earthrise: A Video Reconstruction About 12 seconds into this video, something unusual happens. More
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Rocket Launch between Mountains What's happening between those mountains? A rocket is being launched to space. More

Mercury-Redstone 3 Launch

2021 May 7

Streak and Plume from SpaceX Crew-2 Launch

Spitzer's Orion

Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula!

Atlas at Dawn

This single, 251-second long exposure follows the early flight of an Atlas V rocket on August 8.

Chandrayaan 2 Launch

On July 22nd this GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) MkIII rocket vanished from sight into a cloud bank an instant after this dramatic snapshot was taken.