Lauren Denson: Jumping for Joy

With a degree in computer engineering and computer science from the University of Southern California, Lauren Denson is now an quality engineer and supervisor at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Lauren Denson: Jumping for Joy at JPL

With a degree in computer engineering and computer science from the University of Southern California, Lauren Denson is now an quality engineer and supervisor at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Hubble Catches a Cosmic Cascade

The galaxy UGCA 193, seen here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is a galaxy in the constellation of Sextans (The Sextant).

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rolls Out for Saturday Launch

Launch is scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020.

Astronauts Launching on NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Arrive at Kennedy Space Center

NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, second from left, Mike Hopkins, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, are seen as they speak to members of the media after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission.

Preparing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite for Launch

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite is being encapsulated in the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing.

Our Sun's Glint Beams Off San Francisco

The crew aboard the International Space Station snapped this image of the Earth's limb, or horizon, with the Sun's glint beaming off the U.S. West Coast.

Celebrating 20 Years on Station: Expedition 1

This is the official portrait of the Expedition 1 crew, the first humans to live aboard the International Space Station.

Night Aboard the Space Station

Night aboard the International Space Station can seemingly look like every spooky sci-fi movie you've ever seen.

Our Halloween Sun

Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on Oct. 8, 2014.

'Sprites' Frolic in Jupiter's Atmosphere

The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration.

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Casts Her Vote from Space

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins points to the International Space Station's "voting booth" where she cast her vote from space this month.

Jezero Crater Was a Lake in Mars' Ancient Past

This illustration shows Jezero Crater — the landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.

Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall

In this spectacular image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 2799 (on the left) is seemingly being pulled into the center of the galaxy NGC 2798 (on the right).

Studying Aircraft Noise

An array of 960 microphones is seen here off the end of runway 11 at Boeing’s research facility near Glasgow, Montana.

Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu

On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample collection mission performed a successful “Touch-And-Go” (TAG) maneuver.

Neutron Stars Create Gold and Platinum in Their Wake

This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just before they collided.

Orion’s Recently Installed Solar Array Wings

Two of Orion’s four recently installed solar array wings are exposed and surrounded by the panels that will protect it during launch and ascent.

Hubble Snaps a Special Stellar Nursery

This Hubble image shows a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules. Called frEGGs for short, these dark compact globules of dust and gas can give birth to low-mass stars.

Cliffs in Ancient Ice on Mars

Scientists have come to realize that, just below the surface, about one third of Mars is covered in ice.