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STS085-732-083 - STS-085 - Earth observations taken from orbiter Discovery during STS-85 mission

STS089-718-083 - STS-089 - Earth observations during STS-89

S48-33-013 - STS-048 - Dark city lights taken during STS-48 mission

STS052-286-015 - STS-052 - Sunrise

STS085-732-015 - STS-085 - Earth observations taken from orbiter Discovery during STS-85 mission

S48-33-022 - STS-048 - Dark city lights taken during STS-48 mission

S48-26-029 - STS-048 - Earth observations taken during STS-48 mission

S43-22-014 - STS-043 - Earth observations taken during the STS-43 mission

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Comet Bites the Dust Around Dead Star Artist Concept

Stray Stars Scattered in Space Artist Concept

Seeking Planets in the Dust Artist Concept

Asteroid Family Shattered Past Artist Concept

Stardust Returns to Earth Artist Concept

Dusty Sunrise at Core of Galaxy Artist Concept

Seeing Starlight Through a Planet Rim Artist Concept

Giant Star Goes Supernova, Smothered by its own Dust Artist Concept

Stardust Spacecraft Artist Concept, JPL/NASA images

Asteroid Bites the Dust Around Dead Star Artist Concept

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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope set its infrared eyes upon the dusty remains of shredded asteroids around several dead stars. This artist concept illustrates a white dwarf, surrounded by the bits and pieces of a disintegrating asteroid.

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Free Space artwork and designs. Since its creation in 1958, NASA has been taking copyright-free pictures of the Earth, the Moon, the planets, and other astronomical objects inside and outside our Solar System. Under United States copyright law, works created by the U.S. federal government or its agencies, such as NASA are in public domain and cannot be copyrighted. NASA pictures are legally in the public domain.

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05/01/2009
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label_outline Explore Bites, Asteroid, Spitzer Space Telescope

STS064-62-002 - STS-064 - Star fields viewed from Discovery

A pair of Marine Corps Super AH-1W Super Cobra Attack helicopters line up at a target range as one fires a TOW missile at a designated target on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional...

M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor 3-color composite

An SUV-sized Asteroid 2008TC# Impacts on October 7, 2008 in the Nubian Desert, Northern Sudan: Dr. Peter Jenniskens, NASA/SETI joined Muawia Shaddas of the University of Khartoum in leading an expedition on a search for samples. (meteorite) Photo Credit: NASA/SETI/P. Jenniskens ARC-2009-ACD09-0108-018

Asteroid Initiative Industry and Partner Day

Surface Changes in Chryse Planitia

A red and yellow galaxy with a black hole in the center. Space universe all, backgrounds textures.

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron prepare to taxi their F-5E Tiger II aircraft down the runway during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

An artist's concept of a transatmospheric vehicle above the earth. PHOTO courtesy of Boeing Co

A person standing in front of a fireworks display. Boom fireworks american, emotions.

Crater Characteristics on Asteroid Vesta

STS067-355-037 - STS-067 - Star observations from the orbiter Endeavour during STS-67 mission

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spitzer space telescope jpl jet propulsion laboratory asteroid bites asteroid bites dust dead star artist concept high resolution space nasa