Sometimes Black Holes Are Prettier in Pink

This image, taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 2012, shows an extraordinary outburst from a black hole.

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Photographing a Black Hole

In April 2019, ablack hole and its shadow were captured in an image for the first time.

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STS-1 Takes Flight

When space shuttle Columbia took to the skies, a new era of spaceflight took wing.

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Celebrating Mary W. Jackson's 100th Birthday

Mary W. Jackson (second from left) seen in 1984 Student Symposium at Langley Research Center.

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Blue Dunes on the Red Planet

A sea of dark dunes, sculpted by the wind into long lines, surrounds Mars' northern polar cap and covers an area as big as Texas.

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Researching the Environment and COVID-19

Today is World Health Day and we're funding studies to determine whether environmental factors influence the spread of the virus.

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Expedition 65 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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A View of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Resupply Ship

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus resupply ship, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays is pictured attached to the space station.

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Hubble Revisits the Veil Nebula

This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope revisits the Veil Nebula, which was featured in a previous Hubble image release.

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Space Station View of Sun Over Earth From Space

This view of Earth’s horizon as the Sun sets over the Pacific Ocean was taken by the Expedition 7 crew onboard the International Space Station in 2003.

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