Swirling Clouds of Carina Nebula Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Composed of gas and dust, the pictured pillar resides in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located...
Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula Sunday, December 27th, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Appearing like a winged fairy-tale creature poised on a pedestal, this object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and...
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D Thursday, September 10th, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute have unveiled the deepest portrait of the visible universe ever...
In an unusual step, NASA scientists interrupted testing of the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope to aim the orbiter's camera at Jupiter and capture...
STS-125 Entry Flight Director Norm Knight has waved off today's landing opportunities. Capcom Greg Johnson explained to the crew the weather did not...
Practicing a kind of catch-and-release astronomy, the astronauts of the space shuttle Atlantis oh-so-gently let the Hubble Space Telescope slip back...
James Webb Space Telescope Friday, May 15th, 2009 - Sarah Gingichashvili The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a planned infrared orbiting space observatory, the successor to the aging Hubble...