Falcon 9 – Science World

After launching the Iridium-2 mission on June 25, 2017, the first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 is seen here returning and coming in for a landing on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship that was positioned in the Pacific Ocean. (SpaceX, Flickr/Creative Commons)

Science Images – June, 2017

June 30, 2017

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, released 7/25/16, reveals the vibrant core of the galaxy NGC 3125. The galaxy is located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Antlia. (ESA/Hubble & NASA, Judy Schmidt)

July 2016 Science Images

August 1, 2016

April 2016 Science Images

April 29, 2016

A red aurora as seen from the International Space Station and tweeted by astronaut Scott Kelly on June 22, 2015. (NASA)

June 2015 Science Images

June 29, 2015

The Calbuco volcano, near Puerto Varas, Chile, recently erupted for the first time in more than 42 years. Here’s a spectacular photo of the volcano erupting the night of 4/23/15. (AP)

The Best Science Images – April 2015

April 29, 2015

The Best Science Images – February 2015

March 2, 2015

Hubble Space Telescope image of the Eagle Nebula’s “Pillars of Creation”, released 1/6/15. (NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team)

Science Images of the Month – January, 2015

January 30, 2015

SpaceX Marks New Commercial Era in Space Exploration

May 23, 2012

Yesterday’s successful launch of SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon reusable spacecraft from Cape Canaveral in Florida, marked what NASA administrator Charles Bolden called “the beginning of a new era in exploration.” Now that the Dragon is in space, technicians are testing its capability of rendezvousing and docking with the International Space Station, where it […]

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