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The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story.

The USS Enterprise, a 'Star Trek' spaceship, is created from pumpkins as part of a German contest.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) saw the moon pass almost directly in front of the sun and captured it on a coronagraph.

The chain of lights shows the river's corridor from Minya to New Bani Sewf City to the heart of Cairo.

It makes it easier to drive an extremely heavy radio dish when you can do it remotely.

This powerful side-by-side comparison shows just how bright a star explosion is.

As part of its exploration of Mars's boxwork landscape, Curiosity found itself in a fork-in-the-road

This is part of a NASA-supported project hoping to fabricate "device-ready" wafers from space-grown crystals.

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are gearing up for their planned 2026 moon launch by photographing an inflatable version of Earth's nearest neighbor.

Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward their landing zones.