Ring Around the Mountain
On New Zealand’s North Island, a conical snow-capped volcano ringed by dark green forest rises above dairy pasture. The often-snowcapped peak of Mount Taranaki is the centerpiece of Egmont National…
Lead Astromaterial Curation Engineer Salvador Martinez III
”It took years but it felt like all of the sudden, I was here and everything, the entire time, was preparing me for my role on the OSIRIS-REx mission. Now,…
NASA’s Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Sant Director, Kirk Johnson, preview the Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington,…
Instructions for Aliens
Flying aboard Voyagers 1 and 2 are identical ”golden” records, carrying the story of Earth far into deep space. This gold aluminum cover was designed to protect the gold-plated records…
Sunglint on the Alabama River
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photo of large meanders of the Alabama River while orbiting over the southern United States. The river’s smooth water surface reflects…
Astronauts Rubio and Berrios Speak During Hispanic Heritage Month
Chirag Parikh, Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, left, and NASA Astronauts Frank Rubio, center, and Marcos Berrios, right, speak at a staff…