A whimsical artist's concept of the Earth reflected in the LADEE spacecraft's solar panels as it travels to the moon.
This artist's rendition shows the Huygens probe as it reaches the surface of Titan. The Cassini spacecraft (top left corner of the image) flies over with its High Gain Antenna pointed at the probe. Saturn is se More
Artist concept of Landsat 8 Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Landsat 5 artist rendering Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artist rendering of the Landsat 8 satellite. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Snapshot and fix of an artists impression of a late M-star, L-star and a T-star.
Inner layers of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. This artist's concept shows a possible model of Titan's internal structure that incorporates data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. In this model, Titan is fully More
Image of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) spacecraft with transparent background.
This artist's concept shows the test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions. A balloon will lift the vehicle to high altitud More
Français : Vue d'artiste du vol du démonstrateur de la NASA Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) juinEnglish: This artist's concept shows the test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDS More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an artist's conception of the Liberty Launch Vehicle under development by Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) of Promontory, Utah, for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). In 2011, NA More
This artist's concept shows a possible future subsonic aircraft using a boxed- or joined-wing configuration to reduce drag and increase fuel efficiency. This design of an aircraft that could enter service in th More
This is an artist's concept of the star HD 3651 as it is orbited by a close-in Saturn-mass planetary companion and the distant brown dwarf companion discovered by Spitzer infrared photographs. The Saturn-mass p More
Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
This graphic promoted the NASA Tournament challenge to develope a toilet device compatible with the unique mission requirements of the US government-funded Artemis program.
Artist concept of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artist's concept of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artist's concept of possible exploration programs. A pressurized lunar rover is unloaded from a cargo lander. The rover will provide habitation volume for lunar crews, as well as extended exploration capabilities.
Explore Moon to Mars – Gateway Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Explore Moon to Mars – Mars Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Explore Moon to Mars – Moon Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artist depiction of Magellan at Venus. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artist's concept of the magnetosphere. The rounded, bullet-like shape represents the bow shock as the magnetosphere confronts solar winds. The area represented in gray, between the magnetosphere and the bow sho More
Image of a Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission spacecraft with transparent background. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pic More
Svenska: De olika delarna av månens inre struktur. Utan text. English: Internal structure of the Moon, without text.
Svenska: De olika delarna av månens inre struktur, markerade på engelska.English: Internal structure of the Moon, in English.
Svenska: De olika delarna av månens inre struktur, markerade på svenska.English: Internal structure of the Moon, in Swedish.
Français : Vue d'artiste de Makémaké et de son satellite. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
An artist's concept of a potential mars outpost. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Manned mission to Mars (artist's concept) Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artist's concept: Disappearance of the ancient magnetic field may have triggered the loss of the Martian atmosphere. Polski: Zanik pola magnetycznego Marsa wywołuje ulatnianie się marsjańskiej atmosfery - wizja More
Illustration of Mariner 2, a modified Ranger block I design. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
This artist's rendering depicts NASA's Mars 2020 rover, with its robotic arm extended. The rover's basic structure capitalizes on the design and engineering work done for the NASA rover Curiosity, which landed More
Artist's concept of Mars 2020 rover. Planning for NASA's 2020 Mars rover envisions a basic structure that capitalizes on the design and engineering work done for the NASA rover Curiosity, which landed on Mars i More
This artist rendering uses an arrow to show the predicted path of asteroid 2007 WD5 on Jan. 30, 2008, and the orange swath indicates the area it is expected to pass through. Mars may or may not be in its path.
Artistic depiction of Mars Climate Orbiter in orbit around Mars. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Pub More
Remote surface exploration in regions around the habitat complex is accomplished by using pressurized rovers. These vehicles would allow the crew to explore beyond the range permitted by their space suits while More
Artist's conception of the Mars Excursion Module (MEM) proposed in a NASA Study in 1964. Dixon, Franklin P. (June 12, 1964). "Summary Presentation: Study of a Manned Mars Excursion Module". Proceeding of the Sy More
Image of a Mars Exploration Rover with transparent background. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artist concept of the Mars Global Surveyor. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph More
An artist's rendering of the Mars Ice Home concept. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Sample Return (MISR; pronounced "miser") mission will send a small, robotic lander to Mars in order to collect Martian rock, soil and atmospheric samples, and then r More
Original Caption Released with Image: Artist rendition of the formation of rocky bodies in the solar system -- how they form and differentiate and evolve into terrestrial planets. For more information, see htt More
NASA artist's conception of a human mission to Mars (painting). Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mars Observer in Mars Orbit showing the solar pannel. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Approximately 200 kilometers above the Martian surface, a nuclear thermal propulsion transfer vehicle and the ascent stage of a two-stage Mars lander prepare to rendezvous. The vehicle's nuclear reactors also s More
Image of the Mars Pathfinder rover Sojourner with transparent background. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"The Mars Polar Lander is shown on the surface of Mars. The spacecraft will travel 10 months from Earth to Mars to land near the southern polar cap in December 1999 and carry out a three- month mission to sea More
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter passes over the planet's south polar region in this artist's concept illustration. NASA plans to launch this multipurpose spacecraft in August 2005 to advance our understandin More
This artist concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life. In this picture, the mast, or rover's "hea More
This artist concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Curiosity is being tested in preparation fo More
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory travels near a canyon on Mars in this artist's concept. The mission is under development for launch in 2009 and a precision landing on Mars in 2010. Français : Vue d'artiste du M More
This artist's concept from an animation depicts Curiosity, the rover to be launched in 2011 by NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, as it is being lowered by the mission's rocket-powered descent stage during a criti More
This is an artist's concept of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft during its cruise phase between launch and final approach to Mars. The spacecraft includes a disc-shaped cruise stage (on the left) attac More
Color drawing of weightless astronauts. Artist's concept of astronauts working in space.
Billions of years ago when the Red Planet was young, it appears to have had a thick atmosphere that was warm enough to support oceans of liquid water - a critical ingredient for life. The animation shows how th More
Italiano: Illustrazione della Supercam Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
This artist's concept depicts a possible scene of astronauts walking on Mars during a dust storm. The artwork was part of a NASA new initiatives study that surveyed possible future human planetary expeditions. More
NASA's Newest Mars Mission Spacecraft Enters Orbit around Red Planet September 21, 2014 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-318 http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/september/nasa-s-newest-mars-mission More
Italiano: Illustrazione RIMFAX mars 2020 Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artist’s concept of rover spelling out the word "Mars" with its wheel tracks.
RELEASE 14-208 - NASA Announces Mars 2020 Rover Payload to Explore the Red Planet as Never Before An artist concept image of where seven carefully-selected instruments will be located on NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. More
Artist's concept of living quarters covered with soil to shield the crew from the sun’s radiation. The extended base has greenhouse and a pressurized work facility where full spacesuits would not be required. T More
September 17, 2014 RELEASE 14-254 http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/september/nasa-mars-spacecraft-ready-for-sept-21-orbit-insertion/index.html NASA Mars Spacecraft Ready for Sept. 21 Orbit Insertion orbital inser More
Artist's concept of Martian habitat Mars has air, but not the kind that people can breathe. Even on the warmest days, the temperature is too cold for people to live comfortably. When astronauts go to Mars, they More
This artist concept illustrates how a massive collision of objects, perhaps as large as the planet Pluto, smashed together to create the dust ring around the nearby star Vega. New observations from NASA's Spitz More
Artist's Concept of MAVEN, set to launch in 2013. Polski: Wizja artystyczna sondy MAVEN, której start zaplanowano na 2013 rok.
Artist's rendering, from NASA, of the MAVEN spacecraft in its in-flight configuration. Employing the use of a medium-sized spacecraft to orbit the planet mars, the specialised mission studies the chemistry of t More
Français : Vue d'artiste de Mars et de la sonde spatiale MAVENEnglish: Artist's view of the martian orbiter MAVEN and Mars
MAVEN at Mars, Artist's Concept. This artist's concept depicts NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft near Mars. MAVEN is in development for launch in 2013 and will be the first missio More
Français : Manoeuvre d'insertion en orbite de la sonde spatiale MAVEN de la NASA en septembre 2014. A : trajectoire de la sonde en provenance de la Terre, B La sonde spatiale utilise sa propulsion pour s'insére More
Artist concept of the Mercury capsule with its launch escape system. This is an unmodified high resolution version of the image as archived by NASA.
Español: Capsula Mercury English: Artists concept of Mercury capsule with launch escape system.
Artists concept of Mercury capsule with launch escape system. Image ID: S62-04976
Drawing of the Mercury spacecraft (Original in File:Mercury capsule with escape system - artist concept - original.jpg) with all Mercury mission logos and astronauts signatures
Artist depiction of the MESSENGER spacecraft in orbit around Mercury. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description More
This artist's impression shows NASA's Mercury-bound MESSENGER spacecraft from the instrument side. The instruments on the Mercury orbiter are shielded by a ceramic cloth sunshade.
Image of the MESSENGER spacecraft with transparent background. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
This artist's impression shows NASA's Mercury-bound MESSENGER from the sunshade side. The sunshade shields the spacecraft's instruments from heat and solar radiation.
Artist's rendering of the MESSENGER spacecraft orbiting Mercury Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Caption from NASA: Like early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Tele More
This detailed artist’s impression shows the structure of the Milky Way, including the location of the spiral arms and other components such as the bulge. This version of the image has been updated to include th More
Updated map of Milky Way, added new discovered branch of the Orion Spur, added Perseus Transit
Схема галактики Млечный путь с комментариями на русском языке. Caption from NASA: Like early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our galaxy, the More
Artist's conception of the spiral structure of the Milky Way with two major stellar arms and a central bar. "Using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that the Milky More
An artist's impression of our home galaxy - the Milky Way. Our solar system is one of billions in the galaxy. And the galaxy is one of billions in the universe.
This artist's illustration gives an impression of how common planets are around the stars in the Milky Way. The planets, their orbits, and their host stars are all vastly magnified compared to their real separa More
This artist's concept illustrates an icy planet-forming disk around a young star called TW Hydrae, located about 175 light-years away in the Hydra, or Sea Serpent, constellation. Astronomers using the Herschel More
Artist illustration of the four MMS spacecraft in orbit within Earth's magnetic field.
Artist's conception of the newly discovered planet MOA-2007-BLG-192L b orbiting a brown dwarf "star" with a mass of only 6 percent of that of the Sun. Theory suggests that the 3-Earth-mass planet is made primar More
A model of the Mariner-2 spacecraft. Note that source incorrectly identifies this as Mariner-C, but that series had four solar arrays.
One-fifth scale model. Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description