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Astronomy

Within Science

From historical footage, we see a close-up of an astronaut in a spacesuit on the Apollo 11.

Star cloud twinkles in outer space.

Close-up shot of the NASA Insight Mars Lander space shuttle under on it’s launch pad.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Landing on Mars

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Legends of Apollo

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Lost in Space

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Men on the Moon

Digital rendering of the light from a star shining past the edge of a planet encircled with rings.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Mojave Space Port

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Moon to Mars

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Moon vs. Mars

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Myths and Mysteries of Mars

Digital rendering of a Mars rover cruising over a red, rocky landscape with dusty mountains in the background.

Illuminated crust of an unnamed planet; it is tan in color and appears dry and cracked.

Space shuttle prepares for flight on its launch pad against a partly cloudy sky.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Shifting Sands

Animated rendering of our solar system displays the sun at the center with all nine planets and their orbits illustrated by gold rings.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Solving Mars

Close-up shot of the top of a space shuttle under construction.

In an artist’s studio, we see several easels holding paintings featuring astronauts in various space scenes.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Bots

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Camp

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Disasters

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Disruptors

Solar flares leap off the sun's surface, blazing against the black of space.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Firsts

Woman and her guide dog move toward us crossing the street at a crosswalk.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Junk

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Myths

In the background, we see Jupiter with its broad, colorful stripes. In the foreground are two moons, one large and one very small.

Space shuttle blasts off from its launch pad with a bright blast as plumes of smoke billow in its wake.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Shuttle Legacy

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space--The Amusement Park

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Spectacular Space Views

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Stories From Space

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Student Astronaut Contest

Colorful spires of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, reach up towards a blue sky as people mill around the square below.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Surviving in Deep Space

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Surviving Space

Black and white footage of an astronaut working with a rover on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Teaming Up With NASA

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: The Art of Space

We look up towards a large sign that features a UFO and three cows. It reads, “Welcome to Roswell.”

Man sits at a desk reviewing a document in front of seven differently colored vials of liquid, labeled one through seven.

Orange flames leap off the bubbling surface of the sun.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: What Makes a Planet?

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Who Owns Space?

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Why We Explore