Ride, who died Monday at age 61 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, did not dazzle easily
Space
Spinning In the Heavens — Spiral Galaxies
Though the universe is full of spiral-shaped galaxies, no two look exactly the same. Here are some striking examples
Roving the Red Planet
In 2011, Spirit and Opportunity continue to transmit revealing imagery back to Earth after a half-decade of service
Top 10 Strange Objects Sent into Space
The tiny Lego figurines aboard the Juno spacecraft are just the latest in a long line of bizarre items sent to the final frontier
Evidence of Active Water on Mars
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter beams back images that suggest rivulets of water, flowing in spring and summer, then evaporating
NASA’s New Mars Rover ‘Curiosity’
Photos from inside the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where technicians and engineers tested the vehicle at the center of NASA’s next mission to Mars
The Universe, to Scale
Stunning images put space into a never-before-seen perspective.
Top 10 NASA Flubs
Even as NASA welcomes home the crew of one its final shuttle missions (just two days after commemorating the 40th anniversary of the miraculous return of the Apollo 13 crew), it’s grappling with how to adapt to a new President’s …
Apollo 11: Photos by Armstrong and Aldrin
Out-takes from the cameras of the first two men on the moon reveals scientific rigor — and a bit of artistic flair
The Astronauts: Life After the Moon
A gallery of some of the men who journeyed into space — and what they have done since returning to Earth