But behind each sparkle of radiant light lays a bit of human history and a vision of our future. Through them we one day hope to discover where we came from and where we will be. JPL Picture Archive Kennedy Space Center Liftoff to Space Exploration Information on a variety of subjects including NASA News, Spacecraft, Human Journey, The Universe, Earth, Satellite and Spacecraft tracking. The archives contain spectra of more than 10,000 astronomical objects, including more than 9,000 obtained from the International Ultraviolet Explorer, which was in operation from 1978 to 1996. The archives also house images of nearly 8,000 small regions of the sky observed by Hubble.
Astronomers using the scrapbook can quickly sample data from several missions.
It took Hubble's fantastic resolution to capture such a clear image of the M87 galaxy core. Yes, we can. The NASA Homepage Check out the latest news on the NASA Today page, use the NASA Centers page to find out about individual NASA space centres, visit the Gallery for thousands of high-quality space related images, video and sound clips. The sheer volume of information presented here makes it a must-visit site. The Flights of the New Millennium Program are as varied as the technologies they carry onboard and the science information they are designed to gather.