Real Images From NASA Show the 'Cosmos' as a Space-Time Odyssey

By Nancy Atkinson - March 10, 2014 02:58 PM UTC | Site News

With the premiere of the revamped "Cosmos" series, NASA used this opportunity to showcase the imagery and missions that are such a big part of our explorations of the Universe, live-Tweeting during the show:

As seen on #Cosmos: @NASAVoyager, which is currently exploring interstellar space http://t.co/yJyDulqbEZ pic.twitter.com/zcmea6d6ms— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

The Goddard Space Flight Center Flickr page featured a gallery of images from the cosmos, many which are part of the "Cosmos" series. See a sampling of great images below:

See more great images at Goddard's Flickr page, and NASA's Image of the Day gallery.

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com