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Night Turns to Day

The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above the southeast coast of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean into an orbital sunrise.

Star Trek and NASA: Celebrating the Connection

Gene Roddenberry would have been 100 years old on Aug. 19, 2021, and we at NASA celebrate his legacy.

A Ghostly Galaxy's Lack of Dark Matter

Galaxies and dark matter go together like peanut butter and jelly. Rarely is one without the other.

Illuminating the Night Sky for Science

In this image, a NASA Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket was launched to study a very fundamental problem in space plasmas.

Star Formation in the Constellation of Gemini, the Twins

Nestled among the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own solar system.

Aurora Australis Lights Up the Sky

This image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth's atmosphere.

The Lagoon Nebula Gives Birth to Stars

Known as NGC 6523 or the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 is a giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are born.

Behold! The Perseid Meteor Shower

In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia.

Cygnus Cargo Craft Slated to Launch to Station

Northrop Grumman’s 16th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station is slated to launch Aug. 10, 2021.

Download NASA E-Books on National Book Lovers Day

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay!

Juno Celebrates 10 Years With a New View of Jovian Moon Ganymede

This infrared view of Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede was obtained by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its July 20, 2021, flyby.

Curiosity Celebrates Another Year on Mars

In this self-portrait from 2018, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover sits atop Vera Rubin Ridge, which the rover had been investigating.

The Menu Matters

An army marches on its stomach, the saying goes, and astronauts fly on theirs.

Illuminating the Next Launch

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, as it sits on the launch pad.

Rolling to the Launch Pad

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.

Taking a Ride on the Moon in the Lunar Roving Vehicle

Apollo 15 Commander David Scott drives the lunar roving vehicle on the surface of the Moon, the first time the rover was used.

Staring at the Sun

On April 29, 2015, NuSTAR, Hinode, and SDO all stared at our Sun.

Bright Rays and Dark Shadows in a Nearby Galaxy

From 156 million light-years away the heart of active galaxy IC 5063 reveals a mixture of bright rays and dark shadows coming from the blazing core, home of a supermassive black hole.

Boeing Starliner Secured Atop Atlas V Rocket

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15

This image from May 11, 1971, is a high angle view showing the Apollo 15 spacecraft on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad A, Launch Complex 39.

The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could

Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Secured Atop an Atlas V Rocket

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral.

240,000 Miles to the Moon

On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on another celestial body.

A Peek Inside the Orion Nebula

This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming.

A View of the Rings of Saturn

This artist's illustration shows the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn.

Celebrating 5 Years at Jupiter

On July 4, 2016, our Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on a mission to peer through the gas giant planet’s dense clouds

Honoring the Space Shuttle Closeout Crew Lead

This uniform in the center of this image belonged to one of the unsung heroes of the Space Shuttle Program – Travis Thompson, former Closeout Crew Lead.

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs the Space Station

The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship departs the International Space Station after it undocked from the Harmony module.

Hubble Glimpses a Galactic Duo

Two enormous galaxies capture your attention in this spectacular image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3).

This Week in NASA History: Final Launch of Shuttle Program – July 8, 2011

This week in 2011, space shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-135, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station.

There's a Starr in the Asteroid Belt

Our birthday wishes for Ringo Starr's 81st birthday are almost boundless.

In Orbit Around a Red Dwarf Star

Planet TOI-1231 b orbits a red dwarf star some 90 light-years away from Earth and is oddly reminiscent of our own Neptune.

Hubble Sees a Cluster of Red, White, and Blue

This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts the open star cluster NGC 330, which lies around 180,000 light-years away inside the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center

This 2004 image was produced by combining a dozen Chandra observations made of a 130 light-year region in the center of the Milky Way.

Picturing Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt

Today is International Asteroid Day!

Visualizing Quieter Supersonic Flight

NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms.

Space Station Transits the Sun

This composite image made from seven frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun.

Hubble Images a Dazzling Dynamic Duo

A cataclysmic cosmic collision takes center stage in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

Viewing Earth from the Space Station

In this June 2021 image, our Sun's glint beams off the Indian Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 269 miles above south of western Australia.
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