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Liftoff of Landsat 9

The engine on United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket fires to launch the Landsat 9 satellite on a mission to observe Earth on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.

Landsat 9 Is Set for Liftoff

On Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at 2:12 ET a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite is slated to lift off on a mission to observe Earth.

Discovering Neptune

On the night 175 years ago on Sept. 23-24, 1846, astronomers discovered Neptune, the eighth planet orbiting our Sun.

Seeing the Earth's Glow From Space

The atmospheric glow blankets the Earth's horizon beneath the stars as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above the Pacific.

Lucy Is Going to Space!

Lucy will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids.

Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Conducts DNA Sequencing Aboard Station

Space Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducts research using DNA sequencing.

Baffin Bay, Greenland: A Historical Perspective

Acquired by the Landsat 7 satellite more than 20 years ago on Sept. 3, 2000, this image is of Greenland's western coast.

Air Taxi Flight Testing

NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project’s Mobile Acoustics Facility is parked in the background of Joby’s prototype aircraft near Big Sur, California.

Diana Trujillo: From Colombia to Mars

Diana Trujillo, an aerospace engineer, is currently Technical Group Supervisor for Sequence Planning and Execution and a Tactical Mission Lead for Perseverance.

Raja Chari Trains for SpaceX Crew-3 Mission

In this image, NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-3 Commander Raja Chari trains aboard the ing session at SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in Hawthorns, California.

Landsat 9 Spacecraft Moved Into Position for Encapsulation

Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the Landsat 9 spacecraft is moved into position for encapsulation.

Remembering Sept. 11

The National 9/11 Flag was raised over the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex after Florida's contribution was added.

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Completes Milestone for Artemis III Crew Module

At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Orion’s newly completed pressure vessel for the Artemis III mission is lifted out of the welding tool.

Mary W. Jackson: Celebrating Leaders From Historically Black Colleges

Mary W. Jackson grew up in Hampton, Virginia and attended the historically black college Hampton Institute (now Hampton University).

Apurva Varia: Studying the Heat of Our Sun

Apurva Varia joined the Goddard Space Flight Center in 2002 as a propulsion engineer.

Trans-Sonic Truss-Braced Wing May Help Reduce Fuel Consumption

Instrumentation technician Michael Hodgins performs installation measures on the trans-sonic truss-braced wing model at Langley Research Center’s 14x22 subsonic wind tunnel.

Mars Perseverance Rover Gathers Rock Sample

This Mastcam-Z image shows a sample of Mars rock inside the sample tube on Sept. 1, 2021 – the 190th sol, or Martian day, of the mission.

Mars Perseverance Rover Collects First Sample

This Mastcam-Z image shows a sample of Mars rock inside the sample tube on Sept. 1, 2021 – the 190th sol, or Martian day, of the mission.

On Approach to the Space Station

In this image from Aug, 30, 2021, the SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle approaches the International Space Station.

Johanna Lucht: Engineer Extraordinaire

Johanna Lucht, who was born deaf, never thought she would work for NASA.

Hurricane Ida As a Category 4 Storm

Taken on Aug. 29, 2021, this image shows Hurricane Ida shows as a category 4 storm.

Brilliant, Hot, Young Stars Shine in the Small Magellanic Cloud

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), located 210,000 light-years away, is one of the most dynamic and intricately detailed star-forming regions in space.

Prepping the Europa Clipper's Propulsion Tanks

Contamination control engineers in a clean room at the Goddard Space Flight Center evaluate a propellant tank before it is installed in our Europa Clipper spacecraft.

Paving the Way for Future Generations of Women in STEM

On Women’s Equality Day, NASA celebrates the women who are breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations.

SpaceX Crew 3's Water Survival Training

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts and support personnel participate in water survival training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.

Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide Checks His Spacesuit

Space Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency checked the fit of his U.S. spacesuit.

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.
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