SpaceX Crew-2 Dress Rehearsal
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Crew-2 are seen as they prepare to depart for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal on Sunday, April 18, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacex-crew-2-dress-rehearsal
Almost Every Galaxy Has One – A Black Hole, That Is
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Spectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/almost-every-galaxy-has-one-a-black-hole-that-is
Tokyo at Night
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The night lights of Tokyo, Japan, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the island nation.
Sometimes Black Holes Are Prettier in Pink
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image, taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 2012, shows an extraordinary outburst from a black hole.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sometimes-black-holes-are-prettier-in-pink
Photographing a Black Hole
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In April 2019, ablack hole and its shadow were captured in an image for the first time.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/photographing-a-black-hole
STS-1 Takes Flight
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay When space shuttle Columbia took to the skies, a new era of spaceflight took wing.
Celebrating Mary W. Jackson's 100th Birthday
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Mary W. Jackson (second from left) seen in 1984 Student Symposium at Langley Research Center.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/celebrating-mary-w-jacksons-100th-birthday
Blue Dunes on the Red Planet
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A sea of dark dunes, sculpted by the wind into long lines, surrounds Mars' northern polar cap and covers an area as big as Texas.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/blue-dunes-on-the-red-planet
Researching the Environment and COVID-19
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Today is World Health Day and we're funding studies to determine whether environmental factors influence the spread of the virus.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/researching-the-environment-and-covid-19
Expedition 65 Soyuz Rollout
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/expedition-65-soyuz-rollout
A View of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Resupply Ship
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Northrop Grumman's Cygnus resupply ship, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays is pictured attached to the space station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-view-of-northrop-grummans-cygnus-resupply-ship
Space Station View of Sun Over Earth From Space
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This view of Earth’s horizon as the Sun sets over the Pacific Ocean was taken by the Expedition 7 crew onboard the International Space Station in 2003.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/space-station-view-of-sun-over-earth-from-space
Penny J. Pettigrew, ISS Payload Communications Manager at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay As a payload communications manager Penny J. Pettigrew spends most days in the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall Space Flight Center.
Exploring the Metal-Rich Asteroid Psyche
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Set to launch next year, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the same name in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/exploring-the-metal-rich-asteroid-psyche
Nearest Exoplanet to Our Solar System
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This artist's concept is of a Jupiter-mass planet orbiting the nearby star Epsilon Eridani.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nearest-exoplanet-to-our-solar-system
Expedition 65 Crew Press Conference
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Expedition 65 backup and prime crew members are seen during a press conference.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/expedition-65-crew-press-conference
Frosty Sand Dunes of Mars
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A field of sand dunes occupies this frosty 5-kilometer diameter crater in the high-latitudes of the northern plains of Mars.
Kate Rubins Works to Upgrade the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image, taken on March 5, 2021, shows NASA astronaut Kate Rubins during a spacewalk to install solar array modification kits on the station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/kate-rubins-works-to-upgrade-the-space-station
Vision of a Stellar Ending
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay More than 11,000 years ago, a massive, supergiant star came to the end of its life.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/vision-of-a-stellar-ending
Exploring the Earth's Water
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA has investigated humanity's impact on a number of our home planet's natural resources and recently explored our impact on freshwater resources.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/exploring-the-earths-water
