Hubble Glimpses a Galactic Duo
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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).
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-glimpses-a-galactic-duo
This Week in NASA History: Final Launch of Shuttle Program – July 8, 2011
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Our birthday wishes for Ringo Starr's 81st birthday are almost boundless.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/theres-a-starr-in-the-asteroid-belt
In Orbit Around a Red Dwarf Star
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Planet TOI-1231 b orbits a red dwarf star some 90 light-years away from Earth and is oddly reminiscent of our own Neptune.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/in-orbit-around-a-red-dwarf-star
Hubble Sees a Cluster of Red, White, and Blue
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-sees-a-cluster-of-red-white-and-blue
Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/chandra-turns-up-the-heat-in-the-milky-way-center
Picturing Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Today is International Asteroid Day!
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/picturing-our-solar-systems-asteroid-belt
Visualizing Quieter Supersonic Flight
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/visualizing-quieter-supersonic-flight
Space Station Transits the Sun
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/space-station-transits-the-sun
Hubble Images a Dazzling Dynamic Duo
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A cataclysmic cosmic collision takes center stage in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hubble-images-a-dazzling-dynamic-duo
Viewing Earth from the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/viewing-earth-from-the-space-station
NASA and ESA Astronauts Continue Installing Space Station Solar Arrays
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Spacewalkers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency worked to install new roll out solar arrays on the space station.
Shane Kimbrough Helps Install Solar Array on Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA Expedition 65 astronaut Shane Kimbrough is pictured during the Friday, June 18, 2021, spacewalk.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/shane-kimbrough-helps-install-solar-array-on-space-station
Galveston from Space
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Monday, June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom. That day of liberation became known as Juneteenth.
New Research Studies Turbulence
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In a series of flights between June 1-6, 2021, Stratodynamics Inc. launched its HiDRON stratospheric glider from a high-altitude balloon to study turbulence.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/new-research-studies-turbulence
A Purposeful Passenger Prepares for Mission Aboard Orion Spacecraft
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay When NASA’s Orion spacecraft launches around the Moon later this year, a suited manikin will be its passenger.
Artemis I Space Launch System Core Stage Lift and Mate
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs lower the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage – the largest part of the rocket – onto the mobile launcher.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/artemis-i-space-launch-system-core-stage-lift-and-mate
Flag Day 2021: Saluting the U.S. Flag
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay June 14 of each year is celebrated as Flag Day in the U.S.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/flag-day-2021-saluting-the-us-flag
Earth's Atmospheric Glow and Star Trails
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The beauty of our home planet is shown in this long exposure photograph, taken from the International Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/earths-atmospheric-glow-and-star-trails-0
A Partial Solar Eclipse
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A partial solar eclipse is seen as the Sun rises behind the United States Capitol Building, Thursday, June 10, 2021, as seen from Arlington, Virginia.
