Atmospheric Scientist Jie Gong
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay As an atmospheric scientist, Jie Gong explores ice clouds and other frozen precipitation like snow.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/atmospheric-scientist-jie-gong
Studying Urban Air Traffic
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Flight Research Inc.’s Bell OH-58C Kiowa helicopter hovers over a helipad after completing an urban air mobility approach at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/studying-urban-air-traffic
Hubble Spots a Cosmic Cloud’s Silver Lining
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases the emission nebula NGC 2313.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-spots-a-cosmic-cloud-s-silver-lining
A View of NASA’s X-59 Engine Inlet
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s X-59 requires the use of creative and strategic supersonic technologies to control and soften the jarring sound as the aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-view-of-nasa-s-x-59-engine-inlet
Systems Engineer Allen Chen
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Perseverance entry, descent, and landing lead Allen Chen, gives remarks during a NASA Perseverance rover mission landing update.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/systems-engineer-allen-chen
OSIRIS-REx Bids Farewell to Asteroid Bennu
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay OSIRIS-REx bids farewell to Asteroid Bennu and begins its long journey home.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/osiris-rex-bids-farewell-to-asteroid-bennu
Looking at Stars in the Early Universe
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This June 2020 image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy cluster MACS J0416.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/looking-at-stars-in-the-early-universe
Juno Celebrates 10 Years With a New View of Jovian Moon Ganymede
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/juno-celebrates-10-years-with-a-new-view-of-jovian-moon-ganymede
Curiosity Celebrates Another Year on Mars
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this self-portrait from 2018, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover sits atop Vera Rubin Ridge, which the rover had been investigating.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/curiosity-celebrates-another-year-on-mars
The Menu Matters
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An army marches on its stomach, the saying goes, and astronauts fly on theirs.
Illuminating the Next Launch
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/illuminating-the-next-launch
Rolling to the Launch Pad
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Apollo 15 Commander David Scott drives the lunar roving vehicle on the surface of the Moon, the first time the rover was used.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/taking-a-ride-on-the-moon-in-the-lunar-roving-vehicle
Staring at the Sun
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On April 29, 2015, NuSTAR, Hinode, and SDO all stared at our Sun.
Bright Rays and Dark Shadows in a Nearby Galaxy
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/bright-rays-and-dark-shadows-in-a-nearby-galaxy
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-apollo-15
The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-little-mars-helicopter-that-could
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Secured Atop an Atlas V Rocket
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/boeing-s-cst-100-starliner-secured-atop-an-atlas-v-rocket
240,000 Miles to the Moon
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 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
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-peek-inside-the-orion-nebula
