Crew Dragon Endeavour Recovered After a Successful Splashdown
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Mon., Nov. 8, 2021.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/crew-dragon-endeavour-recovered-after-a-successful-splashdown
Spotted by Hubble: Dark Star-Hatching frEGGs
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming. These Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules (frEGGs) are located in the Northern Coalsack Nebula in the direction of Cygnus, the Swan.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spotted-by-hubble-dark-star-hatching-freggs
Particles From the Sun Produce Light Show on Earth
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The aurora borealis glow on the northern horizon while stars wheel overhead in this long exposure, taken near the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Nov. 4, 2021.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/particles-from-the-sun-produce-light-show-on-earth
Hubble Images Colorful Planetary Nebula Ringed by Hazy Halo
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The colorful planetary nebula, NGC 2438, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. It appears to lie on the outskirts of the open star cluster, M46 (NGC 2437), when in fact it is in the foreground between us and the star cluster.
Mariner 10: First Mission to Use an Interplanetary Gravity Assist
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An artists' impression of the Mariner 10 mission, the first mission to perform an interplanetary gravity assist.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mariner-10-first-mission-to-use-an-interplanetary-gravity-assist
An Aurora Seen From Space
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An aurora dimly intersected with Earth's airglow as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 264 miles above the Pacific Ocean.
NASA Armstrong's Visual Communications Manager Steven Lighthill
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Steve Lighthill began to study art at the age of 16, taking courses in painting, sculpture, and jewelry during high school in northern California.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-armstrongs-visual-communications-manager-steven-lighthill
SpaceX Crew-3 Rollout
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this 90-second exposure, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is rolled to the launch pad on Oct. 27, 2021.
Gamma Ray Ghouls!
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Take a tour of some of the most terrifying and mind-blowing destinations in our galaxy ... and beyond.
Our Sun as a Glowing Pumpkin
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On October 8, 2014, active regions on our Sun gave it the appearance of a jack-o'-lantern.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/our-sun-as-a-glowing-pumpkin
A Sample of Asteroid Ryugu
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In June 2021, NASA received its first sample of asteroid Ryugu, which was returned to Earth in December 2020.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-sample-of-asteroid-ryugu
The Force Awakens in a Newborn Star
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This celestial lightsaber does not lie in a galaxy far, far away, but rather inside our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-force-awakens-in-a-newborn-star
Orion Spacecraft Joins Artemis I Moon Rocket at Kennedy
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida lifted the Orion spacecraft and placed it atop the Space Launch System Moon rocket.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/orion-spacecraft-joins-artemis-i-moon-rocket-at-kennedy
Hubble Snapshot of 'Molten Ring' Galaxy Prompts New Research
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Hubble Space Telescope's glamour shots of the universe nearly always have a discovery behind them.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hubble-snapshot-of-molten-ring-galaxy-prompts-new-research
Behold an Aurora Over the Southern Skies
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 274 miles above the southern Indian Ocean.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/behold-an-aurora-over-the-southern-skies
Mars Sample Return Artist's Concept
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Concept for a set of future robots working together to ferry back samples from the surface of Mars collected by the Mars Perseverance rover.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mars-sample-return-artists-concept
Lucy Mission Set to Launch to Study Trojan Asteroids
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay With the Lucy spacecraft aboard, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/lucy-mission-set-to-launch-to-study-trojan-asteroids
Lucy: Inspiration and Asteroids
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA's Lucy mission will explore a record-breaking number of asteroids.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/lucy-inspiration-and-asteroids
Like Monsters in the Sky
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant.
Hubble Detects a Dangerous Dance
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features two interacting galaxies that are so intertwined, they have a collective name – Arp 91.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-detects-a-dangerous-dance
