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Learning How Ocean Water Melts Glaciers

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the coastline of the world’s largest island.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/learning-how-ocean-water-melts-glaciers

Remembering Challenger and Her Crew

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image taken in 1985, four members of the Challenger STS-51L crew train on the flight deck of the shuttle crew compartment.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-challenger-and-her-crew

Remembering Apollo 1

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204).

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-apollo-1

The Colors of Water

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Much like the sky, rivers are rarely painted one color.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-colors-of-water

X-59 Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Glenn

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This colorized schlieren image is of a small-scale model of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/x-59-wind-tunnel-testing-at-nasa-glenn

Studying the ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designing mission concepts to survive the planet's extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressure.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/studying-the-lost-habitable-world-of-venus

Hubble Sights a Sail of Stars

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3318 are lazily draped across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies in the constellation Vela and is roughly 115 light-years away from Earth.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-sights-a-sail-of-stars

Peering Through a Window to the World

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image from Jan. 9, 2022, NASA astronaut Kayla Barron peered out from a window inside the International Space Station's cupola.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/peering-through-a-window-to-the-world

Remembering Trailblazing Pilot Charles McGee

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, spoke with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew in 2020.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-trailblazing-pilot-charles-mcgee

Drilling Holes on the Red Planet

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image shows the Highfield drill hole, on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale crater on Mars, made by NASA’s Curiosity rover in its search for rock samples. Just recently, scientists announced that an analysis of rock samples collected by the rover were enriched in carbon 12, a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/drilling-holes-on-the-red-planet

Color Explosion; Beautiful Earth

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image, captured by the Landsat-8 satellite, shows the view over Western Australia on May 12, 2013.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/color-explosion-beautiful-earth

Baby Stars in the Orion Constellation

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/baby-stars-in-the-orion-constellation

The Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Has a Leak

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Our Milky Way's central black hole has a leak.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole-has-a-leak

Sidney Poitier's Visit to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Legendary actor and diplomat, Sidney Poitier, visited JPL in 1979.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sidney-poitiers-visit-to-nasas-jet-propulsion-laboratory

Waiting to Unfold

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image shows the James Webb Space Telescope atop its launch vehicle, but before it was encapsulated in the rocket fairing.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/waiting-to-unfold

Hubble Spots Star-Hatching frEGGs!

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hubble-spots-star-hatching-freggs

NASA’s X-59 Kicks Off 2022 in Texas for Ground Testing

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay 2021 saw significant milestones achieved in the assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST), and all eyes now look forward to a pivotal 2022.

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/image-feature/x59-ground-testing.html

NASA Headquarters Photographers Pick Their Best

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen at Space Launch Complex 41, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-headquarters-photographers-pick-their-best

The James Webb Telescope Lights Up the Sky During Launch

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, launched aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-james-webb-telescope-lights-up-the-sky-during-launch

Images of 2021: International 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/images-of-2021-international-space-station-transits-the-sun