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Astronaut Victor Glover: Inspiring Washington Area Students

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA astronaut Victor Glover greets one of his youngest fans, 3-year-old Ezra Garrel.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/astronaut-victor-glover-inspiring-washington-area-students

Improving Weather Data Using High-Altitude Balloons

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image, World View’s Stratollite high-altitude balloon is inflated on the launch pad in Tucson, Arizona on April 9, 2022.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/improving-weather-data-using-high-altitude-balloons

NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Launch

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The mission launched April 27, 2022.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasas-spacex-crew-4-launch

An Angel Wing in Space

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This Hubble Space Telescope image features two merging galaxies in the VV-689 system, nicknamed the Angel Wing.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/an-angel-wing-in-space

Artemis I, Crew-4, & Starlink Rockets on the Pad

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 40.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/artemis-i-crew-4-starlink-rockets-on-the-pad

A Sunrise Across Our World

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An orbital sunrise beams across Earth's horizon revealing silhouetted clouds above the South China Sea.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-sunrise-across-our-world

Happy 32nd Birthday to Hubble!

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay We're celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's 32nd birthday with a stunning look at an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/happy-32nd-birthday-to-hubble

Crew-4 Arrives at Kennedy Space Center

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Astronaut Kjell Lindgren speaks to members of the media after arriving att Kennedy Space Center, ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/crew-4-arrives-at-kennedy-space-center

Sunlight on the Atlantic Ocean

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image from April 10, 2022, sunlight glints off the Atlantic Ocean in this photograph from taken by the crew of the International Space Station.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sunlight-on-the-atlantic-ocean

Night Skies and National Parks

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA helped to create a web-based tool that helps park managers better understand the impact of outdoor lighting and noise on animal species in national parks.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/night-skies-and-national-parks

Finding the Origins of Supermassive Black Holes

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This artist's impression is of a supermassive black hole that is inside the dust-shrouded core of a vigorously star-forming "starburst" galaxy.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/finding-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes

Space Butterfly

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay What looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/space-butterfly

April 12, 1981: Launch of the First Shuttle Mission

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On April 12, 1981, NASA launched is first Space Transportation System, or space shuttle, mission, carrying astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into orbit.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/april-12-1981-launch-of-the-first-shuttle-mission

When Galaxies Collide

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled the unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in this image from Hubble.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/when-galaxies-collide

Axiom Mission 1 at Pad 39A and Artemis I at Pad 39B

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/axiom-mission-1-at-pad-39a-and-artemis-i-at-pad-39b

Axiom-1 at Pad 39A and Artemis I at Pad 39B

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/axiom-1-at-pad-39a-and-artemis-i-at-pad-39b

Japan's Geiyo Archipelago

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Japan's Geiyo Archipelago, in the Seito Inland Sea, was once home to pirates.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/japans-geiyo-archipelago

Testing the Aircraft of the Future

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA and industry partners are working towards a future that sees aviation meet cleaner sustainability standards.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/testing-the-aircraft-of-the-future

Cold as (Dry) Ice

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Every winter, a layer of carbon dioxide frost (dry ice) forms on the surface of Mars.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/cold-as-dry-ice

Space Launch System Rocket at Dawn

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/space-launch-system-rocket-at-dawn