Shining a Light on Dark Matter
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Dark matter, although invisible, makes up most of the universe’s mass and creates its underlying structure.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/shining-a-light-on-dark-matter
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA's Next Red Planet Rover Mission
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with NASA's Mars Perseverance rover, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mars-helicopter-to-fly-on-nasas-next-red-planet-rover-mission
30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the cargo bay of space shuttle Discovery.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/30-years-of-the-hubble-space-telescope
NASA Joins the Fight Against COVID-19
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Friday, April 24, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited the White House to brief President Trump on NASA's fight to alleviate COVID-19.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-joins-the-fight-against-covid-19
Space Station Crew Snaps an Image of the Susquehanna River
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Susquehanna River cuts through the folds of the Valley-and-Ridge province of the Appalachian Mountains in this photograph taken by the crew of the International Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/space-station-crew-snaps-an-image-of-the-susquehanna-river
An Otherworldly-Looking Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On the northwestern coast of Madagascar, the salty waters of the Mozambique Channel penetrate inland to join with the freshwater outflow of the Betsiboka River, forming Bombetoka Bay.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/an-otherworldly-looking-bombetoka-bay-madagascar
The Black Marble: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image is one of several global images of the Earth at night released in 2017.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-black-marble-our-planet-in-brilliant-darkness
Life Detection Systems Branch Chief Vance Oyama Examines Apollo 11 Samples
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Life Detection Systems branch chief Vance Oyama operates a specially designed soil distribution system, used for dispersing the lunar soil in equal amounts to thousands of petri dishes.
The Gulf Stream in Infrared
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image shows a small portion of the Gulf Stream off of South Carolina as it appeared in infrared data collected by the Landsat 8 satellite in April 2013.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-gulf-stream-in-infrared
The Blue Marble: The View From Apollo 17
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, people around the world marked the first Earth Day.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-blue-marble-the-view-from-apollo-17
Jessica Meir and Her Crewmates Return Safely from the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA astronaut Jessica Meir gives a thumbs up after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan landed in their Soyuz MS-15.
Kepler-1649c: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Hides in Plain Sight
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This artist's illustration shows what Kepler-1649c could look like from its surface.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/kepler-1649c-earth-size-habitable-zone-planet-hides-in-plain-sight
Checkpoint: OSIRIS-REx Practices Sample Collection
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image shows sample site Nightingale Crater, OSIRIS-REx’s primary sample collection site on asteroid Bennu.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/checkpoint-osiris-rex-practices-sample-collection
NASA 'Optometrists' Verify Mars Perseverance Rover's 20/20 Vision
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Equipped with visionary science instruments, the Mars Perseverance rover underwent an "eye" exam after several cameras were installed.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-optometrists-verify-mars-perseverance-rovers-2020-vision
Hubble Spots Spirals Within a Spiral
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A galaxy having so many distinct rings is rare, making NGC 2273 unusual. Galaxy NGC 2273 hosts an inner ring and two outer “pseudorings." Rings are created when a galaxy's spiral arms appear to loop around and nearly close upon one another.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2020/hubble-spots-spirals-within-a-spiral
Imagining Apollo 13 on the Lunar Surface
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970, on a journey to become the third crew to land on the Moon. The crew never made it.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/imagining-apollo-13-on-the-lunar-surface
Launching the Next Crew to the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Soyuz MS-16 lifts off from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, April 9, 2020.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/launching-the-next-crew-to-the-space-station
Assembling the X-59 QueSST Wing
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, wing assembly is lifted by a crane and moved to another area of the manufacturing floor in preparation for wing skin installation.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/assembling-the-x-59-quesst-wing
Cardiac Research on the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir conducts cardiac research inside the Life Sciences Glovebox.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/cardiac-research-on-the-space-station
Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation in Infrared
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this Hubble Space Telescope image, researchers has revisited one of Hubble's most iconic and popular images: the Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/eagle-nebula-s-pillars-of-creation-in-infrared
