50th Anniversary of the Skylab 1 Launch
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Clouds of smoke billow out over the surrounding area as the uncrewed Skylab 1/Saturn V space vehicle launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on May 14, 1973.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/50th-anniversary-of-the-skylab-1-launch
Stabilizing Shorelines with Mangroves
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A team member from the Environmental Management Branch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center works to remove a mangrove seedling deposited by tropical winds on the shoreline of KARS Park at Kennedy in this image from April 12, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/stabilizing-shorelines-with-mangroves
Vance Oyama, Searching for Life in Our Solar System
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Vance I. Oyama holds a readout from the gas chromatograph in the life detection laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research Center in this picture from April 22, 1965.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/vance-oyama-searching-for-life-in-our-solar-system
Spacewalkers Stephen Bowen and Sultan Alneyadi exit the Quest airlock
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Spacewalkers Stephen Bowen and Sultan Alneyadi are pictured in their Extravehicular Mobility Units, or spacesuits, exiting the International Space Station's Quest airlock and beginning a spacewalk.
Plumes from Popocatépetl Volcano
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Popocatépetl, one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting since 2005.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/plumes-from-popocat-petl-volcano
Eyes on Ice
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Curtis Flack (left) and Paul von Hardenberg inspect the ice formation on the spinner of an Advanced Air Mobility proprotor model tested in the Icing Research Tunnel at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
Exploring the Cosmos Together
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Miloslav Stašek, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States (left), Foreign Affairs Minister for the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavský (second from left), NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (second from right), and Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn (right),
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/exploring-the-cosmos-together
Hubble Captures Extraordinarily Bright Interacting Galaxies
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows interacting galaxies known as AM 1214-255.
Neutron Stars Collide
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Two neutron stars begin to merge in this illustration, blasting a jet of high-speed particles and producing a cloud of debris.
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay "I think that getting to be a crewmember on the International Space Station, and getting to serve there over the course of two long-duration stays, we really feel like we are bridge-builders." — Kjell Lindgren, Astronaut, NASA's Johnson Space Center
Hubble Captures an Elusive Galaxy Cluster
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A menagerie of interesting astronomical finds are visible in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2023/hubble-captures-an-elusive-galaxy-cluster
The Cygnus space freighter is released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments after its release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
Astronaut Jessica Watkins
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay "Operating the International Space Station requires an entire team of people all coming together with one goal in pursuit of that one mission." — Jessica Watkins, Astronaut, NASA's Johnson Space Center
Katmai National Park
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, located in Katmai National Park, forms a unique and ashen landscape. Encircled by volcanoes – both active and inactive – it has served as a perfect collection area for huge amounts of volcanic ash.
Celebrating Earth Day
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks with local students during an Earth Day event, Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Union Station in Washington.
NASA's New 3D-Printed Superalloy Can Take the Heat
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA has demonstrated a breakthrough in 3D printable high-temperature materials that could lead to stronger, more durable parts for airplanes and spacecraft.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasas-new-3d-printed-superalloy-can-take-the-heat
SuperBIT Sees Colliding Antennae Galaxies
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This view of the Antennae Galaxies, two large galaxies colliding 60 million light-years away, is one of the first research images from the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) that launched on a scientific super pressure balloon April 16, 2023 (local time New Zealand).
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/superbit-sees-colliding-antennae-galaxies
Martian Milestone for Ingenuity
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This April 16, 2023, enhanced color image of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is the clearest view of the rotorcraft since its first flight.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/martian-milestone-for-ingenuity
The Himalayas and Mount Everest in Nepal
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Clouds gather over Nepal near Mount Everest (center) in this April 13, 2023, photograph from the International Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-himalayas-and-mount-everest-in-nepal
Bald Eagle Lands at Kennedy Space Center
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An American bald eagle swoops down to land on a pole at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 10, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/bald-eagle-lands-at-kennedy-space-center
