Wildlife at Armstrong Flight Research Center
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A bobcat surveys the landscape at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California in this March 11, 2021, image.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/wildlife-at-armstrong-flight-research-center
New Horizons’ Infrared View
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, just before closest approach on July 14, 2015.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/new-horizons-infrared-view
The Last Rays of an Orbital Sunset
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The last rays of an orbital sunset begin fading in Earth's atmosphere silhouetting the cloud tops.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-last-rays-of-an-orbital-sunset
NASA’s X-59 Makes a Critical Move
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s X-59 research aircraft moves from its construction site to the flight line – or the space between the hangar and the runway – at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, on June 16, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-s-x-59-makes-a-critical-move
Hubble Checks in on a Galactic Neighbor
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The highly irregular galaxy ESO 174-1, which resembles a lonely, hazy cloud against a backdrop of bright stars, dominates this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2023/hubble-checks-in-on-a-galactic-neighbor
Artemis II Heat Shield Installed
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Teams install the heat shield on the Artemis II Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 22, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/artemis-ii-heat-shield-installed
Rising to the Challenge: NASA TechRise Student Teams Take Flight
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Students from 20 middle and high schools watched as their experiments launched aboard a high-altitude balloon on June 14 as part of NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge.
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/rising-to-the-challenge-nasa-techrise-student-teams-take-flight
Hubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The teeming stars of the globular cluster NGC 6544 glisten in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2023/hubble-glimpses-a-glistening-cluster
One Last Look from Skylab 2
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay During the Skylab 2 crew's final fly-around inspection on June 22, 1973, they saw this overhead view of the Skylab Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/one-last-look-from-skylab-2
The Glowing North Sea
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay As sunlight and warmth increase in the spring and summer, the North Sea starts to gain swirls and tendrils of color.
It's Rock Science
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA (left), Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency (middle), and Victor Glover of NASA (right) pay close attention to Moon samples as they receive a lesson in the Apollo Lunar Lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on May 9, 2023.
Mars Research Scientist S. J. Ralston
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay "In order to really bring the community up, we have to lift from the bottom. And when we do things that improve equity for the people who have it the worst, we are improving equity across the board." — S. J. Ralston, Mars Research Scientist, Jacobs Technology, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
A View of Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image of Galveston was taken by the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station on June 20, 2022, as it orbited 224 miles above.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-view-of-galveston-the-birthplace-of-juneteenth
Artemis II Module Makes a Move
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The European Service Module for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft moves into the Final Assembly and System Testing Cell at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in this image from May 22, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/artemis-ii-module-makes-a-move
A Dragon Beams Up
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this long exposure photo from June 5, 2023, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates a beam of light as it launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Spacewalker Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Spacewalker Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a roll-out solar array toward the International Space Station's truss structure.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacewalker-woody-hoburg-rides-the-canadarm2-robotic-arm
Systems Engineering Supervisor Amy Lendian
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay "So here I am, a transgender woman, an engineer, working at Kennedy Space Center, and I get to work around these really smart, wonderful people, supporting the Artemis mission, sitting in the control room during the launch." — Amy Lendian, Systems Engineering Supervisor, Amentum Spaceport, NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Hubble Observes a Cosmic Sea Creature
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The jellyfish galaxy JO206 trails across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2023/hubble-observes-a-cosmic-sea-creature
A Cloudy Approach
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The last rays of an orbital sunset illuminate the cloud tops above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan, providing a dramatic background for the SpaceX CRS-28 Dragon cargo craft as it approached the International Space Station for docking on June 6, 2023.
A Bloom in Space
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This colorful zinnia, shown in an image from Jan. 22, 2016, grew aboard the International Space Station as part of the VEG-01 experiment.
