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.
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
James Webb Telescope Rolls to the Pad Aboard an Ariane 5 Rocket
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is rolled out to the launch pad, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/james-webb-telescope-rolls-to-the-pad-aboard-an-ariane-5-rocket
Small (But Mighty) Weather Instruments
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image, the COWVR and TEMPEST instruments are shown in the trunk of the cargo craft.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/small-but-mighty-weather-instruments
Behold a Winter Solstice
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Earth's solstices come twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, this year's winter solstice happens on Dec. 21.
Blueprints of the James Webb Space Telescope
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay These blueprints of the James Webb Space Telescope were created as a prop for a video series.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/blueprints-of-the-james-webb-space-telescope
Hubble Views a Galaxy With an Explosive Past
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures a side-on view of NGC 3568, a barred spiral galaxy roughly 57 million light-years from the Milky Way in the constellation Centaurus.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-views-a-galaxy-with-an-explosive-past
Reflections of Starlight
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This Hubble Space Telescope image captures a portion of the reflection nebula IC 2631, which contains a protostar, the hot, dense core of a forming star that is accumulating gas and dust.
Eugene Parker Watches the Liftoff of the Mission Named in His Honor
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Dr. Eugene Parker (seated), a pioneer in heliophysics, watches the liftoff of the mission named in his honor.
A Cosmic Delivery – NASA Receives Samples of Asteroid Ryugu
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay IIn this image, a Hayabusa2 sample canister containing sample fragments of the asteroid Ryugu is transferred from JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, to NASA.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-cosmic-delivery-nasa-receives-samples-of-asteroid-ryugu
The Geminids Are Here!
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Each December the Geminids meteor showers appear in the night sky.
Snoopy to Fly Aboard Artemis I
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Snoopy, the Zero G Indicator for the Artemis I mission, was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 2 2021.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/snoopy-to-fly-aboard-artemis-i
