Hubble Sights a Sail of Stars
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3318 are lazily draped across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies in the constellation Vela and is roughly 115 light-years away from Earth.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-sights-a-sail-of-stars
Peering Through a Window to the World
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image from Jan. 9, 2022, NASA astronaut Kayla Barron peered out from a window inside the International Space Station's cupola.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/peering-through-a-window-to-the-world
Remembering Trailblazing Pilot Charles McGee
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, spoke with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew in 2020.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-trailblazing-pilot-charles-mcgee
Drilling Holes on the Red Planet
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image shows the Highfield drill hole, on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale crater on Mars, made by NASA’s Curiosity rover in its search for rock samples. Just recently, scientists announced that an analysis of rock samples collected by the rover were enriched in carbon 12, a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/drilling-holes-on-the-red-planet
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.
