Studying Flames in Microgravity
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image from 2020 shows a flame that was one of many ignited as part of the Flame Design investigation on the space station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/studying-flames-in-microgravity
Melba Roy Mouton – Mathematician
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Melba Roy Mouton (1929-1990) was a mathematician and computer programmer in NASA’s Trajectory and Geodynamics Division.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/melba-roy-mouton-mathematician
Taking a Selfie on the Red Planet
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021, and took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on Sept. 10, 2021.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/taking-a-selfie-on-the-red-planet
NASA Tests the F/A-18E
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A top view shows the wing loading test configuration of a F/A-18E from the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland.
Orbiting a Red Dwarf Star
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This artist's concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star.
Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown: Studying Solar Cells
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown at NASA’s Glenn Research Center leads a study of solar cells made from a material called perovskite.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/dr-lyndsey-mcmillon-brown-studying-solar-cells
Voyager's View of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This view of Jupiter was taken by Voyager 1.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/voyagers-view-of-jupiters-great-red-spot
Mark Vande Hei's Window to the World
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Astronaut Mark Vande Hei peers at the Earth below from inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's window to the world.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mark-vande-heis-window-to-the-world
Daniel G. Nichols
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Mathematician Daniel G. Nichols, who worked in the Real-Time Program Development Branch, Mission Planning and Analysis Division, is photographed in NASA's Manned Space Center.
First Rays of an Orbital Sunrise
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Ths January 2022 image shows the first rays of an orbital sunrise as seen from the International Space Station as it orbited above Venezuela.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/first-rays-of-an-orbital-sunrise
Dark Mode Activated!
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Divers at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston are setting the stage for future moonwalk training by simulating lunar lighting conditions.
R Aquarii: An Expanse of Light
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This object is, in fact, a pair: a white dwarf star that steadily burns at a relatively cool temperature and a highly variable red giant.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/r-aquarii-an-expanse-of-light
Climate Scientist Dr. Christian Braneon
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Dr. Christian Braneon, a climate scientist at NASA GISS, presents data visualizations and the state of current satellite missions to Vice President Kamala Harris.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/climate-scientist-dr-christian-braneon
Lightness of Being: Remembering Space Shuttle Columbia and Her Crew
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The bright Sun dissects the airglow above Earth's horizon in this view photographed with a digital still camera from during the STS-107 mission.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/lightness-of-being-remembering-space-shuttle-columbia-and-her-crew
Learning How Ocean Water Melts Glaciers
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the coastline of the world’s largest island.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/learning-how-ocean-water-melts-glaciers
Remembering Challenger and Her Crew
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image taken in 1985, four members of the Challenger STS-51L crew train on the flight deck of the shuttle crew compartment.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-challenger-and-her-crew
Remembering Apollo 1
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204).
The Colors of Water
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Much like the sky, rivers are rarely painted one color.
X-59 Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Glenn
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This colorized schlieren image is of a small-scale model of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/x-59-wind-tunnel-testing-at-nasa-glenn
Studying the ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designing mission concepts to survive the planet's extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressure.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/studying-the-lost-habitable-world-of-venus