A View of the Red Planet (in Blue)
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped this view of a hill in Mars' Jezero Crater called "Santa Cruz" on April 29, 2021, the 68th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-view-of-the-red-planet-in-blue
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T Soars After Launch
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, carrying NOAA's GOES-T, soars upward after lifting off from Space Launch Complex 41 on March 1, 2022.
Rosemary Dobbins: Illustrating the Space Age
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Rosemary Dobbins was an artist at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/rosemary-dobbins-illustrating-the-space-age
Victor Glover, Pilot of SpaceX Crew-1
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image, Glover celebrated his birthday during his stay on the station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/victor-glover-pilot-of-spacex-crew-1
Hubble Peers at Peculiar Pair of Galaxies
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This striking image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases Arp 298, a stunning pair of interacting galaxies. Arp 298 – which comprises the two galaxies NGC 7469 and IC 5283 – lies roughly 200 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-peers-at-peculiar-pair-of-galaxies
Ted Brown: Artist of the Space Age
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay There are few artists in the aerospace industry whose career was as varied or accomplished as Ted Brown.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ted-brown-artist-of-the-space-age
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