What's New on the Moon ... After 50 Years
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay One of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples collected during Apollo 17 has been opened under the careful direction of lunar sample processors and curators.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/whats-new-on-the-moon-after-50-years
Contraband Corned Beef and the Gemini III Mission
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Astronaut John Young, the pilot of the Gemini III mission, inspects his helmet in the ready room in preparation for the launch.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/contraband-corned-beef-and-the-gemini-iii-mission
5,000 Exoplanets and Counting
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A new raft of discoveries marks a scientific high point: More than 5,000 planets are now confirmed to exist beyond our solar system.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/5000-exoplanets-and-counting
A View to a Nebula
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This colorful image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and published in 2018, celebrated the observatory’s 28th anniversary of viewing the heavens.
Artemis I in Moonlight
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Earth's Moon is seen rising behind NASA’s Space Launch System rocket.
Artemis I First Rollout
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s Space Launch Syste rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Remembering Visionary Heliophysicist Eugene Parker
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Dr. Eugene N. Parker, visionary of heliophysics and namesake of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, has passed away. He was 94.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-visionary-heliophysicist-eugene-parker
NASA Astronaut Breaks American Space Record
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image from August 2021, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei sits and reads while on the International Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-astronaut-breaks-american-space-record
Hubble Views an Infant Star’s Outburst
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An energetic outburst from an infant star streaks across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-views-an-infant-stars-outburst
Cygnus Cargo Craft at the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This February 2022 image of Northrop Grummans's Cygnus cargo craft is pictured attached to the International Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/cygnus-cargo-craft-at-the-space-station
3.6 Billion Years in Pastel Colors
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Pilbara in northwestern Australia exposes some of the oldest rocks on Earth, over 3.6 billion years old.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/36-billion-years-in-pastel-colors
Engineering NASA’s Return to the Moon
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay These engineers developed and tested Space Launch System software that will tell the rocket how to operate for the first 8 minutes of Artemis during launch and ascent.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/engineering-nasa-s-return-to-the-moon
Nancy Grace Roman: First Chief Astronomer
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this undated image form the 1960s, Nancy Grace Roman sits in her office in NASA Headquarters. Roman was the first chief astronomer for NASA.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nancy-grace-roman-first-chief-astronomer
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
