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Apollo 11 Crew Trains for Excursion on the Sea of Tranquility

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Apollo 11 crew simulates deploying and using lunar tools on the surface of the Moon during a training exercise on April 22, 1969.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/apollo-11-crew-trains-for-excursion-on-the-sea-of-tranquility

A Supernova's Shockwaves

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Supernovas are the explosive deaths of the universe's most massive stars.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-supernovas-shockwaves

A View from Above: Zero Gravity Facility Circa 1966

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This tunnel view looking up from level 5 is of the Zero Gravity Facility at Lewis Research Center, now known as the Glenn Research Center.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-view-from-above-zero-gravity-facility-circa-1966

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Station on 25th Resupply Mission

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A SpaceX Falcon 9 soars upward after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacex-dragon-heads-to-station-on-25th-resupply-mission

James Webb Space Telescope Senior Project Scientist John Mather

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Senior Project Scientist John Mather speaks with the media after the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope .

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/james-webb-space-telescope-senior-project-scientist-john-mather

President Biden and the World Preview Webb Telescope's First Image

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA Administrator Bill Nelson describes the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/president-biden-and-the-world-preview-webb-telescopes-first-image

Behold: The Carina Nebula's 'Mystic Mountain'

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Within the tempestuous Carina Nebula lies “Mystic Mountain.” This three-light-year-tall cosmic pinnacle, imaged by Hubble in 2010.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/behold-the-carina-nebulas-mystic-mountain

Hubble Spots a Merging Galactic Gem

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observation has captured the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger which lies around 520 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-spots-a-merging-galactic-gem

Countdown to the Webb Telescope's First Images

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Webb’s Fine Guidance Sensor Provides a Serendipitous Preview

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/countdown-to-the-webb-telescopes-first-images

Become a Jovian Vortex Hunter!

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA citizen science project, Jovian Vortex Hunter, seeks your help spotting vortices – spiral wind patterns – and other on Jupiter.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/become-a-jovian-vortex-hunter

Orbital Sunset Over Brazil

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The last rays of an orbital sunset burst through Earth's horizon as the International Space Station flew 258 miles above Brazil.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/orbital-sunset-over-brazil

Making a Picture-Perfect Landing

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An adult osprey, carrying a fish in its talons, prepares to land in its nest atop a speaker platform in the parking lot at Kennedy Space Center.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/making-a-picture-perfect-landing

OMG: The Beauty of Ice

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Most of Greenland's glaciers that empty into the ocean are at greater risk of rapid ice loss than previously understood.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/omg-the-beauty-of-ice

The Perfect Landing

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An adult osprey, carrying a fish in its talons, prepares to land in its nest atop a platform in the press site parking lot at Kennedy Space Center.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-perfect-landing

Turquoise Plumes in the Large Magellanic Cloud

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Brightly glowing plumes of the Large Magellanic Cloud appear almost like an ocean current.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/turquoise-plumes-in-the-large-magellanic-cloud

CAPSTONE Launches for Lunar Orbit

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The CAPSTONE mission launched at 5:55 a.m. EDT (09:55 UTC) on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/capstone-launches-for-lunar-orbit

Public Affairs Specialist Tyrone McCoy

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay "A piece of my story that I think needs to get told is that broken crayons still color." – Tyrone McCoy, Public Affairs Specialist, NASA Headquarters

http://www.nasa.gov/faces-of-nasa/tyrone-mccoy

CAPSTONE Slated for Launch Into Lunar Orbit

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay CAPSTONE, the pathfinder for NASA’s lunar outpost, will test an orbit around the Moon that has never been flown before.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/capstone-slated-for-launch-into-lunar-orbit

Mirrors Aligned: Webb Telescope’s First Full-Color Images Due in July

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay We're counting down to the release of the Webb Telescope’s first full-color images!

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mirrors-aligned-webb-telescope-s-first-full-color-images-due-in-july

A Sea of Stars Like Sequins

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Near the center of the Milky Way lies this star-studded globular cluster, called Terzan 9 in the constellation Sagittarius.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-sea-of-stars-like-sequins