Astronaut Snoopy 'Lands' in New York
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The annual Thanksgiving event was held Nov. 24, 2022.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/astronaut-snoopy-lands-in-new-york
Snoopy Hitches Ride to Space Aboard Artemis I
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Snoopy, the zero-gravity indicator for NASA’s Artemis I flight test, floating in space Nov. 20, 2022, while attached to his tether in the Orion spacecraft.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/snoopy-hitches-ride-to-space-aboard-artemis-i
Orion’s Optical Navigation Camera Captures Earth
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft snapped this black and white photo of Earth on Nov. 17, 2022, the second day of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/orion-s-optical-navigation-camera-captures-earth
Orion Approaches Moon
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Nov. 20, the fifth day of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, a camera mounted on the tip of one of Orion’s solar array wings captured this footage of the spacecraft and the Moon as it continued to grow nearer to our lunar neighbor.
Hubble Views a Billowing Cosmic Cloud
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A small, dense cloud of gas and dust called CB 130-3 blots out the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-views-a-billowing-cosmic-cloud
First Nations Launch Teams Build Rockets
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Stephanie Yazzie, Northern Arizona University student and NAU Space Jacks team member, poses with her team’s rocket in this photo from the 2019 NASA First Nations Launch (FNL) competition.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/first-nations-launch-teams-build-rockets
We Are Going: Artemis I Launches
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Our Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. EST.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/we-are-going-artemis-i-launches
Moonlit Launch Preparations at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Moon is seen rising above NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/moonlit-launch-preparations-at-nasa-s-kennedy-space-center
Liftoff! Successful Launch for JPSS-2, LOFTID
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Moon makes a stunning backdrop for the successful launch of the third in a series of polar-orbiting weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and our Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) on Nov. 10 at 1:49 a.m. PST from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/liftoff-successful-launch-for-jpss-2-loftid
Astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines Study Farming in Space
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image from June 24, 2022, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines work on the XROOTS space botany investigation, which used the International Space Station’s (ISS) Veggie facility to test soilless hydroponic and aeroponic methods to grow plants.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/astronauts-jessica-watkins-and-bob-hines-study-farming-in-space
Blood Moon Total Eclipse at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This composite made from ten images shows the progression of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse above the Vehicle Assembly Building, Nov. 8, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/blood-moon-total-eclipse-at-nasa-s-kennedy-space-center
Artemis I Glows After Sunset
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard was seen lit by spotlights atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continued Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/artemis-i-glows-after-sunset
Thumbs Up from NASA Astronaut Nicole A. Mann
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Selected as an astronaut candidate in June 2013, Nicole A. Mann is the first Native American woman from NASA in space.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/thumbs-up-from-nasa-astronaut-nicole-a-mann
NASA ABoVE Team Studies Thawing Permafrost, Lakes
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Since 2015, scientists participating in NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) have been studying the impacts of climate change on Earth’s far northern regions and how those changes are intertwined.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-above-team-studies-thawing-permafrost-lakes
Stress Testing Super Hornet’s Wings
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Teams at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, recently completed stress testing on the Navy’s F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, Maryland.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/stress-testing-super-hornet-s-wings
Grinning Gourd Decorates Milky Way
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay While observing the outer region of the Milky Way galaxy, our Spitzer Telescope captured this infrared image of a cloud of gas and dust that looks like the hollowed-out pumpkins we see every Halloween.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/grinning-gourd-decorates-milky-way
Webb Reveals New Details in Pillars of Creation
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Our James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new image of the famous Pillars of Creation—first imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995—that reveals new details about the region.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/webb-reveals-new-details-in-pillars-of-creation
Hubble Peers at Mysterious Cosmic ‘Keyhole’
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This peculiar portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases NGC 1999, a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-peers-at-mysterious-cosmic-keyhole
Lucy Spots Earth and Moon
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Oct. 13, 2022, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captured this image of the Earth and the Moon from 890,000 miles (1.4 million km) away.
Mapping the Entire Night Sky
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This mosaic is composed of images covering the entire sky, taken by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) as part of WISE’s 2012 All-Sky Data Release.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mapping-the-entire-night-sky
