Japan's Geiyo Archipelago, in the Seito Inland Sea, was once home to pirates. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia25185.jpeg

SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ksc-20220406-ph-jbp01-0001_orig.jpeg

SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ksc-20220406-ph-jbp01-0001_orig.jpeg

A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled the unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in this image from Hubble. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_arp143.png

On April 12, 1981, NASA launched is first Space Transportation System, or space shuttle, mission, carrying astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into orbit. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/space_shuttle_columbia_launching.jpeg

What looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jpegpia23121.jpeg

This artist's impression is of a supermassive black hole that is inside the dust-shrouded core of a vigorously star-forming

NASA helped to create a web-based tool that helps park managers better understand the impact of outdoor lighting and noise on animal species in national parks. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/us_lights2.jpg

In this image from April 10, 2022, sunlight glints off the Atlantic Ocean in this photograph from taken by the crew of the International Space Station. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss067e005682.jpg

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren speaks to members of the media after arriving att Kennedy Space Center, ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/52013454056_0aa9531a27_o.jpeg

A vehicle carrying two members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission passed by the VAB as it returned to Launch Complex 39A. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/52017483234_50468627ed_o.jpeg

We're celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's 32nd birthday with a stunning look at an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_32nd_hickson40.png

An orbital sunrise beams across Earth's horizon revealing silhouetted clouds above the South China Sea. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss066e172499.jpg

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 40. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ksc-20220421-ph-kls01_0054_orig.jpeg

This Hubble Space Telescope image features two merging galaxies in the VV-689 system, nicknamed the Angel Wing. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_vv689_potw2216b.jpg

The mission launched April 27, 2022. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nhq202204270030.jpg

In this image, World View’s Stratollite high-altitude balloon is inflated on the launch pad in Tucson, Arizona on April 9, 2022. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/picture6_0.jpg

NASA astronaut Victor Glover greets one of his youngest fans, 3-year-old Ezra Garrel. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/52035412027_aaf80c9f74_o.jpeg

Misty Snopkowski is NASA’s program executive for the Commercial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Development program. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/misty_snopkowski_-_headshot.jpg

May 2-6, 2022, is Teacher Appreciation Week! At NASA, we know the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/europadensity_step1.jpeg

Black holes are hard to find. They have such strong gravity that light can’t escape them, so scientists must rely on clues from their surroundings to find them. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/black_hole_nasa.jpeg