Northrop Grumman’s 16th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station is slated to launch Aug. 10, 2021. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/wff-2021-054-005.jpg
In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/51371961714_97a3fd9923_o.jpeg
Known as NGC 6523 or the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 is a giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are born. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/archives_m8_0.jpg
This image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth's atmosphere. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss065e214281.jpg
Nestled among the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own solar system. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/potw2110a_0_0.jpeg
In this image, a NASA Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket was launched to study a very fundamental problem in space plasmas. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/wff-2021-017-006.jpg
Galaxies and dark matter go together like peanut butter and jelly. Rarely is one without the other. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/stsci-h-p1816a-f-16x9.png
Gene Roddenberry would have been 100 years old on Aug. 19, 2021, and we at NASA celebrate his legacy. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ec76-5806.jpg
The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above the southeast coast of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean into an orbital sunrise. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss065e257936.jpg
Space Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency checked the fit of his U.S. spacesuit. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss065e257472.jpg
The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts and support personnel participate in water survival training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jsc2021e017168.jpg
On Women’s Equality Day, NASA celebrates the women who are breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nancy_grace_roman_with_women_of_hubble_42081749402.jpeg
Contamination control engineers in a clean room at the Goddard Space Flight Center evaluate a propellant tank before it is installed in our Europa Clipper spacecraft. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia24478.jpeg
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), located 210,000 light-years away, is one of the most dynamic and intricately detailed star-forming regions in space. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/137805main_image_feature_448_ys_full.jpg
Taken on Aug. 29, 2021, this image shows Hurricane Ida shows as a category 4 storm. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss065e327057.jpg
Johanna Lucht, who was born deaf, never thought she would work for NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/afrc2017-0275-07.jpg
In this image from Aug, 30, 2021, the SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle approaches the International Space Station. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss065e333824.jpg
This Mastcam-Z image shows a sample of Mars rock inside the sample tube on Sept. 1, 2021 – the 190th sol, or Martian day, of the mission. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia24804-2-1041.jpg
This Mastcam-Z image shows a sample of Mars rock inside the sample tube on Sept. 1, 2021 – the 190th sol, or Martian day, of the mission. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia24804-2-1041.jpg
Instrumentation technician Michael Hodgins performs installation measures on the trans-sonic truss-braced wing model at Langley Research Center’s 14x22 subsonic wind tunnel. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/lrc-2021-0707-h1_p_ttbw_aircraft-000312.jpg