Snoopy, the Zero G Indicator for the Artemis I mission, was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 2 2021. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/snoppy.jpeg
Each December the Geminids meteor showers appear in the night sky. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/2020_geminid_radiant_visual-cropped.png
IIn this image, a Hayabusa2 sample canister containing sample fragments of the asteroid Ryugu is transferred from JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, to NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jsc2021e062389.jpg
Dr. Eugene Parker (seated), a pioneer in heliophysics, watches the liftoff of the mission named in his honor. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ksc-20180812-ph_geb01_0045.jpg
This Hubble Space Telescope image captures a portion of the reflection nebula IC 2631, which contains a protostar, the hot, dense core of a forming star that is accumulating gas and dust. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_sstgbsj1109261_ic2631_display1_0.jpg
In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures a side-on view of NGC 3568, a barred spiral galaxy roughly 57 million light-years from the Milky Way in the constellation Centaurus. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_ngc_3568_potw2150a.jpg
These blueprints of the James Webb Space Telescope were created as a prop for a video series. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/47690335362_a9b23dc6c8_o.jpeg
The Earth's solstices come twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, this year's winter solstice happens on Dec. 21. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/seasons_msg_20101221_lrg.jpeg
In this image, the COWVR and TEMPEST instruments are shown in the trunk of the cargo craft. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/1-cowvr-loaded-1041.jpg
Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is rolled out to the launch pad, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nhq202112230007_0.jpg
This composite image made from seven frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/51271450910_2301dffc91_o.jpeg
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, launched aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/51775374322_f109a4ecb1_o.jpeg
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen at Space Launch Complex 41, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/51590057956_1977fe98b4_o.jpeg
2021 saw significant milestones achieved in the assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST), and all eyes now look forward to a pivotal 2022. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/097a2052-pano.jpg
This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_j2034417_freggs_fullsize_0.jpg
This image shows the James Webb Space Telescope atop its launch vehicle, but before it was encapsulated in the rocket fairing. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/51756638171_8ed20da7d5_o.jpeg
Legendary actor and diplomat, Sidney Poitier, visited JPL in 1979. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/p-21268b.jpeg
Our Milky Way's central black hole has a leak. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_mwayjet_composite.jpg
Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia19836-ngc2174.jpg
This image, captured by the Landsat-8 satellite, shows the view over Western Australia on May 12, 2013. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/march2014_1920x1200.jpeg