A recovery team member takes part in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission in this image from Aug. 29, 2023. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nhq202308290009orig.jpg

Hubble's colorful image of the globular star cluster Terzan 12 is a spectacular example of how dust in space affects starlight coming from background objects. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_terzan12_stsci-01h7tesnnsx9ch4eq29c919c4m.jpg

Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN work to open the hatch of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 4, 2023, with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/53167092730_590273feff_o.jpg

A snowy egret, identifiable by its slender black bill, black legs and yellow feet, marches through a pond near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, looking for food in this image from March 29, 2007. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ksc-07pd0726orig.jpg

In this image from July 24, 2023, astronaut Frank Rubio completes a session on the Surface Avatar Remote Control Terminal, which investigates how haptic controls, user interfaces, and virtual reality could command and control surface-bound robots from long distances. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss069e036163orig.jpg

Justin Hall lands the Dryden Remotely Operated Integrated Drone 2 (DROID 2) aircraft at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Aug. 22, 2023. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/afrc2023-0135-32orig.jpg

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the NOAA-20 satellite captured this image of fragmented ice in Hudson Bay on June 28, 2023. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jamesbaypolarbears_vir2_2023179_lrg.jpg

The Artemis II crew and teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program successfully completed on Sept. 20, the first in a series of integrated ground system tests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the upcoming mission around the Moon. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ksc-20230920-ph-kls01_0135orig.jpg

Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli captured this image of New Zealand, dotted by white clouds, on Sept. 12, 2023, as the International Space Station orbited 230 miles above the island nation. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss069-e-86875.jpg

The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/53210646183_c08c1305c8_o.jpg

A turtle moves through a waterway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 4, 2017. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ksc-20170504-ph_sww01_0057orig.jpg

This image, taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station, shows the reddish-brown waters of the Betsiboka River Delta in Madagascar. The color is caused by the transport of iron-rich sediment. (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/iss070e000959-lrg.jpg)

On Sept. 7, 2023, during its 54th close flyby of Jupiter, NASA’s Juno mission captured this view of an area in the giant planet’s far northern regions called Jet N7. The image shows turbulent clouds and storms along Jupiter’s terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the planet. The low angle of sunlight highlights the complex topography of features in this region, which scientists have studied to better understand the processes playing out in Jupiter’s atmosphere. (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/just-in-time-for-halloween-nasas-juno-mission-spots-eerie-face-on-jupiter.jpg)

This nighttime view from the International Space Station shows the city lights of the northeastern United States and major urban areas including Long Island, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C. The orbital lab was soaring 262 miles above the Pine Tree State of Maine at the time of this photograph. (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/iss070e013946orig.jpg)

6,500 light-years away lies the Crab Nebula, the remains of an exploded star. While this target has been well-studied by multiple observatories, including the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb’s infrared sensitivity and resolution offer new clues into the makeup and origins of this scene. (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53297865145-e3db450a1b-o.png)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals an ultraviolet view of Jupiter. (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/hubble-jupiter-jul22-3-flat-final.webp)

The NASA Worm Logo sign is unveiled before the ribbon cutting ceremony to open NASA’s Earth Information Center, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at NASA Headquarters building in Washington. (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nhq202306210039orig.jpg)

The spiral galaxy IC 342, located about 11 million light-years from Earth, lies behind the crowded plane of the Milky Way: Dust, gas, and stars obscure it from our view. Euclid used its near-infrared instrument to peer through the dust and study it. (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/euclid-s-view-of-spiral-galaxy-ic-342.jpg)

Casey Denham, aerospace engineer with the Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, works with tribal students during a STEM activity at the American Indian Engineering Sciences (AISES) National Conference in Spokane, Washington, Oct. 19-21, 2023. (https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/casey-denham.jpg)