Category: NASA Picture Of the Day
Shane Kimbrough Helps Install Solar Array on Space Station
NASA Expedition 65 astronaut Shane Kimbrough is pictured during the Friday, June 18, 2021, spacewalk. [...]
Galveston from Space
On Monday, June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom. That day of liberation became known as Juneteenth. [...]
New Research Studies Turbulence
In a series of flights between June 1-6, 2021, Stratodynamics Inc. launched its HiDRON stratospheric glider from a high-altitude balloon to study turb [...]
A Purposeful Passenger Prepares for Mission Aboard Orion Spacecraft
When NASA’s Orion spacecraft launches around the Moon later this year, a suited manikin will be its passenger. [...]
Artemis I Space Launch System Core Stage Lift and Mate
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs lower the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage – the largest part of the rocket – o [...]
Flag Day 2021: Saluting the U.S. Flag
June 14 of each year is celebrated as Flag Day in the U.S. [...]
Earth’s Atmospheric Glow and Star Trails
The beauty of our home planet is shown in this long exposure photograph, taken from the International Space Station. [...]
A Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial solar eclipse is seen as the Sun rises behind the United States Capitol Building, Thursday, June 10, 2021, as seen from Arlington, Virginia. [...]
Galactic Goulash
One definition for goulash, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is mixture of heterogeneous elements, jumble. This 2017 image of Arp 299 is j [...]
Earth Is a Water World
In this view from aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, a pair of the International Space Station's main solar seemingly arrays drape across the Ea [...]