Category: NASA Picture Of the Day
SpaceX Crew-2 Dress Rehearsal
Crew-2 are seen as they prepare to depart for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal on Sunday, April 18, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
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Almost Every Galaxy Has One – A Black Hole, That Is
Spectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A.
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Tokyo at Night
The night lights of Tokyo, Japan, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the island nation.
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Sometimes Black Holes Are Prettier in Pink
This image, taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 2012, shows an extraordinary outburst from a black hole.
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Photographing a Black Hole
In April 2019, ablack hole and its shadow were captured in an image for the first time. [...]
STS-1 Takes Flight
When space shuttle Columbia took to the skies, a new era of spaceflight took wing.
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Blue Dunes on the Red Planet
A sea of dark dunes, sculpted by the wind into long lines, surrounds Mars' northern polar cap and covers an area as big as Texas.
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Researching the Environment and COVID-19
Today is World Health Day and we're funding studies to determine whether environmental factors influence the spread of the virus.
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Expedition 65 Soyuz Rollout
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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A View of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Resupply Ship
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus resupply ship, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays is pictured attached to the space station.
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