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. https://ift.tt/3kDqjeQ
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. https://ift.tt/3sQgr4W
The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above the southeast coast of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean into an orbital sunrise. https://ift.tt/2XMRzzT
In this image, a NASA Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket was launched to study a very fundamental problem in space plasmas. https://ift.tt/3xYJwfn
Nestled among the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own solar system. https://ift.tt/3sjs2cF
This image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth's atmosphere. https://ift.tt/3xO0nkZ
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. https://ift.tt/3AxZ63A
This infrared view of Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede was obtained by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its July 20, 2021, flyby. https://ift.tt/3jtnFYz
In this self-portrait from 2018, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover sits atop Vera Rubin Ridge, which the rover had been investigating. https://ift.tt/3Cihzmg
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, as it sits on the launch pad. https://ift.tt/2VtxVaC
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. https://ift.tt/3fmhvrZ