Taking a Ride on the Moon in the Lunar Roving Vehicle

Apollo 15 Commander David Scott drives the lunar roving vehicle on the surface of the Moon, the first time the rover was used. via NASA https://ift.tt/3xeG4NF

Staring at the Sun

On April 29, 2015, NuSTAR, Hinode, and SDO all stared at our Sun. via NASA https://ift.tt/3zPxeHC

Bright Rays and Dark Shadows in a Nearby Galaxy

From 156 million light-years away the heart of active galaxy IC 5063 reveals a mixture of bright rays and dark shadows coming from the blazing core, home of a supermassive black hole. via NASA https://ift.tt/3l6bAuw

Boeing Starliner Secured Atop Atlas V Rocket

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. via NASA https://ift.tt/3i5f1zJ

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15

This image from May 11, 1971, is a high angle view showing the Apollo 15 spacecraft on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Tze7Ca

The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could

Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars. via NASA https://ift.tt/3BtLWWy

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Secured Atop an Atlas V Rocket

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TodyuU

240,000 Miles to the Moon

On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on another celestial body. via NASA https://ift.tt/3BicgCZ

A Peek Inside the Orion Nebula

This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming. via NASA https://ift.tt/3hOb4iU

A View of the Rings of Saturn

This artist's illustration shows the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TdSnMb

Celebrating 5 Years at Jupiter

On July 4, 2016, our Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on a mission to peer through the gas giant planet’s dense clouds via NASA https://ift.tt/3r70uqm

Honoring the Space Shuttle Closeout Crew Lead

This uniform in the center of this image belonged to one of the unsung heroes of the Space Shuttle Program – Travis Thompson, former Closeout Crew Lead. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VEJtIn

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs the Space Station

The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship departs the International Space Station after it undocked from the Harmony module. via NASA https://ift.tt/36K4bch

Hubble Glimpses a Galactic Duo

Two enormous galaxies capture your attention in this spectacular image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). via NASA https://ift.tt/2Uz17Ng

This Week in NASA History: Final Launch of Shuttle Program – July 8, 2011

This week in 2011, space shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-135, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3wtXjdc

There's a Starr in the Asteroid Belt

Our birthday wishes for Ringo Starr's 81st birthday are almost boundless. via NASA https://ift.tt/3hmAbsZ

In Orbit Around a Red Dwarf Star

Planet TOI-1231 b orbits a red dwarf star some 90 light-years away from Earth and is oddly reminiscent of our own Neptune. via NASA https://ift.tt/36hJELS

Hubble Sees a Cluster of Red, White, and Blue

This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts the open star cluster NGC 330, which lies around 180,000 light-years away inside the Small Magellanic Cloud. via NASA https://ift.tt/3wa5lrz

Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center

This 2004 image was produced by combining a dozen Chandra observations made of a 130 light-year region in the center of the Milky Way. via NASA https://ift.tt/3hsUGTu