Hurricane Ida As a Category 4 Storm

Taken on Aug. 29, 2021, this image shows Hurricane Ida shows as a category 4 storm. via NASA https://ift.tt/3kHsyh4

Brilliant, Hot, Young Stars Shine in the Small Magellanic Cloud

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. via NASA https://ift.tt/3kDqjeQ

Prepping the Europa Clipper's Propulsion Tanks

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. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sQgr4W

Paving the Way for Future Generations of Women in STEM

On Women’s Equality Day, NASA celebrates the women who are breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations. via NASA https://ift.tt/38gc61A

SpaceX Crew 3's Water Survival Training

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts and support personnel participate in water survival training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. via NASA https://ift.tt/3jhIyXS

Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide Checks His Spacesuit

Space Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency checked the fit of his U.S. spacesuit. via NASA https://ift.tt/3BiP86D

Night Turns to Day

The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above the southeast coast of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean into an orbital sunrise. via NASA https://ift.tt/2XMRzzT

Star Trek and NASA: Celebrating the Connection

Gene Roddenberry would have been 100 years old on Aug. 19, 2021, and we at NASA celebrate his legacy. via NASA https://ift.tt/3D3Vk3K

A Ghostly Galaxy's Lack of Dark Matter

Galaxies and dark matter go together like peanut butter and jelly. Rarely is one without the other. via NASA https://ift.tt/37TbiQ3

Illuminating the Night Sky for Science

In this image, a NASA Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket was launched to study a very fundamental problem in space plasmas. via NASA https://ift.tt/3xYJwfn

Star Formation in the Constellation of Gemini, the Twins

Nestled among the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own solar system. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sjs2cF

Aurora Australis Lights Up the Sky

This image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth's atmosphere. via NASA https://ift.tt/3xO0nkZ

The Lagoon Nebula Gives Birth to Stars

Known as NGC 6523 or the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 is a giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are born. via NASA https://ift.tt/3lXFOAD

Behold! The Perseid Meteor Shower

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. via NASA https://ift.tt/3AxZ63A

Cygnus Cargo Craft Slated to Launch to Station

Northrop Grumman’s 16th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station is slated to launch Aug. 10, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CzHlm1

Download NASA E-Books on National Book Lovers Day

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay! via NASA https://ift.tt/3Alb5RG

Juno Celebrates 10 Years With a New View of Jovian Moon Ganymede

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. via NASA https://ift.tt/3jtnFYz

Curiosity Celebrates Another Year on Mars

In this self-portrait from 2018, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover sits atop Vera Rubin Ridge, which the rover had been investigating. via NASA https://ift.tt/3Cihzmg

The Menu Matters

An army marches on its stomach, the saying goes, and astronauts fly on theirs. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ysP17s

Illuminating the Next Launch

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. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VtxVaC

Rolling to the Launch Pad

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. via NASA https://ift.tt/3fmhvrZ