Zeta Ophiuchi: A Star With a Complicated Past

Zeta Ophiuchi is a star with a complicated past, having likely been ejected from its birthplace by a powerful stellar explosion. A new look by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory helps tell more of the story of this runaway star. via NASA https://ift.tt/ezf3SAt

Vortices Near Jupiter’s North Pole

As NASA’s Juno mission completed its 43rd close flyby of Jupiter on July 5, 2022, its JunoCam instrument captured this striking view of vortices — hurricane-like spiral wind patterns — near the planet’s north pole. via NASA https://ift.tt/dnbp6NS

Preparing for the Next Generation of Flight

Before NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft takes to the skies, plenty of testing happens to ensure a safe first flight. via NASA https://ift.tt/jeZ9Iny

Heading into (Orbital) Sunrise

The crew doesn't just snap pretty pictures; the research aboard the station benefits humanity in numerous ways. via NASA https://ift.tt/NDv9gJI

Blue Ripples on a Red Planet

This image shows a variety of wind-related features on the Red Planet near the center of Gamboa Crater. via NASA https://ift.tt/DXSz8KT

50 Years of Landsat

We're celebrating 50 years of Landsat. via NASA https://ift.tt/m0nFOD8

It's CERTAIN

HDV is developing the necessary systems to enable urban drone flights that travel beyond visual sight. via NASA https://ift.tt/0gcxSYV

Apollo 11 Crew Trains for Excursion on the Sea of Tranquility

The Apollo 11 crew simulates deploying and using lunar tools on the surface of the Moon during a training exercise on April 22, 1969. via NASA https://ift.tt/wNS0H7t

A Supernova's Shockwaves

Supernovas are the explosive deaths of the universe's most massive stars. via NASA https://ift.tt/A8ljRho

A View from Above: Zero Gravity Facility Circa 1966

This tunnel view looking up from level 5 is of the Zero Gravity Facility at Lewis Research Center, now known as the Glenn Research Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/nvsMlef

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Station on 25th Resupply Mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 soars upward after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022. via NASA https://ift.tt/Q4J7qV3

James Webb Space Telescope Senior Project Scientist John Mather

Senior Project Scientist John Mather speaks with the media after the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope . via NASA https://ift.tt/fNdPKVe

President Biden and the World Preview Webb Telescope's First Image

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson describes the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. via NASA https://ift.tt/SumRVHB

Behold: The Carina Nebula's 'Mystic Mountain'

Within the tempestuous Carina Nebula lies “Mystic Mountain.” This three-light-year-tall cosmic pinnacle, imaged by Hubble in 2010. via NASA https://ift.tt/4JX7Pvt

Hubble Spots a Merging Galactic Gem

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observation has captured the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger which lies around 520 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion. via NASA https://ift.tt/s9QfJ0d

Countdown to the Webb Telescope's First Images

Webb’s Fine Guidance Sensor Provides a Serendipitous Preview via NASA https://ift.tt/e1h68YV

Become a Jovian Vortex Hunter!

NASA citizen science project, Jovian Vortex Hunter, seeks your help spotting vortices – spiral wind patterns – and other on Jupiter. via NASA https://ift.tt/hfutAov

Orbital Sunset Over Brazil

The last rays of an orbital sunset burst through Earth's horizon as the International Space Station flew 258 miles above Brazil. via NASA https://ift.tt/e7dXnBN

Making a Picture-Perfect Landing

An adult osprey, carrying a fish in its talons, prepares to land in its nest atop a speaker platform in the parking lot at Kennedy Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/Sy7odCK