Mocha Swirls in Jupiter’s Turbulent Atmosphere

During its 36th low pass over Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of striking cloud bands and swirls in the giant planet’s mid-southern latitudes. via NASA https://ift.tt/30cV57P

Crew Dragon Endeavour Recovered After a Successful Splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Mon., Nov. 8, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3EXBBD8

Spotted by Hubble: Dark Star-Hatching frEGGs

This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming. These Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules (frEGGs) are located in the Northern Coalsack Nebula in the direction of Cygnus, the Swan. via NASA https://ift.tt/3mT8g6v

Particles From the Sun Produce Light Show on Earth

The aurora borealis glow on the northern horizon while stars wheel overhead in this long exposure, taken near the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Nov. 4, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CQbIo1

Hubble Images Colorful Planetary Nebula Ringed by Hazy Halo

The colorful planetary nebula, NGC 2438, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. It appears to lie on the outskirts of the open star cluster, M46 (NGC 2437), when in fact it is in the foreground between us and the star cluster. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CSlbvm

Mariner 10: First Mission to Use an Interplanetary Gravity Assist

​An artists' impression of the Mariner 10 mission, the first mission to perform an interplanetary gravity assist. via NASA https://ift.tt/3wajlmW

An Aurora Seen From Space

An aurora dimly intersected with Earth's airglow as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 264 miles above the Pacific Ocean. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CCSylu