In this image, a galaxy called ESO 243-49 is home to an extremely bright object called HLX-1. Circled in this image, HLX-1 is the most likely example of a black hole in the intermediate mass range that scientists have found. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Expedition 60 astronaut Christina Koch photographed the Soyuz MS-15 crew ship ascending into space after its launch from Kazakhstan. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Today is my last Monday living on this orbiting laboratory and I’m soaking up my final views, said astronat Nivk Hague. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Space Launch System Mock Up Arrives at Kennedy for Testing
NASA's Pegasus Barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin wharf at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to make its first delivery to Kennedy in support of the agency's Artemis missions. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Astronaut Nick Hague Returns to Earth After 203 Days Aboard the Space Station
NASA astronaut Nick Hague is seen outside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft after he landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Stephen Hawking and Our Changing Ideas of the Universe
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking changed our view of the universe with his remarkable theories and outreach even thought he suffered from ALS, which slowly paralyzed him over the years. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Replacing the Space Station’s Solar Array Batteries
After completing the first of 10 spacewalks to upgrade the station, astronaut Christina Koch, wrote: The great @Space_Station battery swap series of spacewalks is underway! (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Discovered in 2018 by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Satellite Survey (TESS) mission, planet LHS 3844b is located 48.6 light-years from Earth and has a radius 1.3 times that of Earth. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras penetrate much of the dust, revealing the stars of the crowded galactic center region of our Milky Way. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Skunkworks
NASA’s X-59 QueSST, an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft is taking shape.. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
NASA’s X-59 QueSST, an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft is taking shape.. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Serena Aunon-Chancellor Talks to Girls About Life on the Station
NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor speaks about her experience on Expeditions 56 and 57 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) at Excel Academy Public Charter School, Monday, June 10, 2019. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Serena Auñón-Chancellor Talks to Girls About Life on the Station
NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor speaks about her experience on Expeditions 56 and 57 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) at Excel Academy Public Charter School, Monday, June 10, 2019. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
Amy Ross, a spacesuit engineer at Johnson Space Center, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, watch as Kristine Davis and Dustin Gohmert wear prototype spacesuits. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was among those who noticed a new bright object in the constellation Cassiopeia. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Conducts Repairs on the Space Station
NASA astronaut Christina Koch conducts her fourth spacewalk at the International Space Station with fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
NASA and the 70th International Astronautical Congress
Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of the 70th International Astronautical Congress. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
NASA Attaches First of 4 RS-25 Engines to Artemis I Rocket Stage
Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have structurally mated the first of four RS-25 engines to the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will help power the first Artemis mission to the Moon. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)