Space NASA Image of the Day

Reflections of Starlight

hubble_sstgbsj1109261_ic2631_display1_0.jpg


This Hubble Space Telescope image captures a portion of the reflection nebula IC 2631, which contains a protostar, the hot, dense core of a forming star that is accumulating gas and dust. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble Views a Galaxy With an Explosive Past

hubble_ngc_3568_potw2150a.jpg


In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures a side-on view of NGC 3568, a barred spiral galaxy roughly 57 million light-years from the Milky Way in the constellation Centaurus. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Images of 2021: International Space Station Transits the Sun

51271450910_2301dffc91_o.jpeg


This composite image made from seven frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
NASA’s X-59 Kicks Off 2022 in Texas for Ground Testing

097a2052-pano.jpg


2021 saw significant milestones achieved in the assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST), and all eyes now look forward to a pivotal 2022. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Drilling Holes on the Red Planet

martian-drill-hole.png


This image shows the Highfield drill hole, on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale crater on Mars, made by NASA’s Curiosity rover in its search for rock samples. Just recently, scientists announced that an analysis of rock samples collected by the rover were enriched in carbon 12, a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble Sights a Sail of Stars

hubble_ngc3318_potw2203a_0.png


The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3318 are lazily draped across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies in the constellation Vela and is roughly 115 light-years away from Earth. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Back
Top