This image from 2020 shows a flame that was one of many ignited as part of the Flame Design investigation on the space station. To source
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Melba Roy Mouton – Mathematician
Melba Roy Mouton (1929-1990) was a mathematician and computer programmer in NASA’s Trajectory and Geodynamics Division. To source
Taking a Selfie on the Red Planet
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021, and took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on Sept. 10, 2021. To source
NASA Tests the F/A-18E
A top view shows the wing loading test configuration of a F/A-18E from the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland. To source
Orbiting a Red Dwarf Star
This artist’s concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star. To source
Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown: Studying Solar Cells
Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown at NASA’s Glenn Research Center leads a study of solar cells made from a material called perovskite. To source
Hubble Views a Cosmic Interaction
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope feels incredibly three-dimensional for a piece of deep-space imagery. The image shows Arp 282, an interacting galaxy pair composed of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 169 (bottom) and the galaxy IC 1559 (top). To source
New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment
NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment. To source
NASA to Discuss Webb Telescope Progress, Mirror Alignment
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11, to share progress made in the early stages of aligning the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors. To source
Voyager's View of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
This view of Jupiter was taken by Voyager 1. To source
Mark Vande Hei's Window to the World
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei peers at the Earth below from inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station’s window to the world. To source
Daniel G. Nichols
Mathematician Daniel G. Nichols, who worked in the Real-Time Program Development Branch, Mission Planning and Analysis Division, is photographed in NASA’s Manned Space Center. To source
First Rays of an Orbital Sunrise
Ths January 2022 image shows the first rays of an orbital sunrise as seen from the International Space Station as it orbited above Venezuela. To source