Archive | Image of the day

This bright, somewhat blob-like object — seen in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope — is a galaxy named NGC 1803. It is about 200 million light-years away, in the southern constellation of Pictor (the Painter’s Easel), and it was discovered in 1834 by astronomer John Herschel. To source

In the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla lies the Cuatro Cienegas Basin. To source

NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain talk about their experiences onboard the International Space Station at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in D.C. To source

A multitude of swirling clouds in Jupiter’s dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. To source

NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday. To source

NASA has announced that our next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan. To source

This artist’s concept illustrates a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets, turning both into dusty debris. To source

A waxing crescent Moon is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the north African country of Algeria. To source

TOI 700 d is the first Earth-size habitable-zone planet discovered by TESS, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. To source

On Jan.1, 2020, ​​NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted: “Making progress! The massive @NASA_SLS core stage is moving to Building 110 at the Michoud Assembly Facility. To source

This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). This might sound like an odd name for a constellation — and in fact it is somewhat unusual. It’s the only modern constellation named in honor of a real person from history: Queen […]

Stars glitter in the night sky above the Earth’s atmospheric glow. To source

NGC 4258, a galaxy about 23 million light years away, is the site of impressive, ongoing fireworks. To source