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This colorful zinnia, shown in an image from Jan. 22, 2016, grew aboard the International Space Station as part of the VEG-01 experiment. To source

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reads her poem for the Europa Clipper mission during an event with NASA, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the Library of Congress in Washington. To source

“‘NASA for all.’ That’s something that I think is really important because we are the universe, right? We are made of star stuff, and I think now more than ever, we all need to remember that we’re part of a greater purpose.” – Rebecca Sirmons, NASA TV Executive Producer, NASA Headquarters To source

Hired by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 1963, Josephine Jue was a Chinese-American computer programmer and mathematician who worked for the agency for more than 30 years. To source

By recreating realistic Moon-like environments, we can get a much better idea of how VIPER will perform on the surface. To source

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket stands on Pad B, Launch Complex 1, in Māhia, New Zealand, just ahead of a successful launch on Friday, May 26, with NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) CubeSats payload. To source

The jellyfish galaxy JW39 hangs serenely in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. To source

“If I can advocate for all the groups that need equity, I’m glad to do it.” – Anita Dey, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Outreach and Engagement, NASA Headquarters To source

Two black-bellied whistling ducks walk through a field of wildflowers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 19, 2023. To source

The SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft, named Freedom, is seen as it approaches the International Space Station with four Axiom Mission 2 private astronauts aboard on Monday, May 22, 2023. To source

The densely packed globular cluster NGC 6325 glistens in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. To source

The four astronauts who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II visited Washington on Wednesday, May 17, to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. To source

Laguna San Rafael National Park, photographed on May 9, 2023 as the space station orbited 268 miles above Chile. To source