NASA Image of the Day
Mae Jemison Trains for Her Space Shuttle Flight
Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, participated in crew egress training for Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-47 mission during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.
Remembering September 11th and Looking to the Future
This 2019 photo of Manhattan, taken by astronaut Nick Hague from aboard the International Space Station, shows a city totally recovered from the attack on September 11, 2001.
Testing and Training on the Boeing Starliner
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke works through a check list inside a mockup of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner during a simulation at NASA's Johnson Space Center on Aug. 21, 2019.
Learning to Track Water Using NASA Satellite Data
It's Back to School Week and NASA has activities to keep students motivated.
Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback
Scientists with NASA's Mars 2020 mission and the European-Russian ExoMars mission traveled to the Australian Outback to hone their research techniques.
Satellite Captures Four Tropical Cyclones from Space
On Sept. 4, 2019, a loose chain of tropical cyclones lined up across the Western Hemisphere.
An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy
Located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major, which also includes the Big Dipper, nearby galaxy Messier 81 is easily visible through binoculars or a small telescope.
Jessica Meir Climbs Aboard a Soyuz Trainer
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA climbs aboard a Soyuz trainer during final crew qualification exams on Aug. 30.
Hurricane Dorian Seen From Aboard the Space Station
NASA astronaut Christian Koch snapped this image of Hurricane Dorian as the International Space Station during a flyover on Monday, September 2, 2019.
Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life
NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that lies about 10,000 light-years from Earth, can be seen in the constellation Centaurus.
Celebrating Spitzer's Sweet Sixteen
Spitzer Space Telescope into orbit around the Sun on Aug. 25, 2003. Since then, the observatory has been lifting the veil on the wonders of the cosmos, from our own solar system to faraway galaxies, using infrared light.
Lifting the Space Launch System Core Stage Into Place
NASA cleared a milestone in preparation for Green Run testing of its Space Launch System (SLS) core stage with the lift and installation of the core stage pathfinder simulator onto the B-2 Test Stand.
Astronaut Andrew Morgan Performs His First Spacewalk
West Point graduate, physician and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is pictured working outside the International Space Station .
Christine Darden: From Human Computer to Engineer
In 1967, Christine Darden was added to the pool of 'human computers' who wrote complex programs and tediously crunched numbers for engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center.
Hubble Captures Dynamic Dying Star
This Hubble image shows a dark, gloomy scene in the constellation of Gemini (the Twins). The subject of this image confused astronomers when it was first studied — rather than being classified as a single object, it was instead recorded as two objects, owing to its symmetrical lobed structure.
Wildfires in the Brazilian Rainforest Creating Cross Country Smoke
Amazon rainforest fires causing smoke to drift across the whole of Brazil.
A View of the National Space Council
A member of the audience takes a picture with their phone as Vice President Mike Pence is introduced during the sixth meeting of the National Space Council.
SpaceX Dragon Crew Emergency Evacuation Rehearsal
A quick moving storm passes as teams from NASA and SpaceX practice procedures for medical emergency evacuation onboard the GO Searcher ship, Friday, August 15, 2019.
3D Printing and the Future of Aeronautics
Today is National Aviation Day and progress is ongoing in the next evolution of air mobility – all thanks to emerging 3D printing technology.