Life Detection Systems branch chief Vance Oyama operates a specially designed soil distribution system, used for…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
The Gulf Stream in Infrared
This image shows a small portion of the Gulf Stream off of South Carolina as it…
The Blue Marble: The View From Apollo 17
Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, people around the world marked the first Earth Day. …
Jessica Meir and Her Crewmates Return Safely from the Space Station
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir gives a thumbs up after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and NASA…
PIA23803: Churning Texture in Jupiter's Atmosphere
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: JunoCam Image Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSImage processing by Kevin M. Gill,…
Kepler-1649c: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Hides in Plain Sight
This artist’s illustration shows what Kepler-1649c could look like from its surface. Click here…
PIA23686: White Smoker Ocean Vents
Target: Earth Image Credit: NOAA/C. German (WHOI) Click here for original story, PIA23686:…
Checkpoint: OSIRIS-REx Practices Sample Collection
This image shows sample site Nightingale Crater, OSIRIS-REx’s primary sample collection site on asteroid Bennu. …
NASA 'Optometrists' Verify Mars Perseverance Rover's 20/20 Vision
Equipped with visionary science instruments, the Mars Perseverance rover underwent an “eye” exam after several cameras…
PIA23851: Nordlingen, Germany
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…