On the northwestern coast of Madagascar, the salty waters of the Mozambique Channel penetrate inland to…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
The Black Marble: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness
This image is one of several global images of the Earth at night released in 2017. …
Life Detection Systems Branch Chief Vance Oyama Examines Apollo 11 Samples
Life Detection Systems branch chief Vance Oyama operates a specially designed soil distribution system, used for…
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. …