As millions of people across the United States experienced a total eclipse as the umbra, or…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
Glory of the Heavens
This composite image shows the progression of a partial solar eclipse over Ross Lake, in Northern…
Saturn-lit Tethys
Cassini gazes across the icy rings of Saturn toward the icy moon Tethys, whose night side…
Atlas V Rocket and TDRS-M
As the Sun rises at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in…
Jupiter: A New Point of View
This striking Jovian vista was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran using data…
Space Station Flight Over the Bahamas
One of the most recognizable points on the Earth for astronauts to photograph is the Bahamas.…
Spiraling Cloud Patterns Over Guadalupe Island
On May 24, 2017, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite…
SpaceX CRS-12 Cargo Mission Launch
The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center…
Highlighting Titan’s Hazes
NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks toward the night side of Saturn's moon Titan in a view that…
Hubble Displays a Dwarf Spiral Galaxy
Dwarf galaxy NGC 5949 sits at a distance of around 44 million light-years from us, placing…