Migratory birds and military aircraft often fly in a V-shaped formation. The “V” formation greatly boosts…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
Coronal Loops in an Active Region of the Sun
An active region of the sun just rotating into the view of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory…
Chandra Observatory Sees a Heart in the Darkness
This Chandra X-Ray Observatory image of the young star cluster NGC 346 highlights a heart-shaped cloud…
Crawler-Transporter Passes Milestone Test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
The crawler-transporter that will carry NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad…
Set of NanoRacks CubeSats Deployed From International Space Station
ISS038-E-045009 (11 Feb. 2014) --- The Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (SSOD), in the grasp of the…
Landsat 8’s First Year
On Feb. 11, 2013, the Landsat 8 satellite rocketed into a sunny California morning onboard a…
Solar Array Panels on Russian Segment of Space Station
ISS038-E-042665 (5 Feb. 2014) --- Solar array panels on the Russian segment of the International Space…
Sochi, Russia Winter Olympic Sites (Mountain Cluster)
The 2014 Winter Olympic ski runs may be rated double black diamond, but they're not quite…
Crescent Moon Rising and Earth’s Atmosphere
On Feb. 1, 2014, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata tweeted this view of a…
Mariner 10’s First Close-Up Photo of Venus
On Feb. 5, 1974, NASA's Mariner 10 mission took this first close-up photo of Venus. Made…