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Terra Observes Shark Bay, Australia

Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve, seen here in an image from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on the Terra...

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Practicing for Orion’s Second Return

The Crew Module Test Article, a full-scale mockup of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, is seen in the waters of the Pacific Ocean on July 26, 2023.

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Practicing for Orion’s Second Return

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Hubble Peers at a Tranquil Galaxy

The tranquil spiral galaxy UGC 12295 basks leisurely in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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Hubble Peers at a Tranquil Galaxy

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Interns Flying High

NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) interns Dorothy Sue Grimmer and Victoria Tran pose for a photo in front of the Dynamic Aviation B200 ahe...

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Interns Flying High

NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) interns Dorothy Sue Grimmer and Victoria Tran pose for a photo in front of the Dynamic Aviation B200 ahe...

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Laguna Verde’s Turquoise Waters

Woody Hoburg took this photo of Laguna Verde’s inviting waters as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles (425 km) over South America on Jul...

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Laguna Verde’s Turquoise Waters

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NASA, Industry Partners Unveil Hybrid Electric Aircraft Paint Schemes

GE Aerospace and magniX have revealed the paint schemes of the hybrid electric aircraft they will fly as part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight ...

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NASA, Industry Partners Unveil Hybrid Electric Aircraft Paint Schemes

GE Aerospace and magniX have revealed the paint schemes of the hybrid electric aircraft they will fly as part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight ...

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A Wildflower Close-Up

Elaborate Passiflora incarnata, or purple passionflower, sit pretty in a field at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 13, 2023.

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A Wildflower Close-Up

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OSIRIS-REx Rehearsal in the Utah Desert

In preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, recovery teams tour the projected landing ellipse in the...

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OSIRIS-REx Rehearsal in the Utah Desert

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54 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Crew Walks on the Moon

AS11-40-5875 (20 July 1969) -- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the...

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Apollo 11 Moonwalk

AS11-40-5875 (20 July 1969) -- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the...

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Starling Takes Flight

On July 17, 2023, NASA’s four Starling CubeSats successfully deployed after having launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket, shown in this image.

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Starling Takes Flight

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Clouds Form Over North Africa

As the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above North Africa, clouds covered the sky. To the bottom right of the image, one of the station'...

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Clouds Form Over North Africa

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A Fully Electric Ride for Artemis Crews

One of three specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly crew transportation vehicles for Artemis missions sits at Launch Pad 39B at ...

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A Fully Electric Ride for Artemis Crews

One of three specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly crew transportation vehicles for Artemis missions sits at Launch Pad 39B at ...

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Three Cheers for NASA Orion Crew Modules for Future Artemis Missions

Work is being done on the Orion spacecraft for NASAs crewed Artemis II, Artemis III, and Artemis IV missions at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Three Cheers for NASA Orion Crew Modules for Future Artemis Missions

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The Barchan Dunes of Brazil

Former NASA astronaut Jack Fischer captured this photograph of Lagoa dos Barros and crescent-shaped barchan dunes on the Atlantic coastline of souther...

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The Barchan Dunes of Brazil

Former NASA astronaut Jack Fischer captured this photograph of Lagoa dos Barros and crescent-shaped barchan dunes on the Atlantic coastline of souther...

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Webb’s First Deep Field

President Joe Biden unveiled this image of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 during a White House event on July 11, 2022.

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Wildlife at Armstrong Flight Research Center

A bobcat surveys the landscape at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California in this March 11, 2021, image.

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Wildlife at Armstrong Flight Research Center

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New Horizons’ Infrared View

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, just before closest approach on July...

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New Horizons’ Infrared View

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Prelaunch Processing for Psyche

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is nearly complete as it rests in a clean room on June 26, 2023, at Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Ken...

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Prelaunch Processing for Psyche

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The Last Rays of an Orbital Sunset

The last rays of an orbital sunset begin fading in Earth's atmosphere silhouetting the cloud tops.

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The Last Rays of an Orbital Sunset

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NASA’s X-59 Makes a Critical Move

NASA’s X-59 research aircraft moves from its construction site to the flight line – or the space between the hangar and the runway – at Lockheed Marti...

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NASA’s X-59 Makes a Critical Move

NASA’s X-59 research aircraft moves from its construction site to the flight line – or the space between the hangar and the runway – at Lockheed Marti...

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A Full Moon Illuminates Artemis I

A full moon was visible behind the Artemis I SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

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A Full Moon Illuminates Artemis I

A full moon was visible behind the Artemis I SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

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Hubble Checks in on a Galactic Neighbor

The highly irregular galaxy ESO 174-1, which resembles a lonely, hazy cloud against a backdrop of bright stars, dominates this image from the NASA/ESA...

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Hubble Checks in on a Galactic Neighbor

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Artemis II Heat Shield Installed

Teams install the heat shield on the Artemis II Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 22, 2023.

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Artemis II Heat Shield Installed

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Rising to the Challenge: NASA TechRise Student Teams Take Flight

Students from 20 middle and high schools watched as their experiments launched aboard a high-altitude balloon on June 14 as part of NASA’s TechRise St...

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NASA TechRise Student Challenge Takes Flight

Students from 20 middle and high schools watched as their experiments launched aboard a high-altitude balloon on June 14, 2023, as part of NASA’s Tech...

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Sunning at Kennedy

A young alligator rests on a concrete structure at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 25, 2023.

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Exploring Climate Data in a New Way

Local students take in the sights—and data—at an Earth Information Center student engagement event, Friday, June 23, 2023, at NASA Headquarters in Was...

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Exploring Climate Data in a New Way

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Hubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster

The teeming stars of the globular cluster NGC 6544 glisten in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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Hubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster

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One Last Look from Skylab 2

During the Skylab 2 crew's final fly-around inspection on June 22, 1973, they saw this overhead view of the Skylab Space Station.

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This Week in NASA History: First Crewed Skylab Mission – May 25, 1973

This week in 1973, the first crewed Skylab mission launched aboard a Saturn IB from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts Charles Conrad, Paul Weitz...

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The Glowing North Sea

As sunlight and warmth increase in the spring and summer, the North Sea starts to gain swirls and tendrils of color.

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The Glowing North Sea

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It's Rock Science

Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA (left), Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency (middle), and Victor Glover of NASA (right) pay close attention to ...

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It's Rock Science

Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA (left), Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency (middle), and Victor Glover of NASA (right) pay close attention to ...

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A View of Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth

This image of Galveston was taken by the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station on June 20, 2022, as it orbited 224 miles above.

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A View of Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth

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Mars Research Scientist S. J. Ralston

"In order to really bring the community up, we have to lift from the bottom. And when we do things that improve equity for the people who have it the ...

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Artemis II Module Makes a Move

The European Service Module for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft moves into the Final Assembly and System Testing Cell at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i...

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Artemis II Module Makes a Move

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A Dragon Beams Up

In this long exposure photo from June 5, 2023, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates a beam of light as it launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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A Dragon Beams Up

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Spacewalker Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm

Spacewalker Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a roll-out solar array toward the International Space Station's truss struc...

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Spacewalker Woody Hoburg Rides the Canadarm2 Robotic Arm

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Systems Engineering Supervisor Amy Lendian

"So here I am, a transgender woman, an engineer, working at Kennedy Space Center, and I get to work around these really smart, wonderful people, suppo...

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Hubble Observes a Cosmic Sea Creature

The jellyfish galaxy JO206 trails across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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Hubble Observes a Cosmic Sea Creature

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A Cloudy Approach

The last rays of an orbital sunset illuminate the cloud tops above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan, providing a dramatic background for the S...

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iss069e018147 (June 6, 2023) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking less than a day aft...

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Crew-5 Visits NASA Headquarters

On June 5, 2023, Crew-5 astronauts Josh Cassada (left) and Nicole A. Mann (second from left) of NASA, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as...

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Crew-5 Visits NASA Headquarters

On June 5, 2023, Crew-5 astronauts Josh Cassada (left) and Nicole A. Mann (second from left) of NASA, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as...

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A Bloom in Space

This colorful zinnia, shown in an image from Jan. 22, 2016, grew aboard the International Space Station as part of the VEG-01 experiment.

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A Bloom in Space

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Systems Engineering Supervisor Amy Lendian

"So here I am, a transgender woman, an engineer, working at Kennedy Space Center, and I get to work around these really smart, wonderful people, suppo...

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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Unveils Poem for Europa Clipper

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reads her poem for the Europa Clipper mission during an event with NASA, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the Library of Congre...

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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Unveils Poem for Europa Clipper

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NASA TV Executive Producer Rebecca Sirmons

"'NASA for all.' That's something that I think is really important because we are the universe, right? We are made of star stuff, and I think now more...

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NASA TV Executive Producer Rebecca Sirmons

"'NASA for all.' That's something that I think is really important because we are the universe, right? We are made of star stuff, and I think now more...

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Computer Programmer and Mathematician Josephine Jue

Hired by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 1963, Josephine Jue was a Chinese-American computer programmer and mathematician who worked for the...

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VIPER Team Mimics Moon's Surface

By recreating realistic Moon-like environments, we can get a much better idea of how VIPER will perform on the surface.

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TROPICS Prepped to Track Storms

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket stands on Pad B, Launch Complex 1, in Māhia, New Zealand, just ahead of a successful launch on Friday, May 26, with NASA’...

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Hubble Captures a Drifting Galaxy

The jellyfish galaxy JW39 hangs serenely in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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Strategic Partnerships Manager Anita Dey

"If I can advocate for all the groups that need equity, I'm glad to do it." – Anita Dey, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Outreach and Engagement, NASA...

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Whistling Through the Wildflowers

Two black-bellied whistling ducks walk through a field of wildflowers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 19, 2023.

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SpaceX Dragon Crew Ship Approaches the International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft, named Freedom, is seen as it approaches the International Space Station with four Axiom Mission 2 private astronaut...

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Hubble Peers into a Glistening Star Cluster

The densely packed globular cluster NGC 6325 glistens in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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U.S. Senate Members Meet the Crew of Artemis II

U.S. Senate Members Meet the Crew of Artemis II

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Laguna San Rafael National Park Viewed from the Space Station

Laguna San Rafael National Park, photographed on May 9, 2023 as the space station orbited 268 miles above Chile.

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Moon Over the Southern Atlantic

The waxing gibbous Moon stands out against the stark darkness of space on May 3, 2023.

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Hearing and Seeing the Music of the Spheres

Maestro Piotr Gajewski conducts the National Philharmonic in the world premiere performance of Henry Dehlinger’s “Cosmic Cycles,” in this photo from T...

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50th Anniversary of the Skylab 1 Launch

Clouds of smoke billow out over the surrounding area as the uncrewed Skylab 1/Saturn V space vehicle launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on May ...

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Stabilizing Shorelines with Mangroves

A team member from the Environmental Management Branch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center works to remove a mangrove seedling deposited by tropical winds ...

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Vance Oyama, Searching for Life in Our Solar System

Vance I. Oyama holds a readout from the gas chromatograph in the life detection laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research Center in this picture from April 2...

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Spacewalkers Stephen Bowen and Sultan Alneyadi Exit the Quest Airlock

Spacewalkers Stephen Bowen and Sultan Alneyadi are pictured in their Extravehicular Mobility Units, or spacesuits, exiting the International Space Sta...

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Plumes from Popocatépetl Volcano

Popocatépetl, one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting since 2005.

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Eyes on Ice

Curtis Flack (left) and Paul von Hardenberg inspect the ice formation on the spinner of an Advanced Air Mobility proprotor model tested in the Icing R...

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Exploring the Cosmos Together

Miloslav Stašek, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States (left), Foreign Affairs Minister for the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavský (second f...

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