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January 9, 2019

There's Something Odd Here

January 9, 2019

There's Something Odd Here

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a portion of Noachis Terra to the northeast of Argyre Planitia.
January 8, 2019

Boeing Plant, Everett WA

January 8, 2019

Boeing Plant, Everett WA

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the largest building in the world located at the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington.
January 7, 2019

K2-138 System Diagram

January 7, 2019

K2-138 System Diagram

This diagram image shows the estimated radii of the six planets in the planetary system K2-128, as well as their distance from the parent star.
December 21, 2018

ASTER Global Mosaic

December 21, 2018

ASTER Global Mosaic

This mosaic was created from thumbnail browse images of data from NASAs Terra spacecraft.
December 20, 2018

CAL Ground Test Bed

December 20, 2018

CAL Ground Test Bed

This image shows NASA Cold Atom Laboratorys physicist David Aveline working in the CAL test bed, which is a replica of the CAL facility that stays on Earth.
December 19, 2018

SEIS Deployed on Mars

December 19, 2018

SEIS Deployed on Mars

NASAs InSight lander placed its seismometer on Mars on Dec. 19, 2018. This was the first time a spacecraft robotically placed a seismometer onto the surface of another planet.
December 18, 2018

Measuring the Workspace

December 18, 2018

Measuring the Workspace

Engineers measure their test landers workspace -- the terrain where scientists want to set InSights instruments -- at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
December 18, 2018

Marsforming for InSight

December 18, 2018

Marsforming for InSight

Engineers in Pasadena, California, sculpt a gravel-like material to mimic the terrain in front of NASAs InSight lander on Mars.
December 12, 2018

Earth-based Observation of Jupiter

December 12, 2018

Earth-based Observation of Jupiter

This Earth-based observation of Jupiter and the South Tropical Disturbance approaching the Great Red Spot was captured by NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 10, 2018

Voyager 2 and the Scale of the Solar System (Artist Concept)

December 10, 2018

Voyager 2 and the Scale of the Solar System (Artist Concept)

This artists concept puts solar system distances -- and the travels of NASAs Voyager 2 spacecraft -- in perspective.
December 7, 2018

MarCO-B (Wall-E) approaches Mars

December 7, 2018

MarCO-B (Wall-E) approaches Mars

MarCO-B, one of the experimental Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats, took these images as it approached Mars, just before NASAs InSight spacecraft landed on the planet.
December 6, 2018

Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt

December 6, 2018

Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt

Colorful swirling clouds in Jupiters North Equatorial Belt practically fill this image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 6, 2018

Partial View of Insight's Robotic Arm and Deck

December 6, 2018

Partial View of Insight's Robotic Arm and Deck

This image shows a partial view of the deck of NASAs InSight lander, where it stands on the Martian plains Elysium Planitia.
December 5, 2018

Reappearing Coronal Hole

December 5, 2018

Reappearing Coronal Hole

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a long-lasting coronal hole has again rotated around to face the Earth (Nov. 28-30, 2018).
December 4, 2018

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

December 4, 2018

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Saint Croix, a district of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea.
December 3, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Lava Flow, Ash from Guatemala Volcano

December 3, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Lava Flow, Ash from Guatemala Volcano

NASAs Terra spacecraft obtained this ASTER image of Guatemalas Fuego volcano on Nov. 24, 2018, following a recent eruption.
November 27, 2018

The Changing Ice Cap of Mars

November 27, 2018

The Changing Ice Cap of Mars

This image acquired on August 20, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows remnants of a deposit, composed of dry ice layered together with dust and water ice, that form the south polar residual cap.
November 26, 2018

IDC Camera First Image

November 26, 2018

IDC Camera First Image

The Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) on NASAs InSight lander took this image of the Martian surface on Nov. 26, 2018.
November 25, 2018

Test Raw Image of Robotic Arm in InSight Testbed

November 25, 2018

Test Raw Image of Robotic Arm in InSight Testbed

This test image from an engineering model of NASAs InSight lander shows part of the landers robotic arm.
November 21, 2018

Planetary Interiors

November 21, 2018

Planetary Interiors

An artists impression shows the major interior layers of Earth, Mars and the Moon.
November 19, 2018

Updated ARIA Map of CA Camp Fire Damage

November 19, 2018

Updated ARIA Map of CA Camp Fire Damage

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this updated Damage Proxy Map (DPM) image depicting areas of Northern California that are likely damaged as a result of the Camp Fire.
November 15, 2018

Io Rising

November 15, 2018

Io Rising

Jupiters moon Io rises just off the horizon of the gas giant planet in this image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
November 14, 2018

SDO Observes a Partial Lunar Eclipse

November 14, 2018

SDO Observes a Partial Lunar Eclipse

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a lunar transit, when the Moon partially blocked SDOs view of the Sun on Nov. 7, 2018.
November 13, 2018

Carajas Mine, Brazil

November 13, 2018

Carajas Mine, Brazil

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Carajas Mine, the largest open-pit iron ore mine in the world. It is located in the state of Para, northern Brazil.
November 12, 2018

NASA's MISR Sees California's Woolsey Fire From Space

November 12, 2018

NASA's MISR Sees California's Woolsey Fire From Space

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Woolsey Fire in southern California on Nov. 11, 2018. The Woolsey Fire had charred more than 90,000 acres as of Nov. 12, 2018, and was 20-percent contained at that time.
November 12, 2018

NASA's MISR Captures 3D Image of Smoke from California's Woolsey Fire

November 12, 2018

NASA's MISR Captures 3D Image of Smoke from California's Woolsey Fire

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows a three-dimensional view of the Woolsey Fire in southern California on Nov. 11, 2018.
November 12, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps California Fire Damage

November 12, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps California Fire Damage

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created these Damage Proxy Map (DPM) images depicting areas in Southern and Northern California that are likely damaged by the Woolsey and Camp Fires.
November 12, 2018

Central Coronal Hole

November 12, 2018

Central Coronal Hole

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a good-sized coronal hole at a slanted angle nearly centered on the face of the sun (Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2018).
November 2, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Piton de la Fournaise Eruption

November 2, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Piton de la Fournaise Eruption

NASAs Terra spacecraft obtained this ASTER image of an eruption from Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The background image was acquired July 16, 2018, and the thermal image on November 1, 2018.
October 31, 2018

Ventura, CA

October 31, 2018

Ventura, CA

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Ventura, California has a coastal site, set against hills and flanked by two rivers.
October 29, 2018

Eruptive Prominence

October 29, 2018

Eruptive Prominence

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory shows that a solar prominence rose up above the Suns surface, twisted and spun around, then became elongated and broke away. (Oct. 24-25, 2018).
October 23, 2018

Cat's Paw Image 2

October 23, 2018

Cat's Paw Image 2

The Cats Paw Nebula, imaged here by NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope, shows a dark filament running through the middle, composed of dense gas and dust.

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