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NASA: Image of Day

Civil Servants Sworn in at NASA Ames
Thu Aug 27 2:04 pm
New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and Center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
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Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar
Wed Aug 26 2:41 pm
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.
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Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk
Tue Aug 25 10:58 am
From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) work together during a six‑hour and 23‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
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NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Mon Aug 24 1:35 pm
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap in the fastest seat in sport ahead of the start of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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Webb Opens Treasure Chest
Fri Aug 21 1:41 pm
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene is from the Carina Nebula, which lies just 7500 light-years away in the constellation Carina (the Keel).
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Artemis Mission Patches
Thu Aug 20 11:15 am
A NASA jacket containing Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a terminal countdown simulation for the Artemis III mission.
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Ancient Milky Way Merger
Wed Aug 19 12:20 pm
About 12 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy known as LKH collided with a young Milky Way and merged with it. This artist’s concept portrays that collision. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope uncovered definitive evidence of this collision by studying globular star clusters.
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NASA's B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
Tue Aug 18 11:16 am
NASA's Boeing 777 returns to the agency's Langley Research Center after receiving a new paint scheme.
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Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
Mon Aug 17 12:03 pm
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals new details about the star formation region known as 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula.
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Total Solar Eclipse in Sunflower Field
Fri Aug 14 10:49 am
This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
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Perseids Meteor Shower
Thu Aug 13 11:09 am
The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors on Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
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2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Spain
Wed Aug 12 4:17 pm
A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
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