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Kelly J. Latimer was a research pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA’s Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/kelly-latimer-drydens-first-female-research-test-pilot

On Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters sign is installed ahead of the building naming ceremony. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mary-w-jackson-nasa-headquarters-sign-installation

On Feb. 25, 2021, the NASA Headquarters Building in Washington D.C. was officially renamed after Mary W. Jackson, the agency’s first African American female engineer. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mary-w-jackson-nasas-first-female-african-american-engineer

This 2003 composite X-ray and optical image of galaxy NGC 1068 shows gas blowing away in a high-speed wind from the vicinity of a supermassive black hole. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/reflections-from-a-black-hole

This image depicts a possible area through which the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover could traverse across Jezero Crater. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/traversing-mars-jezero-crater

wedding industry culture | image by Misha Lee Tame My 2020 began with an engagement ring and a healthy dose of hustle. Like most in the wedding industry culture, I had a busy wedding photography season on the horizon and within a matter of months. Then, I was going to

This is the first high-resolution, color image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras (Hazcams) on the underside of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover after its landing. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/perseverance-snaps-its-first-full-color-image-of-mars

In sharp contrast to last month’s roundup, February’s top pics are bringing a sense of warmth and wanderlust to the Photobug Community. But beyond the sunshine, two of the photos below contain incredible backstories that are worth the share. Keep scrolling to see the Top Pics of February 2021 images

On Feb. 28, 2011, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew participates in the STS-133 mission’s first spacewalk as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/alvin-drew-down-to-earth

NASAs Perseverance Rover lands on Mars. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/perseverance-rover-lands-on-the-red-planet

During the Mars Perseverance engineering and technology overview on Feb. 16, 2021, chief engineer Adam Steltzner displays a rover wheel. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/showcasing-the-rover-at-the-perseverance-engineering-and-technology-overview

The Empire State Building is illuminated in red to celebrate this Thursday’s scheduled landing on Mars of NASA’s Perseverance rover, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-empire-state-building-illuminated-for-mars-perseverance

If we find life on the Red Planet, we’ll have astrobiologists like Dr. Kennda Lynch to thank. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/astrobiologist-kennda-lynch-uses-analogs-on-earth-to-find-life-on-mars

photo by We noticed the world could use more photos of love and we are excited to share this month’s photo challenge. February, the month of love, seemed like the perfect opportunity to showcase engagement shots! We asked our Facebook Photobug Community to share with us their favorite engagement sessions

A physician, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut, Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk in February 1995, . Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/bernard-harris-first-african-american-spacewalker

There are more than 100,000 proteins in the human body. Every structure is different, and each one of them holds important information related to our health. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/crystal-clear-observing-crystal-growth-on-the-space-station-0

This stunning image captures a small region on the edge of the inky Coalsack Nebula, or Caldwell 99. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-coalsack-nebula

This view of a sunrise breaking through the Earth’s horizon was taken as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Chile. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sunrise-over-the-pacific

In this image from 2018, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps trains in a U.S. spacesuit at the Johnson Space Center. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jeanette-epps-astronaut-and-aerospace-engineer

Image by Pytlik & Bak Fotografia Engagement photos are a great way to connect with couples in a lowkey, stress-free environment. They allow you to develop trust with your clients prior to their wedding day and give you the opportunity to try out new techniques and flex your creative muscle.

The tip of the “wing” of the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy is dazzling in this view from NASA’s Great Observatories. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/taken-under-the-wing-of-the-small-magellanic-cloud

Apollo 14 arrived n lunar orbit on Feb. 4, 1971 to prepare for the landing in and exploration of the Fra Mauro highlands. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/apollo-14-arrives-in-lunar-orbit-on-feb-4-1971

The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above China near the Mongolian border. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/seeing-our-moon-from-the-space-station

Victor Glover, who has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions, took his first spacewalk on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-astronaut-victor-glover-works-to-upgrade-the-station

The STS-107 crewmembers strike a ‘flying’ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-sts-107-and-her-crew

Image by A new year brings new opportunities to improve your photography skills and refresh your business. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a full-time wedding photographer, it’s important to periodically evaluate your business and set goals. We can’t think of a better time for fresh starts and new goals

Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such chaotic planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-spots-an-interstellar-interaction

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasas-day-of-remembrance-thursday-jan-28-2021

Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/welding-underway-on-orion-for-first-artemis-mission-landing-astronauts-on-the-moon

Kepler-22b is the first planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/finding-a-new-earth

A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space Network. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/welcoming-a-new-addition-to-the-deep-space-network

photo by It’s the beginning of a new year, which means it’s time to set new business goals and annual resolutions. Luckily, we can also finally wave a collective goodbye to 2020. Farewell and adieu! Our Photobug Community kicked off 2021 ready to inspire, with multiple photos that beautifully illustrate

Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight to behold. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-takes-portrait-of-the-lost-galaxy

The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled 8-minute duration hot fire test, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hot-fire-test-of-sls-rocket-core-stage

image by With 2020 in our rearview mirror, we can finally look back at the year with a new perspective. For this month’s challenge, we wanted to think about the fondest memories of an otherwise unpredictable year. We asked our Facebook Photobug Community to share their favorite photo of 2020

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, look on. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/fulfilling-the-dream

Inside star cluster NGC 602, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, bright, blue, newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in this nebula. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/bright-blue-stars

Astronomers have no evidence that a distant black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun is anywhere to be found. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/finding-a-missing-black-hole

NASA has once again joined forces with the community in the continuing effort to fight COVID-19. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/image-feature/nasa-provides-ground-support-for-covid19.html

The HUNCH – High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware – Program has expanded its partnership opportunities to the Dade County, Georgia, school system in Trenton. Students will increase their advanced manufacturing capabilities by producing super-strength carbon fiber elements for NASA, the International Space Station. Read more here::

In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacex-demo-2-mission-launches-into-history

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/northrop-grummans-cygnus-space-freighter-departs-space-station

The lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/behold-the-city-of-boston-at-night

Slated to launch in October 2021, NASA’s Lucy mission will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/lucy-mission-to-study-trojan-asteroids

What is pareidolia? It is the psychological phenomenon where we see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise unrelated objects or data. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pareidolia-seeing-shapes-in-the-cosmos

NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins tends to radish plants growing for the Plant Habitat-02 experiment. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/tending-the-plant-habitat-02

It’s January. We’ve made it to a new year and engagement season is coming to a close. Next up is engagement shoot season, where your skills will come in handy for all of the couples getting ready to tie the knot. To help your couples plan fantastic outfits they will

Chaos at the Heart of the Orion Nebula Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/chaos-at-the-heart-of-the-orion-nebula

Retrofuturistic NASA Space Art Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/retrofuturistic-nasa-space-art

Dr. George Carruthers, right, and William Conway, a project manager at the Naval Research Institute, examine the gold-plated ultraviolet camera/spectrograph, the first moon-based observatory that Carruthers developed for the Apollo 16 mission. Apollo 16 astronauts placed the observatory on the moon in April 1972. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/looking-back-dr-george-carruthers-and-apollo-16-far-ultraviolet-cameraspectrograph

Magnetic fields in NGC 1068, or M77, are shown as streamlines over a visible light and X-ray composite image of the galaxy. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/shaping-a-spiral-galaxy-0

photo by We are incredibly excited to share the Top Pics for December 2020 from our Photobug Community. This talented group of photographers shared with us a beautiful blend of love, landscape, and movement. What a grand way to say goodbye to what felt like one of the longest years

This iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/apollo-8-earthrise

Thousands of sparkling young stars are nestled within the giant nebula NGC 3603, one of the most massive young star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 3603, a prominent star-forming region in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way about 20,000 light-years away, reveals stages in the life

photo by This year has been nothing short of long and unpredictable. Stay home orders, wearing face masks, and changing plans right and left—we are ready for it to be over. To give a proper goodbye to this year, we asked our Facebook Photobug Community to show off their images

The Moon, left, Saturn, upper right, and Jupiter, lower right, are seen after sunset with the Washington Monument, Thurs. Dec. 17, 2020, in Washington. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-great-conjunction-draws-near

With its heat shield facing the planet, NASA’s Perseverance rover begins its descent through the Martian atmosphere in this illustration. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/entering-the-martian-atmosphere-with-the-perseverance-rover

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The Hubble Space Telescope captured a crowd of stars that looks rather like a stadium darkened before a show, lit only by the flashbulbs of the audience’s cameras. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/starry-starry-night

Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered the most energetic outflows ever witnessed in the universe. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/quasars-rip-across-galaxies-like-tsunamis

Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agency’s next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, making this the first payload carried by Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/educational-cubesats-to-launch-on-virgin-orbit-s-launcherone-rocket

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Dec. 11, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Langley Research Center’s 14×22 Subsonic Wind Tunnel. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/50-years-of-research-using-langleys-14-by-22-foot-subsonic-wind-tunnel

Vice President Mike Pence introduces NASA astronauts during a meeting of the National Space Council on Dec. 9, 2020. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/introducing-the-artemis-astronauts

Future lunar landers might come equipped with 3D printed rocket engine parts that help bring down overall manufacturing costs and reduce production time. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/3d-printed-rocket-parts-and-the-future-of-spacecraft

NASA and Boeing have completed Starliner’s last parachute balloon-drop test designed to strengthen the spacecraft’s landing system ahead of crewed flights. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-boeing-complete-series-of-starliner-parachute-tests

The International Space Station is seen in this 13 second exposure as it flies over Arlington, Virginia, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/seeing-the-station-from-earth

photo by Happy holidays to all of you, Photobugs! We are incredibly excited for the holiday season because it means that this long year is finally coming to a close. Sayonara 2020! Now that we’ve got that off our chests, we want to end this year on a fun, positive

JAXA and Expedition 64 astronaut Soichi Noguchi relaxes at the end of the work day inside the seven-windowed cupola on the International Space Station. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/relaxing-inside-the-space-stations-window-to-the-world

Lying inside our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this Herbig–Haro object is a turbulent birthing ground for new stars in a region known as the Orion B molecular cloud complex, located 1,350 light-years away. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/awakening-newborn-stars

This illustration shows Earth surrounded by theoretical filaments of dark matter called “hairs.” Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/earth-may-be-surrounded-by-hairy-dark-matter

photo by We are incredibly excited to share the Top Pics for November 2020 from our Photobug Community. Our talented photographers and videographers shared movement, true love, and new perspectives. November’s Top Pics did not disappoint and we are here for it.  Whether it was capturing candid shots or showcasing

Carol Carol “Bird Song” Harrison is a a quality assurance specialist (QAS) working in the Mission Assurance Branch at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/carol-harrison-seeing-the-beauty-in-all-things

What is a black hole? A black hole is an astronomical object with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/its-black-hole-friday

Kenneth Attocknie has worked as an engineer for more than two decades at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/kenneth-attocknie-fulfilling-a-dream

The first of 10 pieces of the twin Space Launch System (SLS) rocket boosters for NASA’s Artemis I mission was placed on the mobile launcher Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/artemis-i-stacks-up

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sentinel-6-michael-freilich-launches-to-monitor-global-ocean

Observed with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the faint galaxy featured in this image is known as UGC 12588. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2020/hubble-captures-cosmic-cinnamon-bun

Marcellus Proctor is an enrolled member of the Piscataway-Conoy Nation and the Assistant Chief in the Electrical Engineering Division at NASA Goddard . Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/marcellus-proctor-bring-a-unique-perspective