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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

photo by Yesterday, we released our 2020 Best of the Best Wedding Photos featuring 50 of the best and most memorable images from the past year on Junebug Weddings. Today we are excited to share with you the 2020 Best of the Best Honorable Mention winners!  A big shout out

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

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacex-crew-dragon-approaches-space-station

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LRG-3-817, also known as SDSS J090122.37+181432.3. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2020/hubble-spies-galaxy-through-cosmic-lens

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Crew-1 to the space station on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/crew-1-launches-on-historic-journey

Photo by Phan Tien Photography With 2020 coming to a long close, we announced our Best of the Best Photo Contest. We are incredibly excited about the submissions we’ve already seen. Submissions for the 2020 Best of the Best Photo Contest are open now and they will close on November

With a degree in computer engineering and computer science from the University of Southern California, Lauren Denson is now an quality engineer and supervisor at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/lauren-denson-jumping-for-joy-at-jpl

The galaxy UGCA 193, seen here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is a galaxy in the constellation of Sextans (The Sextant). Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2020/hubble-catches-a-cosmic-cascade

NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, second from left, Mike Hopkins, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, are seen as they speak to members of the media after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of

photo by Today is your clients’ wedding day. This is it. You dreamed of the shots you’ll excitedly capture and arrived on site ahead of schedule. You used your pre-wedding photography checklist to make sure to come prepared for the big day. It goes off without a hitch—great work! You’re

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite is being encapsulated in the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/preparing-the-sentinel-6-michael-freilich-satellite-for-launch

The crew aboard the International Space Station snapped this image of the Earth’s limb, or horizon, with the Sun’s glint beaming off the U.S. West Coast. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/our-suns-glint-beams-off-san-francisco

Raquel Redhouse is member of the Navajo (Diné) Nation, a mother and an engineer. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/raquel-redhouse-small-spacecraft-systems-virtual-institute-technical-manager

This is the official portrait of the Expedition 1 crew, the first humans to live aboard the International Space Station. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/celebrating-20-years-on-station-expedition-1

Joseph Connolly is an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/aerospace-engineer-joseph-connolly

Night aboard the International Space Station can seemingly look like every spooky sci-fi movie you’ve ever seen. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/night-aboard-the-space-station

Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on Oct. 8, 2014. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/our-halloween-sun

The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sprites-frolic-in-jupiters-atmosphere

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins points to the International Space Station’s “voting booth” where she cast her vote from space this month. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-astronaut-kate-rubins-casts-her-vote-from-space

It’s time, again. The Top Pics of the Month for October 2020 are here! We’re excited to share another round of carefully chosen images from the Photobug Community. Our talented photographers and videographers are sharing the love of subjects. Beyond expertly capturing candid moments, this group impressed us with their

Autumn is the definitely the best season. The autumnal equinox took place a few weeks ago, marking the end of summer and the start of fall across the Northern Hemisphere. Once again it is the season of harvests, festivals, migrations, winter preparations, and, of course, spectacular fall foliage. Across the

Perfectly balanced compositions are everywhere these days, with trending hashtags like #symmetricalmonsters, #symmetrykillers, and #symmetryhunters drawing anywhere from hundreds of thousands to more than one million posts online. The hugely popular Instagram account @symmetrybreakfast has a cookbook available worldwide, while @geometryclub—a page with tens of thousands of followers of its

This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just before they collided. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/neutron-stars-create-gold-and-platinum-in-their-wake

A graffiti artist sues a major car company after a photographer features his mural in an ad campaign. A federal judge rules on whether tattoos can be featured in video games or whether they’re the intellectual property of the artist. Another artist finds his work unexpectedly featured in a Super

Two of Orion’s four recently installed solar array wings are exposed and surrounded by the panels that will protect it during launch and ascent. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/orion-s-recently-installed-solar-array-wings

The COVID-19 pandemic is still raging across the globe. We are hopeful we’ll be able to use our creative license behind the camera again soon. But in many countries and cities, it simply isn’t an option. Instead, we’re focusing on the best at-home option we could find—staying creative during the

Texas is an enormous place—the second-largest state in U.S., and larger than the entire country of France. About 29 million people live there, mostly in metropolitan areas in the eastern half of the state, around Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. From the streets of El Paso to the hills of

This Hubble image shows a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules. Called frEGGs for short, these dark compact globules of dust and gas can give birth to low-mass stars. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2020/hubble-snaps-a-special-stellar-nursery

Spider-Man in Mexico City, the NBA Finals in Florida, a dragon boat race in China, BMX racing in the Netherlands, a graduation in Guinea, a bridal photoshoot in Ireland, pro-democracy protests in Thailand, a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and much more. Deirdre Barrett wears a protective mask as she waits

Scientists have come to realize that, just below the surface, about one third of Mars is covered in ice. Read more here:: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/cliffs-in-ancient-ice-on-mars

Ask a best-selling commercial stock photographer about the biggest mistakes you can make early in your career, and the answer might surprise you. Sure, some might say they used the wrong camera or their pictures weren’t good enough, but many will tell you their mistakes were made behind-the-scenes during the

500px is a diverse community. We take great pride in being able to offer a platform where photographers from all walks of life have the ability to express themselves without a filter. Like many companies, the events that have taken place this year have deeply upset us and highlighted the

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, founded in 1965, is an annual international showcase of the best nature photography. This year, the contest attracted more than 49,000 entries from around the world. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. The owners