Pictures of the Day

Did you know that NASA’s Kennedy Space Center shares its home with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?

Kelly J. Latimer was a research pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA’s Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center.

The HUNCH – High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware – Program empowers and inspire students to launch their careers through the participation in the design and fabrication of real world products for NASA.

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

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 cycle of stars.