image of the day

Two NOAA satellites saw a solar eclipse on Sept. 7 as the moon blocked out the sun mere hours before a lunar eclipse was seen on Earth.

A panorama captures a breathtaking view of the night sky above a frozen landscape.

A recent close-up shows a turtle-shaped rock on the surface of Mars, captured by NASA's Perseverance rover.

This young star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, separating the "wings" of the butterfly.

The Soroya Ridge was the recent destination in NASA's Perseverance rover's journey to explore the landscape of Mars.

Aboard the International Space Station, astronauts use creativity and culture to make life in orbit feel a little more like home.

The view underneath SpaceX's Starship spacecraft shows the Super Heavy booster's complex array of 33 Raptor engines.

The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story.

The USS Enterprise, a 'Star Trek' spaceship, is created from pumpkins as part of a German contest.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) saw the moon pass almost directly in front of the sun and captured it on a coronagraph.