“Curiosity Self-Portrait at Martian Sand Dune” was uploaded to Flickr

This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at "Namib Dune," where the rover's activities included scuffing into the dune with a wheel and scooping samples of sand for laboratory analysis. via NASA ift.tt/1PK1POl
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Curiosity Self-Portrait at Martian Sand Dune was taken on January 25, 2016 at 12:20PM

“NASA Observes Day of Remembrance” was uploaded to Flickr

Chuck Resnik, brother of Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut Judith Resnik, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, visit the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance on the 30th anniversary of the Challenger accident, January 28, 2016, at Arlington National Cemetery. via NASA ift.tt/1OSseWB
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NASA Observes Day of Remembrance was taken on January 28, 2016 at 05:25PM

“Engineers Mark Completion of Orion’s Pressure Vessel” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is another step closer to launching on its first mission to deep space atop the agency’s Space Launch System rocket. On Jan. 13, technicians at Michoud Assembly Facility finished welding together the primary structure of the Orion spacecraft destined for deep space, marking another important step on the journey to Mars. via NASA ift.tt/1OPBnPJ
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Engineers Mark Completion of Orion’s Pressure Vessel was taken on January 13, 2016 at 05:13PM

“Space Station Flyover of the Mediterranean” was uploaded to Flickr

Expedition 46 flight engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) shared this stunning nighttime photograph with his social media followers on Jan. 25, 2016, writing, "Beautiful night pass over Italy, Alps and Mediterranean." via NASA ift.tt/201CFPP
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Space Station Flyover of the Mediterranean was taken on January 23, 2016 at 05:01PM

“A Half-Enceladus” was uploaded to Flickr

This half-lit view of Enceladus bears a passing resemblance to similar views of Earth's own natural satellite, but the similarities end there. via NASA ift.tt/1UmfrwW
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A Half-Enceladus was taken on January 25, 2016 at 02:13AM

“2016 Blizzard by Moonlight” was uploaded to Flickr

An image from Suomi NPP shows the Eastern United States covered with snow and lit by a blizzard. via NASA ift.tt/1PqCo4e
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2016 Blizzard by Moonlight was taken on January 23, 2016 at 10:05AM

“Blizzard Bears Down on U.S. East Coast” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite snapped this image of the blizzard approaching the U.S. East coast around 2:35 a.m. EST on Jan. 22, 2016 using the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument's Day-Night band. via NASA ift.tt/1NpA4CQ
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Blizzard Bears Down on U.S. East Coast was taken on January 22, 2016 at 03:15AM

“Major Winter Storm Headed For Eastern U.S.” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA and NOAA satellites are tracking a large winter storm that is expected to bring heavy snowfall to the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region on Jan. 22 and 23. Data from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP and NOAA's GOES-East satellite were used to create images and an animation of the movement of the powerful storm. via NASA ift.tt/1PqWTr2
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Major Winter Storm Headed For Eastern U.S. was taken on January 21, 2016 at 03:56AM

“Aurora and the Pacific Northwest” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and ESA astronaut Tim Peake shared a series of aurora photographs taken from the International Space Station on Jan. 20, 2016. Kelly wrote, "#goodmorning #aurora and the Pacific Northwest! #YearInSpace" and Peakefollowed up with, "Getting a photo masterclass from @StationCDRKelly – magical #aurora" via NASA ift.tt/1lvCOYX
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Aurora and the Pacific Northwest was taken on January 20, 2016 at 03:21AM

“First Flower Grown in Space Station's Veggie Facility” was uploaded to Flickr

On Jan. 16, 2016, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia flower in the Veggie plant growth system aboard the International Space Station. Kelly wrote, "Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace" via NASA ift.tt/1PDkPbc
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First Flower Grown in Space Station's Veggie Facility was taken on January 19, 2016 at 04:15AM

“First Flower Grown in Space” was uploaded to Flickr

On Jan. 16, 2016, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia flower in the Veggie plant growth facility on the International Space Station. Kelly wrote, "First ever flower grown in space makes its debut!" and "Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace" via NASA ift.tt/1JfKxWu
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First Flower Grown in Space was taken on January 19, 2016 at 04:00AM

“Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch” was uploaded to Flickr

In the SpaceX Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Jason-3 satellite is prepared for encapsulation in its payload faring. Liftoff of Jason-3 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for the opening of a 30-second launch window at 10:42:18 a.m. PST (1:42 EST) on Sunday, Jan. 17. via NASA ift.tt/1U0gpiu
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Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch was taken on January 08, 2016 at 01:49PM

“Pluto’s Wright Mons in Color” was uploaded to Flickr

Scientists with NASA’s New Horizons mission have assembled this highest-resolution color view of one of two potential cryovolcanoes spotted on the surface of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. via NASA ift.tt/1nlrIaw
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Pluto’s Wright Mons in Color was taken on January 14, 2016 at 04:30AM

“New Seafloor Map Helps Scientists Find New Features” was uploaded to Flickr

An international scientific team recently published a new map of the ocean floor based on Earth’s gravity field, and it is a particularly useful tool. The maps were created through computer analysis and modeling of new satellite data from ESA’s CryoSat-2 and from the NASA-CNES Jason-1, as well as older data from missions flown in the 1980s and 90s. via NASA ift.tt/1P11qGS
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New Seafloor Map Helps Scientists Find New Features was taken on January 13, 2016 at 03:14AM

“Tim Peake Prepares For Friday's Spacewalk” was uploaded to Flickr

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) shared this photo taken aboard the International Space Station on Jan. 11, 2015, during preparations for a spacewalk, or extra-vehicular activity (EVA). Peake wrote, "Final suit fit check prior to Friday's EVA – feels just great! #Principia #spacewalk" via NASA ift.tt/1TSFE6i
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Tim Peake Prepares For Friday's Spacewalk was taken on January 11, 2016 at 11:37AM

“Starburst Spider” was uploaded to Flickr

Mars' seasonal cap of carbon dioxide ice has eroded many beautiful terrains as it sublimates (goes directly from ice to vapor) every spring. In the region where the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took this image on Feb. 4, 2009, we see troughs that form a starburst pattern. via NASA ift.tt/1SJIc8a
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Starburst Spider was taken on March 24, 2009 at 04:38AM

“Hubble Sees a Supermassive and Super-hungry Galaxy” was uploaded to Flickr

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4845, located over 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin). The galaxy’s orientation clearly reveals the galaxy’s striking spiral structure: a flat and dust-mottled disk surrounding a bright galactic bulge. via NASA ift.tt/1S8lWWe
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Hubble Sees a Supermassive and Super-hungry Galaxy was taken on January 04, 2016 at 01:00AM

“Galaxy Cluster IDCS 1426” was uploaded to Flickr

Astronomers have made the most detailed study yet of an extremely massive young galaxy cluster using three of NASA’s Great Observatories. via NASA ift.tt/1S6CRIE
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Galaxy Cluster IDCS 1426 was taken on January 06, 2016 at 09:32AM

“Space Station Flyover of British Columbia's Coast Mountains” was uploaded to Flickr

ESA astronaut Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) took this photograph over the west coast of Canada from the International Space Station on Dec. 31, 2015, and shared it with his Twitter followers on Jan. 5, writing, "I was lucky enough to fly a helicopter in these Rocky Mountains once – I’m a bit higher this time! #Principia" via NASA ift.tt/1mGs2A2
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Space Station Flyover of British Columbia's Coast Mountains was taken on December 31, 2015 at 01:49PM

“Andromeda in High-Energy X-rays” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA's Nuclear Spectroscope Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has imaged a swath of the Andromeda galaxy -- the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy. via NASA ift.tt/1mySXOQ
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Andromeda in High-Energy X-rays was taken on January 05, 2016 at 02:50AM

“Triple Play” was uploaded to Flickr

What looks like a pair of Saturnian satellites is actually a trio upon close inspection. via NASA ift.tt/1PIbO4U
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Triple Play was taken on January 04, 2016 at 03:22AM