“The ‘Face’ of Jupiter” was uploaded to Flickr

JunoCam images aren’t just for art and science – sometimes they are processed to bring a chuckle. via NASA ift.tt/2u6EApm
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The ‘Face’ of Jupiter was taken on June 27, 2017 at 10:00AM

“Starry Night and Aurora” was uploaded to Flickr

Expedition 52 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA photographed the glowing nighttime lights of an aurora from his vantage point in the International Space Station's cupola module on June 19, 2017. Part of the station's solar array is also visible. via NASA ift.tt/2s5Udf4
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Starry Night and Aurora was taken on June 19, 2017 at 04:29PM

“The Niagara Falls of Mars” was uploaded to Flickr

Various researchers are often pre-occupied with the quest for flowing water on Mars. via NASA ift.tt/2shuEvD
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The Niagara Falls of Mars was taken on June 28, 2017 at 04:31AM

“As the Sun Rises, NASA's Global Hawk is Being Prepared for Flight” was uploaded to Flickr

Hot summer days in Southern California’s Antelope Valley force many aircraft operations to start early in the morning before the sun rises. On a back ramp at Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, a NASA Global Hawk goes through testing of its communication components and satellite connection links in preparation for flight. via NASA ift.tt/2sX9zUG
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As the Sun Rises, NASA's Global Hawk is Being Prepared for Flight was taken on June 22, 2017 at 01:43AM

“Saturnian Dawn” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA's Cassini spacecraft peers toward a sliver of Saturn's sunlit atmosphere while the icy rings stretch across the foreground as a dark band. via NASA ift.tt/2sIzUaw
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Saturnian Dawn was taken on June 26, 2017 at 03:14AM

“Hubble Uses Gravitational Lens to Capture Disk Galaxy” was uploaded to Flickr

By combining the power of a "natural lens" in space with the capability of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers made a surprising discovery—the first example of a compact yet massive, fast-spinning, disk-shaped galaxy that stopped making stars only a few billion years after the big bang. via NASA ift.tt/2t2PLCd
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Hubble Uses Gravitational Lens to Capture Disk Galaxy was taken on June 23, 2017 at 05:30AM

“The White Cliffs of 'Rover'” was uploaded to Flickr

This image was acquired by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on April 18, 2017, at 14:04 local Mars time. It reminded the HiRISE team of the rugged and open terrain of a stark shore-line, perhaps of the British Isles. via NASA ift.tt/2rGyUke
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The White Cliffs of 'Rover' was taken on June 09, 2017 at 10:13AM

“Visualization of the August 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse” was uploaded to Flickr

On August 21, 2017, the Earth will cross the shadow of the moon, creating a total solar eclipse. Eclipses happen about every six months, but this one is special. For the first time in almost 40 years, the path of the moon's shadow passes through the continental United States. via NASA ift.tt/2rRirhl
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Visualization of the August 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse was taken on June 21, 2017 at 04:31AM

“Deployment of the Space Station's Roll Out Solar Array Experiment” was uploaded to Flickr

Over the weekend of June 17-18, engineers on the ground remotely operated the International Space Station's Canadarm2 to extract the Roll Out Solar Array experiment from the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. The experiment will remain attached to the Canadarm2 over seven days to test this advanced, flexible array that rolls out like a tape measure. via NASA ift.tt/2tp28oW
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Deployment of the Space Station's Roll Out Solar Array Experiment was taken on June 18, 2017 at 05:30AM

“Webb Telescope Set for Testing in Space Simulation Chamber” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope sits in front of the door to Chamber A, a giant thermal vacuum chamber located at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The telescope will soon be moved into the chamber, where it will spend a hot Houston summer undergoing tests at sub-freezing cryogenic temperatures. via NASA ift.tt/2sKRZWE
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Webb Telescope Set for Testing in Space Simulation Chamber was taken on May 25, 2017 at 07:17AM

“Jupiter’s Clouds of Many Colors” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA’s Juno spacecraft was racing away from Jupiter following its seventh close pass of the planet when JunoCam snapped this image on May 19, 2017, from about 29,100 miles (46,900 kilometers) above the cloud tops. via NASA ift.tt/2s9872E
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Jupiter’s Clouds of Many Colors was taken on May 23, 2017 at 10:01AM

“Northern Summer on Titan” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA's Cassini spacecraft sees bright methane clouds drifting in the summer skies of Saturn's moon Titan, along with dark hydrocarbon lakes and seas clustered around the north pole. via NASA ift.tt/2sw5OYV
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Northern Summer on Titan was taken on June 12, 2017 at 11:48AM

“Celebrating Flag Day” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer took this photograph of an American flag in one of the windows of the International Space Station's cupola, a dome-shaped module through which operations on the outside of the station can be observed and guided. Throughout NASA's history, spacecraft and launch vehicles have always been decorated with flags. via NASA ift.tt/2rsJ3EW
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Celebrating Flag Day was taken on May 20, 2017 at 10:41AM

“Illustration of Cool Dust Around an Active Black Hole” was uploaded to Flickr

This artist illustration shows the thick ring of dust that can obscure the energetic processes that occur near the supermassive black hole of an active galactic nuclei. Researchers have found that the dust surrounding active, ravenous black holes is much more compact than previously thought. via NASA ift.tt/2sxGp0k
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Illustration of Cool Dust Around an Active Black Hole was taken on June 02, 2017 at 06:54AM

“Turquoise Swirls in the Black Sea” was uploaded to Flickr

On May 29, 2017, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the data for this image of an ongoing phytoplankton bloom in the Black Sea. The image is a mosaic, composed from multiple satellite passes over the region. via NASA ift.tt/2sl9b4F
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Turquoise Swirls in the Black Sea was taken on June 12, 2017 at 05:30AM

“Pongal Catena on Ceres” was uploaded to Flickr

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the northeastern rim of Urvara Crater on Ceres. via NASA ift.tt/2s50Q4c
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Pongal Catena on Ceres was taken on June 09, 2017 at 04:52AM

“Watching a Volatile Stellar Relationship” was uploaded to Flickr

In biology, “symbiosis” refers to two organisms that live close to and interact with one another. Astronomers have long studied a class of stars – called symbiotic stars – that co-exist in a similar way. Astronomers are gaining a better understanding of how volatile this close stellar relationship can be. via NASA ift.tt/2rI8dMJ
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Watching a Volatile Stellar Relationship was taken on June 06, 2017 at 04:22AM

“NASA's 2017 Astronaut Candidates” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA's 2017 astronaut candidates take a group photo at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Zena Cardman, Jasmin Moghbeli, Robb Kulin, Jessica Watkins, Loral O'Hara; back row, left to right, Jonny Kim, Frank Rubio, Matthew Dominick, Warren Hoburg, Kayla Barron, Bob Hines, and Raja Chari. via NASA ift.tt/2sE8SPl
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NASA's 2017 Astronaut Candidates was taken on June 07, 2017 at 08:31AM

“An Astronaut's View From the 'Corner Office'” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer tweeted this photograph from the International Space Station on June 3, 2017, writing, "Never had a corner office with a view, but I must admit, I like it… a lot! #SpaceRocks." Fischer, a member of the 2009 astronaut class, has been living and working aboard the orbiting laboratory since April 20, 2017. via NASA ift.tt/2rQJJmL
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An Astronaut's View From the 'Corner Office' was taken on June 06, 2017 at 05:30AM

“Mimas Dwarfed” was uploaded to Flickr

From high above Saturn's northern hemisphere, NASA's Cassini spacecraft gazes over the planet's north pole, with its intriguing hexagon and bullseye-like central vortex. via NASA ift.tt/2qUdTGt
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Mimas Dwarfed was taken on June 05, 2017 at 03:28AM

“SpaceX CRS-11 Cargo Mission Launch” was uploaded to Flickr

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, launches from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Saturday, June 3, 2017. via NASA ift.tt/2rEbNcK
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SpaceX CRS-11 Cargo Mission Launch was taken on June 03, 2017 at 01:07PM

“A South Polar Pit or an Impact Crater?” was uploaded to Flickr

This observation from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show it is late summer in the Southern hemisphere, so the Sun is low in the sky and subtle topography is accentuated in orbital images. via NASA ift.tt/2s25Hnd
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A South Polar Pit or an Impact Crater? was taken on June 02, 2017 at 05:31AM

“Eleventh SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission to Space Station Set for Launch” was uploaded to Flickr

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, is seen shortly after being raised vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Thursday, June 1, 2017. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:55 p.m EDT. via NASA ift.tt/2sitxbp
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Eleventh SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission to Space Station Set for Launch was taken on June 01, 2017 at 03:57AM