“NASA Concludes Summer of Testing with Fifth Flight Controller Hot Fire” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA engineers closed a summer of successful hot fire testing Aug. 30 for flight controllers on RS-25 engines that will help power the new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket being built to carry astronauts to deep-space destinations, including Mars. via NASA ift.tt/2xyYAm6
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NASA Concludes Summer of Testing with Fifth Flight Controller Hot Fire was taken on August 30, 2017 at 04:08PM

“NASA's IceBridge Surveys Glaciers in Northeast Greenland” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA's Operation IceBridge is flying its summer Arctic land ice campaign in Greenland, continuing its measurements of the Greenland Ice Sheet and its outlet glaciers. This photograph from the mission was taken on Aug. 29, 2017, from 28,000 feet, looking north while surveying Nioghalvfjerdsbrae (79 N) Glacier in northeast Greenland. via NASA ift.tt/2x5KGKi
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NASA's IceBridge Surveys Glaciers in Northeast Greenland was taken on August 30, 2017 at 09:30AM

“Aug. 29, 1965 - Gemini V Crew Returns to Earth” was uploaded to Flickr

Gemini V command pilot Gordon Cooper (right) and Charles "Pete" Conrad, pilot, walk across the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain following their spacecraft's recovery from the ocean on Aug. 29, 1965. The eight-day Gemini V endurance mission doubled America's spaceflight record set two months earlier. via NASA ift.tt/2x1awPF
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Aug. 29, 1965 - Gemini V Crew Returns to Earth was taken on March 31, 2010 at 08:55AM

“Supersonic Flight Campaign Continues at Kennedy Space Center” was uploaded to Flickr

A NASA F-18 jet takes off from the agency's Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 23, 2017. The F-18 jets fly at supersonic speeds while agency researchers measure the effects of low-altitude turbulence caused by sonic booms, part of NASA's Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence, or SonicBAT II Program. via NASA ift.tt/2xGKj62
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Supersonic Flight Campaign Continues at Kennedy Space Center was taken on August 23, 2017 at 10:12AM

“Hurricane Harvey, Seen From the Cupola of the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

On August 25, 2017, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the cupola module aboard the International Space Station as it intensified on its way toward the Texas coast. The Expedition 52 crew on the station has been tracking this storm for the past two days and capturing Earth observation photographs and videos. via NASA ift.tt/2wOiueR
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Hurricane Harvey, Seen From the Cupola of the International Space Station was taken on August 25, 2017 at 09:15AM

“A World of Snowy Dunes on Mars” was uploaded to Flickr

It was spring in the Northern hemisphere when this image was taken on May 21, 2017, by the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Over the winter, snow and ice have inexorably covered the dunes. Unlike on Earth, this snow and ice is carbon dioxide, better known to us as dry ice. via NASA ift.tt/2wBqmRy
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A World of Snowy Dunes on Mars was taken on August 05, 2017 at 06:58AM

“The Eclipse 2017 Umbra Viewed from Space” was uploaded to Flickr

As millions of people across the United States experienced a total eclipse as the umbra, or moon’s shadow passed over them, only six people witnessed the umbra from space. The space station crossed the path of the eclipse three times as it orbited above the continental United States at an altitude of 250 miles. via NASA ift.tt/2v5PxeW
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The Eclipse 2017 Umbra Viewed from Space was taken on August 21, 2017 at 02:23PM

“Saturn-lit Tethys” was uploaded to Flickr

Cassini gazes across the icy rings of Saturn toward the icy moon Tethys, whose night side is illuminated by Saturnshine, or sunlight reflected by the planet. via NASA ift.tt/2w11uQk
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Saturn-lit Tethys was taken on August 21, 2017 at 02:39AM

“Glory of the Heavens” was uploaded to Flickr

This composite image shows the progression of a partial solar eclipse over Ross Lake, in Northern Cascades National Park, Washington on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. via NASA ift.tt/2v8Z9Bi
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Glory of the Heavens was taken on August 21, 2017 at 08:08AM

“Atlas V Rocket and TDRS-M” was uploaded to Flickr

As the Sun rises at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket vents liquid oxygen propellant vapors during fueling for the lift off of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-M. via NASA ift.tt/2uPitaN
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Atlas V Rocket and TDRS-M was taken on August 18, 2017 at 03:21AM

“Jupiter: A New Point of View” was uploaded to Flickr

This striking Jovian vista was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2vLOn5u
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Jupiter: A New Point of View was taken on July 13, 2017 at 08:11PM

“Space Station Flight Over the Bahamas” was uploaded to Flickr

One of the most recognizable points on the Earth for astronauts to photograph is the Bahamas. Randy Bresnik of NASA shared this Aug. 13 photo from the International Space Station, saying, "The stunning Bahamas were a real treat for us. The vivid turquoise of the water over the reef was absolutely captivating." via NASA ift.tt/2x4Sg4W
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Space Station Flight Over the Bahamas was taken on August 13, 2017 at 01:17PM

“Spiraling Cloud Patterns Over Guadalupe Island” was uploaded to Flickr

On May 24, 2017, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured a natural-color image of long, spiraling cloud patterns, or "von Kármán vortices," on the lee side of Guadalupe Island. The volcanic island rises from the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. via NASA ift.tt/2wbhbGA
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Spiraling Cloud Patterns Over Guadalupe Island was taken on July 06, 2017 at 09:05AM

“SpaceX CRS-12 Cargo Mission Launch” was uploaded to Flickr

The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2uDQFGd
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SpaceX CRS-12 Cargo Mission Launch was taken on August 14, 2017 at 08:33AM

“Highlighting Titan's Hazes” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks toward the night side of Saturn's moon Titan in a view that highlights the extended, hazy nature of the moon's atmosphere. via NASA ift.tt/2w6cbDc
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Highlighting Titan's Hazes was taken on August 11, 2017 at 06:16AM

“Hubble Displays a Dwarf Spiral Galaxy” was uploaded to Flickr

Dwarf galaxy NGC 5949 sits at a distance of around 44 million light-years from us, placing it within the Milky Way’s cosmic neighborhood. via NASA ift.tt/2vVzjFb
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Hubble Displays a Dwarf Spiral Galaxy was taken on February 21, 2017 at 01:23PM

“A Starburst with the Prospect of Gravitational Waves” was uploaded to Flickr

More than a hundred years after Swift’s discovery of the "starburst" galaxy IC 10, astronomers are studying IC 10 with the most powerful telescopes of the 21st century. via NASA ift.tt/2wxOwt0
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A Starburst with the Prospect of Gravitational Waves was taken on August 10, 2017 at 06:18AM

“Solar Evaporation Ponds near Moab, Utah” was uploaded to Flickr

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of solar evaporation ponds outside the city of Moab, Utah. There are 23 colorful ponds spread across 400 acres. They are part of a large operation to mine potassium chloride—more commonly referred to as muriate of potash (MOP)—from ore buried underground. via NASA ift.tt/2uGPbGk
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Solar Evaporation Ponds near Moab, Utah was taken on August 09, 2017 at 08:30AM

“Moon Rise From the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

From his vantage point aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik pointed his camera toward the rising Moon and captured this beautiful image on August 3, 2017. Bresnik wrote, "Gorgeous moon rise! Such great detail when seen from space. Next full moon marks #Eclipse2017. We’ll be watching from @Space_Station." via NASA ift.tt/2wELWk9
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Moon Rise From the Space Station was taken on August 03, 2017 at 01:53PM

“Prometheus and the Ghostly F Ring” was uploaded to Flickr

The thin sliver of Saturn's moon Prometheus lurks near ghostly structures in Saturn's narrow F ring in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2wAP7cL
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Prometheus and the Ghostly F Ring was taken on August 07, 2017 at 03:26AM

“NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Watches a Sunspot” was uploaded to Flickr

On July 5, 2017, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watched an active region — an area of intense and complex magnetic fields — rotate into view on the Sun. This image shows a blended view of the sunspot in visible and extreme ultraviolet light, revealing bright coils arcing over the active region — particles spiraling along magnetic field lines. via NASA ift.tt/2v43I2x
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Watches a Sunspot was taken on August 03, 2017 at 12:03PM

“A Look Inside the Space Station's Experimental BEAM Module” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik looks through the hatch of the International Space Station's Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM) on July 31, 2017. The BEAM is an experimental expandable module just over halfway into its planned two-year demonstration on the space station. via NASA ift.tt/2hrHlPL
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A Look Inside the Space Station's Experimental BEAM Module was taken on July 31, 2017 at 04:48AM

“Space Station Flyover of Super Typhoon Noru” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Super Typhoon Noru on August 1, 2017, as the International Space Station passed overhead. He shared images of the massive storm on social media, writing, "Super Typhoon #Noru, amazing the size of this weather phenomenon, you can almost sense its power from 250 miles above." via NASA ift.tt/2tZW5Hq
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Space Station Flyover of Super Typhoon Noru was taken on August 01, 2017 at 03:27AM

“August 1, 1971 - Second Apollo 15 Moonwalk” was uploaded to Flickr

This mini-panorama combines two photographs taken by Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin, from the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) site, at the end of the second Apollo 15 moonwalk on August 1, 1971. Apollo 15 was the fourth crewed mission to land on the Moon. via NASA ift.tt/2ugfLpO
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August 1, 1971 - Second Apollo 15 Moonwalk was taken on August 01, 2017 at 05:30AM