“Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8's Launch Into History” was uploaded to Flickr

Fifty years ago on Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center at 7:51 a.m. ES). via NASA go.nasa.gov/2ECT2Nt
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8's Launch Into History was taken on December 21, 2018 at 04:09AM

“Station Crew Back on Earth After 197-Day Space Mission” was uploaded to Flickr

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 57 crew members. via NASA ift.tt/2AaGvh9
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Station Crew Back on Earth After 197-Day Space Mission was taken on December 20, 2018 at 02:30AM

“SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft and Falcon 9 Rocket” was uploaded to Flickr

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are positioned at the company’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the test targeted for Jan. 17, 2019. via NASA ift.tt/2QJ332X
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft and Falcon 9 Rocket was taken on December 18, 2018 at 02:20AM

“Testing the Space Launch System” was uploaded to Flickr

Engineers built a tank identical to the Space Launch System tank that will be flown on Exploration Mission-1, the first flight of Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft for testing. via NASA ift.tt/2QXuyVR
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Testing the Space Launch System was taken on November 26, 2018 at 06:23AM

“115 Years of Flight” was uploaded to Flickr

For most of human history, we mortals have dreamed of taking to the skies. Then, 115 years ago on on December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the impossbile. via NASA ift.tt/2S4Bk9j
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115 Years of Flight was taken on December 17, 2018 at 04:30AM

“Giant Black Hole Powers Cosmic Fountain” was uploaded to Flickr

Before electricity, water fountains worked by relying on gravity to channel water from a higher elevation to a lower one. In space, awesome gaseous fountains have been discovered in the centers of galaxy clusters. via NASA ift.tt/2EjJGWF
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Giant Black Hole Powers Cosmic Fountain was taken on December 13, 2018 at 04:45AM

“Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronauts Anne McClain (background) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are pictured inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2SFSutQ
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Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station was taken on December 06, 2018 at 07:57AM

“Spirit of Apollo - 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 at the Washington National Cathedral” was uploaded to Flickr

The Washington National Cathedral is seen lit up with space imagery prior to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Spirit of Apollo event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. via NASA ift.tt/2RWygvR
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Spirit of Apollo - 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 at the Washington National Cathedral was taken on December 11, 2018 at 02:35PM

“ICESat-2 Reveals Profile of Ice Sheets” was uploaded to Flickr

Less than three months into its mission, NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is already exceeding scientists’ expectations. via NASA ift.tt/2QrCRJM
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ICESat-2 Reveals Profile of Ice Sheets was taken on November 05, 2018 at 08:58AM

“Viewing the Approach of SpaceX's Dragon to the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

International Space Station Commander Alexander Gerst viewed SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft chasing the orbital laboratory on Dec. 8, 2018 and took a series of photos. via NASA ift.tt/2Qpx8nM
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Viewing the Approach of SpaceX's Dragon to the Space Station was taken on December 10, 2018 at 04:31AM

“Astronaut Anne McClain's First Voyage to the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

"Putting this journey into words will not be easy, but I will try. I am finally where I was born to be," said astronaut Anne McClain of her first voyage to space. via NASA ift.tt/2Qi3MaR
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Astronaut Anne McClain's First Voyage to the Space Station was taken on December 05, 2018 at 05:10PM

“New Research, Hardware Headed to Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

Experiments in forest observation, protein crystal growth and in-space fuel transfer demonstration are heading to the International Space Station following the launch Wednesday of SpaceX’s 16th mission. via NASA ift.tt/2zN8inF
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New Research, Hardware Headed to Space Station was taken on December 04, 2018 at 05:28PM

“Newest Crew Launches for the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to bring a new crew to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2BMOaDo
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Newest Crew Launches for the International Space Station was taken on December 03, 2018 at 02:30AM

“A 'BrainStorm Trooper' Inquires About NASA Exploration” was uploaded to Flickr

A Nova Labs Robotics "BrainStorm Troopers" team member from Reston, Virginia, asks a question during an Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) announcement. via NASA ift.tt/2DRLJ44
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A 'BrainStorm Trooper' Inquires About NASA Exploration was taken on November 30, 2018 at 03:30AM

“Hubble Explores the Coma Cluster's More Than 1,000 Galaxies” was uploaded to Flickr

This Hubble Space Telescope mosaic is of a portion of the immense Coma cluster of over 1,000 galaxies, located 300 million light-years from Earth. via NASA ift.tt/2FPwtHp
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Hubble Explores the Coma Cluster's More Than 1,000 Galaxies was taken on November 01, 2018 at 10:31AM

“The Dunes in Mars' Wirtz Crater” was uploaded to Flickr

In Mars' Wirtz Crater, these dunes are likely active. via NASA ift.tt/2TXbOED
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The Dunes in Mars' Wirtz Crater was taken on November 28, 2018 at 03:30AM

“Ringing in InSight's Landing on the Red Planet” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Melanie Saunders and astronaut Mike Massimino ring the closing bell of Nasdaq after the NASA's InSight lander successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. via NASA ift.tt/2DYpVEF
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Ringing in InSight's Landing on the Red Planet was taken on November 27, 2018 at 04:30AM

“InSight and MarCO, New Technologies Headed for the Red Planet” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA social media participant Bryan Branly takes a photograph of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) model before the Mars InSight pre-landing briefing. via NASA ift.tt/2ByIayc
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InSight and MarCO, New Technologies Headed for the Red Planet was taken on November 26, 2018 at 03:31AM

“Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass” was uploaded to Flickr

A new study using observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reports for the first time that silica — one of the most common minerals found on Earth — is formed when massive stars explode. via NASA ift.tt/2PKyb1g
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Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass was taken on November 14, 2018 at 11:10AM

“20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

On Nov. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to serve as a temporary control module for the nascent International Space Station. This October 2018 photo shows the station today, fully complete. via NASA ift.tt/2FwYCmt
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20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station was taken on November 20, 2018 at 05:30AM

“SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

"Captured Cygnus today with @Astro_Alex…Proud to have The SS John Young on-board!" said astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor today, as the International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft, loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies. via NASA ift.tt/2PDOBsd
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SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station was taken on November 19, 2018 at 06:41AM

“SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Russian Progress cargo craft. via NASA ift.tt/2Q9GMdw
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SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station was taken on November 19, 2018 at 06:41AM

“Antares Seen from Washington D.C. Tidal Basin” was uploaded to Flickr

​The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen above the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, on Nov. 17, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2FmZA4G
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Antares Seen from Washington D.C. Tidal Basin was taken on November 17, 2018 at 12:00AM

“A Scar That the Woolsey Fire Left Behind” was uploaded to Flickr

In the wake of a fire, a burn scar appears which takes a long time to heal. This scar is from the Woolsey fire which has taken its toll around Thousand Oaks, California. via NASA ift.tt/2DpIHnn
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A Scar That the Woolsey Fire Left Behind was taken on November 15, 2018 at 06:58AM

“Finding an Elusive Star Behind a Supernova” was uploaded to Flickr

Located 65 million light-years away ia a blue supergiant star that once existed inside a cluster of young stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 3938, as shown in this artist's concept. via NASA ift.tt/2Tgfktm
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Finding an Elusive Star Behind a Supernova was taken on October 30, 2018 at 12:43PM

“Northrop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad” was uploaded to Flickr

The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA ift.tt/2FldjsT
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Northrop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad was taken on November 13, 2018 at 01:20PM

“Northop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad” was uploaded to Flickr

The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA ift.tt/2z85XDC
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Northop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad was taken on November 13, 2018 at 01:20PM

“Raging Six-Day-Old Camp Fire Reaches 125,000 Acres in Size” was uploaded to Flickr

The six day old Camp Fire has already attained the unfortunate title of California's deadliest fire. via NASA ift.tt/2QCDcFC
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Raging Six-Day-Old Camp Fire Reaches 125,000 Acres in Size was taken on November 13, 2018 at 04:30AM

“Flooding Along the Nueces River” was uploaded to Flickr

On Nov. 1, 2018, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured a false-color view of flooding along the Nueces River in a series of storms that have delivered historic amounts of rain to central Texas. via NASA ift.tt/2PoiUDd
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Flooding Along the Nueces River was taken on November 02, 2018 at 10:52AM

“The Frozen Wild Dnieper River” was uploaded to Flickr

Curling snow drifts are magnified by the terrain around the 1,400 mile Dnieper River, flowing from Russia to the Black Sea in this image from the International Space Station on Feb. 9th, 2017. via NASA ift.tt/2FlA7Zg
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The Frozen Wild Dnieper River was taken on November 08, 2018 at 08:30AM

“Recovery of the Test Orion Capsule in the Pacific Ocean” was uploaded to Flickr

On Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. This is one in a series of tests that will verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. via NASA ift.tt/2JMpflS
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Recovery of the Test Orion Capsule in the Pacific Ocean was taken on November 07, 2018 at 07:30AM

“Earth Enveloped in Airglow” was uploaded to Flickr

Earth Enveloped in Airglow via NASA ift.tt/2qshIQu
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Earth Enveloped in Airglow was taken on November 06, 2018 at 05:30AM

“Suwannee Blackwater River Meets the Sea” was uploaded to Flickr

The Suwannee is known as a “blackwater river” because of its dark-brown waters laden with organic material. via NASA ift.tt/2Or27dy
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Suwannee Blackwater River Meets the Sea was taken on June 03, 2018 at 10:39AM

“The International Space Station as of Oct. 4, 2018” was uploaded to Flickr

The International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking. via NASA ift.tt/2RuTgcz
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The International Space Station as of Oct. 4, 2018 was taken on October 04, 2018 at 04:16AM

“Orion’s European Service Module to Arrive for First Mission” was uploaded to Flickr

The Airbus team poses with the European Service Module during preparations for shipment to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. via NASA ift.tt/2qoxRWQ
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Orion’s European Service Module to Arrive for First Mission was taken on October 31, 2018 at 08:17PM

“Happy Birthday, Michael Collins!” was uploaded to Flickr

Happy birthday, Michael Collins! Test pilot and NASA astronaut Michael Collins served as the pilot for Gemini X and as the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission, the first time humans set foot on another celestial body. via NASA ift.tt/2JsTa2u
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Happy Birthday, Michael Collins! was taken on April 13, 2010 at 02:48AM

“A New View of Our Starry Night” was uploaded to Flickr

After nine years in deep space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than stars – NASA’s Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations. via NASA ift.tt/2OY4Mk7
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A New View of Our Starry Night was taken on September 25, 2018 at 02:11PM

“John Glenn Returns to Space on the STS-95 Mission” was uploaded to Flickr

Senator John Glenn during water survival training for the STS-95 mission at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. On Oct. 29, 1998, space shuttle Discovery launched with Senator Glenn aboard, as he returned to space for the first time since his 1962 flight. via NASA ift.tt/2qh88Qp
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John Glenn Returns to Space on the STS-95 Mission was taken on December 02, 2008 at 11:31AM

“It’s Valley Fog Season” was uploaded to Flickr

It’s autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, which means many people living in mountainous areas are awakening to fog-filled valleys. via NASA ift.tt/2ELLuJP
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It’s Valley Fog Season was taken on October 25, 2018 at 09:01AM

“Hubble Captures the Ghost of Cassiopeia” was uploaded to Flickr

The ghost of Cassieopeia's ethereal glow might remind people of apparitions such as those reported by paranormal investigators. via NASA ift.tt/2ReS9xx
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Hubble Captures the Ghost of Cassiopeia was taken on October 25, 2118 at 11:00AM

“Parker Solar Probe Looks Back at Earth” was uploaded to Flickr

On Sept. 25, 2018, Parker Solar Probe captured a view of Earth as it sped toward the first Venus gravity assist of the mission. Earth is the bright, round object visible in the right side of this image. via NASA ift.tt/2CCiZeQ
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Parker Solar Probe Looks Back at Earth was taken on October 23, 2018 at 11:55AM

“Newborn Stars Blow Bubbles in the Cat's Paw Nebula” was uploaded to Flickr

Newborn Stars Blow Bubbles in the Cat's Paw Nebula via NASA ift.tt/2q6Jwti
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Newborn Stars Blow Bubbles in the Cat's Paw Nebula was taken on October 23, 2018 at 05:30AM

“Splashdown! Apollo 7 Returns Home” was uploaded to Flickr

On October 22, 1968, 50 years ago, the Apollo 7 crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. via NASA ift.tt/2PO9Mnu
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Splashdown! Apollo 7 Returns Home was taken on July 30, 2008 at 10:00AM

“Hubble Spies Glittering Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy” was uploaded to Flickr

This glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies toward the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud. via NASA ift.tt/2Akg2yl
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Hubble Spies Glittering Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy was taken on October 01, 2018 at 02:00AM

“Launching the Galileo Mission” was uploaded to Flickr

On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis deployed NASA's Galileo spacecraft six hours, 30 minutes into the STS-34 mission. Galileo arrived at Jupiter in December, 1995 and spent eight years in orbit around the gas giant, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit an outer planet. via NASA ift.tt/2CQtRXt
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Launching the Galileo Mission was taken on July 01, 2009 at 12:09PM

“Magnetic Fields May Be the Key to Black Hole Activity” was uploaded to Flickr

This artist’s conception of the core of Cygnus A shows the dusty donut-shaped surroundings, called a torus, and jets launching from its center. via NASA ift.tt/2P0z3hl
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Magnetic Fields May Be the Key to Black Hole Activity was taken on October 17, 2018 at 04:31AM

“Uncrewed Japanese Vehicle Delivers Supplies to the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

Viewed from a window inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," is the Japanese Exploration Agency's H-II Transfer Vehicle-7. via NASA ift.tt/2CNoDvQ
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Uncrewed Japanese Vehicle Delivers Supplies to the Space Station was taken on October 16, 2018 at 07:30AM

“Ellen Ochoa at Work on the Shuttle” was uploaded to Flickr

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we're celebrating the achievements of astronaut Ellen Ochoa and other Hispanic astronauts and professionals at NASA. Floating upside down and reading a checklist may not be how most of us perform the day's work, but it was for Ochoa on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-96 mission. via NASA ift.tt/2yBhk5M
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Ellen Ochoa at Work on the Shuttle was taken on October 15, 2018 at 06:30AM

“Southern California as Seen From Apollo 7” was uploaded to Flickr

This view of southern California was taken by the Apollo 7 crew during their 18th revolution of the Earth on Oct. 12, 1968. via NASA ift.tt/2Ceksbp
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Southern California as Seen From Apollo 7 was taken on January 21, 2009 at 10:37AM

“Expedition 57 Crew Returns to Baikonur” was uploaded to Flickr

Cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and astronaut Nick Hague of NASA, right. embrace their families after landing at the Krayniy Airport. via NASA ift.tt/2yvfrYb
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Expedition 57 Crew Returns to Baikonur was taken on October 11, 2018 at 03:23PM