“Science From the Moon’s Shadow” was uploaded to Flickr

The Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse was rare in its long, uninterrupted path over land, which provided scientists with a rare chance to investigate the Sun and its influence on Earth in ways that aren’t usually possible. On Dec. 11, researchers discussed initial findings based on observations gathered during the eclipse. via NASA ift.tt/2AszyKt
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Science From the Moon’s Shadow was taken on December 11, 2017 at 06:31AM

“Retrospective: Moon” was uploaded to Flickr

This false-color image is composed of 15 images taken through three color filters by NASA's Galileo spacecraft as it passed through the Earth-Moon system on Dec. 8, 1992. via NASA ift.tt/2A4N6I1
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Retrospective: Moon was taken on December 07, 1992 at 07:00PM

“NASA's Science Aircraft Flies Over Thomas Fire in California” was uploaded to Flickr

During an engineering flight test of the Cloud-Aerosol Multi-Angle Lidar (CAMAL) instrument, a view from NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft shows smoke plumes, from roughly 65,000 feet, produced by the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, California, around 1 p.m. PST on Dec. 5th, 2017. via NASA ift.tt/2j3XCf5
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NASA's Science Aircraft Flies Over Thomas Fire in California was taken on December 07, 2017 at 03:31AM

“Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft at Sunrise” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft at sunrise, prior to its departure from the International Space Station at 8:11 a.m., Dec. 6, 2017. Expedition 53 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA gave the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm the command to release Cygnus. via NASA ift.tt/2k27en9
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Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft at Sunrise was taken on December 05, 2017 at 01:13PM

“Cloud Streets in the Sea of Okhotsk” was uploaded to Flickr

Frigid air blowing from Eastern Russia created dramatic cloud formations over the Sea of Okhotsk in late November, 2017. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the stunning scene on November 25. via NASA ift.tt/2At1dK0
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Cloud Streets in the Sea of Okhotsk was taken on December 05, 2017 at 03:31AM

“Space Station Transits the Moon” was uploaded to Flickr

The International Space Station is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. via NASA ift.tt/2kkVEaq
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Space Station Transits the Moon was taken on December 02, 2017 at 06:05PM

“Hubble Sees Galaxy Cluster Warping Space and Time” was uploaded to Flickr

The Hubble Space Telescope peers into the distant universe to reveal a galaxy cluster called Abell 2537. via NASA ift.tt/2BtpnkK
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Hubble Sees Galaxy Cluster Warping Space and Time was taken on June 09, 2017 at 01:22PM