Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight to behold. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sOkrCQ

The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled 8-minute duration hot fire test, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bT7bH1

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, look on. via NASA https://ift.tt/38R1wPT

Inside star cluster NGC 602, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, bright, blue, newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in this nebula. via NASA https://ift.tt/3oIW7zz

Astronomers have no evidence that a distant black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun is anywhere to be found. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bBV9kT

The HUNCH – High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware – Program has expanded its partnership opportunities to the Dade County, Georgia, school system in Trenton. Students will increase their advanced manufacturing capabilities by producing super-strength carbon fiber elements for NASA, the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LLEIrj

In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bpCVmR

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. via NASA https://ift.tt/3qdZqPV

The lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bekKQZ

Slated to launch in October 2021, NASA’s Lucy mission will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids. via NASA https://ift.tt/3oqEiFC