On Dec. 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to orbit the Moon, and the first to witness the magnificent sight called “Earthrise.” via NASA https://ift.tt/oz49VHB

Hawaii’s big island and its two major volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa rest under a partly cloudy sky on Feb. 8, 2022, in this view from the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/7SfxHR5

By taking a closer look at one of Webb’s first images, the iconic Cosmic Cliffs, scientists have found dozens of energetic jets and outflows from young stars previously hidden by dust clouds. via NASA https://ift.tt/4UwFyHG

The lander’s journey of discovery into the interior structure and composition of Mars has come to a close. via NASA https://ift.tt/cvQ3dBs

The Moog Surefly vehicle hovers above Cincinnati Municipal Airport in this photo from summer 2022. via NASA https://ift.tt/n4Wz2XD

A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. via NASA https://ift.tt/DgRE0AX

Against an inky black backdrop, the blue swirls of barred spiral galaxy NGC 6956 stand out radiantly. via NASA https://ift.tt/Fg9z5V7

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft onboard is seen as it rolls out to the pad, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. via NASA https://ift.tt/0V2u9B7

In this photo from Dec. 15, 1965, the Gemini-VII spacecraft is seen from the Gemini-VI-A spacecraft during their rendezvous mission in space. via NASA https://ift.tt/3gVk0J7

At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5-day mission to the Moon. via NASA https://ift.tt/Z5stjY0