The LAMP mission hopes to understand an often overlooked kind of aurora, called a pulsating aurora, and to test a theory on what causes them. via NASA https://ift.tt/s8pItSH

In this undated image form the 1960s, Nancy Grace Roman sits in her office in NASA Headquarters. Roman was the first chief astronomer for NASA. via NASA https://ift.tt/ROtE8dP

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover snapped this view of a hill in Mars’ Jezero Crater called “Santa Cruz” on April 29, 2021, the 68th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/5CJQ9MN

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, carrying NOAA’s GOES-T, soars upward after lifting off from Space Launch Complex 41 on March 1, 2022. via NASA https://ift.tt/CmBrxV2

Rosemary Dobbins was an artist at the Marshall Space Flight Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/gHViwd8

This striking image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases Arp 298, a stunning pair of interacting galaxies. Arp 298 – which comprises the two galaxies NGC 7469 and IC 5283 – lies roughly 200 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. via NASA https://ift.tt/LH2Cpj0

There are few artists in the aerospace industry whose career was as varied or accomplished as Ted Brown. via NASA https://ift.tt/TsvW38p

This image from 2020 shows a flame that was one of many ignited as part of the Flame Design investigation on the space station. via NASA https://ift.tt/UxKAs09

Melba Roy Mouton (1929-1990) was a mathematician and computer programmer in NASA’s Trajectory and Geodynamics Division. via NASA https://ift.tt/Erx2kjA

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021, and took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on Sept. 10, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/YHLINKE