The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Mon., Nov. 8, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3EXBBD8

This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming. These Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules (frEGGs) are located in the Northern Coalsack Nebula in the direction of Cygnus, the Swan. via NASA https://ift.tt/3mT8g6v

The aurora borealis glow on the northern horizon while stars wheel overhead in this long exposure, taken near the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Nov. 4, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CQbIo1

The colorful planetary nebula, NGC 2438, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. It appears to lie on the outskirts of the open star cluster, M46 (NGC 2437), when in fact it is in the foreground between us and the star cluster. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CSlbvm

​An artists’ impression of the Mariner 10 mission, the first mission to perform an interplanetary gravity assist. via NASA https://ift.tt/3wajlmW

An aurora dimly intersected with Earth’s airglow as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 264 miles above the Pacific Ocean. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CCSylu

In this 90-second exposure, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is rolled to the launch pad on Oct. 27, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3Ct4Qgk

Take a tour of some of the most terrifying and mind-blowing destinations in our galaxy … and beyond. via NASA https://ift.tt/3moeew2

On October 8, 2014, active regions on our Sun gave it the appearance of a jack-o’-lantern. via NASA https://ift.tt/3Eq11ZZ

In June 2021, NASA received its first sample of asteroid Ryugu, which was returned to Earth in December 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CgAs8P