Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, spoke with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew in 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/3fFZJPW

This image shows the Highfield drill hole, on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale crater on Mars, made by NASA’s Curiosity rover in its search for rock samples. Just recently, scientists announced that an analysis of rock samples collected by the rover were enriched in carbon 12, a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes. via NASA https://ift.tt/33Lq3pc

This image, captured by the Landsat-8 satellite, shows the view over Western Australia on May 12, 2013. via NASA https://ift.tt/31U4mmi

Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174. via NASA https://ift.tt/3K2lQ0Z

Our Milky Way’s central black hole has a leak. via NASA https://ift.tt/3Gn3eGP

Legendary actor and diplomat, Sidney Poitier, visited JPL in 1979. via NASA https://ift.tt/3r6Dc4a

This image shows the James Webb Space Telescope atop its launch vehicle, but before it was encapsulated in the rocket fairing. via NASA https://ift.tt/3t4DYkR

This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming. via NASA https://ift.tt/3JN7stp

2021 saw significant milestones achieved in the assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST), and all eyes now look forward to a pivotal 2022. via NASA https://ift.tt/3qStP81

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen at Space Launch Complex 41, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/31o9Khg