Galaxies and dark matter go together like peanut butter and jelly. Rarely is one without the other. via NASA https://ift.tt/37TbiQ3

In this image, a NASA Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket was launched to study a very fundamental problem in space plasmas. via NASA https://ift.tt/3xYJwfn

Nestled among the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own solar system. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sjs2cF

This image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth’s atmosphere. via NASA https://ift.tt/3xO0nkZ

Known as NGC 6523 or the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 is a giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are born. via NASA https://ift.tt/3lXFOAD

In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. via NASA https://ift.tt/3AxZ63A

Northrop Grumman’s 16th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station is slated to launch Aug. 10, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CzHlm1

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay! via NASA https://ift.tt/3Alb5RG

This infrared view of Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede was obtained by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its July 20, 2021, flyby. via NASA https://ift.tt/3jtnFYz

In this self-portrait from 2018, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover sits atop Vera Rubin Ridge, which the rover had been investigating. via NASA https://ift.tt/3Cihzmg