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

An army marches on its stomach, the saying goes, and astronauts fly on theirs. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ysP17s

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, as it sits on the launch pad. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VtxVaC

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3fmhvrZ