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Views from low Earth orbit 🌎

The planned deconstruction, disposal, and preservation of historic parts of NASA’s decommissioned Kuiper Airborne Observatory is complete. Learn where its legacy will continue to live on: go.nasa.gov/3GzvLOn

Making waves… Gravitational waves, that is. This visualization—performed on our Pleiades supercomputer—shows gravitational waves emitted by two black holes of nearly equal mass as they spiral together and merge.

Alan B. Shepard, Jr. became the first American in space on May 5, 1961! Shepard's Freedom 7 spacecraft reached speeds of 5,180 miles per hour during his 15-minute suborbital flight. Footage from this historic mission: go.nasa.gov/4m907HZ

The Helix Nebula ⭐ As seen by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Galaxy Evolution Explorer.

There’s a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you… 🎶 The spectacular layers of blue haze in Pluto’s atmosphere were photographed by our New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.

What’s your favorite planet? Our Planetary Systems Branch looks at the evolution and formation of planetary systems, their environment, and more. Let us know your favorite and learn more: go.nasa.gov/44yhyLK

You know what time it is 👀🌕 May’s full moon, known as the Flower Moon, will rise in the night sky tonight and appear full through May 13.

Help design a Moon Mascot for our Artemis II mission! NASA experts will be streaming on Twitch on Tuesday, May 13, to live-sketch a zero gravity indicator based on your suggestions—and to share how you can take part in the plushie design challenge: nasa.gov/news-release/n…

Re-entry success! Today, our partner’s third space capsule, equipped with Ames-made heat shield materials, successfully re-entered Earth’s atmosphere. Explore how our expertise is helping emerging space companies innovate in space: go.nasa.gov/4hXBT0D

Our home planet 🌎 This video of Earth was captured by the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station.

Using satellites to monitor trees near volcanoes could provide earlier warnings of future eruptions. Read the full story👇 nasa.gov/earth/natural-…

To Venus 🚀 #OTD in 1978, our Pioneer Venus spacecraft launched. It was the first American spacecraft to orbit Venus and went on to study the atmosphere of our planetary neighbor.

Airport taxiing could get a whole lot easier 🛫 Our partner recently tested new tech at Moffett Field that could improve safety and efficiency when commercial planes taxi to and from gates and runways. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4kAy1DV

It’s all about perspective 🪐 Our Cassini spacecraft used its narrow-angle camera to capture this view of Saturn and its rings. Two of Saturn’s moons, Mimas and Janus, are pictured “above” the rings, while a crescent Tethys appears “below.” Learn more: go.nasa.gov/45uBkb8

From the eyes of Webb 👀🤩 In this image captured by NASA Webb Telescope, Sun-like stars are born in Rho Ophiuchi, the closest star-forming region to Earth.

Taking a closer look at the Sun ☀️👀 In 2017, the Solar Dynamics Observatory captured bright bands of plasma connecting from one active region of the Sun to another in extreme ultraviolet light.

Goodnight Moon 🌙 In this timelapse video taken from the International Space Station, the Moon sets over the South Pacific Ocean.