NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at sunrise before ground tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, on July 18, 2025.
2025年7月18日，在加利福尼亚州帕姆代尔洛克希德·马丁公司臭鼬工厂进行地面测试前，NASA的X-59静音超音速研究飞机停放在跑道上，迎接日出。
A starfield surrounds the bright blue stars of a star cluster: the Pleiades star cluster. Nearly horizontally across the cluster is a bright green streak, most likely a meteor. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
星场环绕着一个星团的亮蓝色恒星：昂宿星团。一条几乎水平穿过星团的亮绿色条纹，很可能是一颗流星。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
The featured image shows the center of the Crab Nebula in colors mapped to Hubble, Chandra, and Spitzer space telescopes. The Crab pulsar appears in the center surrounded by a spinning disk. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
特色图片展示了蟹状星云中心的颜色，这些颜色映射自哈勃、钱德拉和斯皮策太空望远镜。蟹状星云脉冲星位于中心，周围环绕着一个旋转的盘面。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
The parachute of the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy, or EPIC, test experiment deploys following an air launch from an Alta X drone on June 4, 2025, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
增强伞衣仪器化降落伞（Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy，简称 EPIC）测试实验的降落伞在2025年6月4日于加利福尼亚州爱德华兹的NASA阿姆斯特朗飞行研究中心，由一架Alta X无人机空中投放后成功展开。
See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.
请参阅说明。单击图片将下载可用的最高分辨率版本。
A Titan-Centaur rocket carrying the Viking 1 spacecraft launches from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 20, 1975.
一枚搭载海盗1号探测器的大力神3号E运载火箭，于1975年8月20日从卡纳维拉尔角空军基地41号发射台升空。
A deep sky is shown with the band of our Milky Way Galaxy running from the upper left to the lower right. The streaks or many curved meteors are seen. In the foreground a beach is seen with an unusual rock outcrop that has an opening. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中显示的是一片深邃的天空，银河系的光带从左上方延伸至右下方。可见多条流星轨迹或弯曲的流星。前景是一片海滩，上面有一块不寻常的岩石露头，岩石上有一个开口。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
