NASA Image of the Day

Chile’s Villarrica volcano emits steam and other volcanic gases in this photo taken from the International Space Station on Jan. 17, 2023. The gases come from a series of minor explosions—called Strombolian eruptions—that have been ongoing at Villarrica since October 2022.

The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lays a wreath at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial.

On January 25, 1984, President Ronald Reagan used his State of the Union address to call for NASA to build a permanent manned space station.

Astronaut Nicole Mann is pictured during her first spacewalk installing a modification kit on the International Space Station’s starboard truss structure.