Chaos at the Heart of the Orion Nebula https://ift.tt/3rHu8ST
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Looking Back: Dr. George Carruthers and Apollo 16 Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph
Dr. George Carruthers, right, and William Conway, a project manager at the Naval Research Institute, examine the gold-plated ultraviolet camera/spectrograph, the first moon-based observatory that Carruthers developed for the Apollo 16 mission. Apollo 16 astronauts placed the observatory on the moon in April 1972. https://ift.tt/2kwxJTs
Monday, December 28, 2020
Shaping a Spiral Galaxy
Magnetic fields in NGC 1068, or M77, are shown as streamlines over a visible light and X-ray composite image of the galaxy. https://ift.tt/2Kx4Whj
Sunday, December 27, 2020
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Friday, December 25, 2020
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Friday, December 18, 2020
A Great Conjunction Draws Near
The Moon, left, Saturn, upper right, and Jupiter, lower right, are seen after sunset with the Washington Monument, Thurs. Dec. 17, 2020, in Washington. https://ift.tt/2WpW3YX
Apollo 8: Earthrise
This iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon. https://ift.tt/2LG0lcE
Stellar Snowflake Cluster
The newly revealed infant stars appear as pink and red specks toward the center and appear to have formed in regularly spaced intervals along linear structures. https://ift.tt/35QZqLP
Stellar Jewel Box
Thousands of sparkling young stars are nestled within the giant nebula NGC 3603, one of the most massive young star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 3603, a prominent star-forming region in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way about 20,000 light-years away, reveals stages in the life cycle of stars. https://ift.tt/37AhIo1
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Entering the Martian Atmosphere with the Perseverance Rover
With its heat shield facing the planet, NASA’s Perseverance rover begins its descent through the Martian atmosphere in this illustration. https://ift.tt/3r62oHd
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Starry, Starry Night
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a crowd of stars that looks rather like a stadium darkened before a show, lit only by the flashbulbs of the audience's cameras. https://ift.tt/3p1Trg7
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Quasars Rip Across Galaxies Like Tsunamis
Using the unique capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered the most energetic outflows ever witnessed in the universe. https://ift.tt/2WnTvul
Monday, December 14, 2020
Educational CubeSats to Launch on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne Rocket
Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agency’s next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, making this the first payload carried by Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket. https://ift.tt/3gIk3jA
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
50 Years of Research Using Langley's 14 by-22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel
Dec. 11, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Langley Research Center’s 14x22 Subsonic Wind Tunnel. https://ift.tt/3qQN1CC
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Introducing the Artemis Astronauts
Vice President Mike Pence introduces NASA astronauts during a meeting of the National Space Council on Dec. 9, 2020. https://ift.tt/3gvn7zq
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
3D Printed Rocket Parts and the Future of Spacecraft
Future lunar landers might come equipped with 3D printed rocket engine parts that help bring down overall manufacturing costs and reduce production time. https://ift.tt/3ow4I8i
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
NASA, Boeing Complete Series of Starliner Parachute Tests
NASA and Boeing have completed Starliner’s last parachute balloon-drop test designed to strengthen the spacecraft’s landing system ahead of crewed flights. https://ift.tt/3gnZjNV
Monday, December 7, 2020
Seeing the Station From Earth
The International Space Station is seen in this 13 second exposure as it flies over Arlington, Virginia, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. https://ift.tt/3lQm0v1
Sunday, December 6, 2020
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Thursday, December 3, 2020
Relaxing Inside the Space Station's Window to the World
JAXA and Expedition 64 astronaut Soichi Noguchi relaxes at the end of the work day inside the seven-windowed cupola on the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/2JzNwQz
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Awakening Newborn Stars
Lying inside our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this Herbig–Haro object is a turbulent birthing ground for new stars in a region known as the Orion B molecular cloud complex, located 1,350 light-years away. https://ift.tt/33CfUIz
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Earth May Be Surrounded by Hairy Dark Matter
This illustration shows Earth surrounded by theoretical filaments of dark matter called "hairs." https://ift.tt/2I15tH0
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