Friday, January 29, 2021

Hubble Spots an Interstellar Interaction


Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such chaotic planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). https://ift.tt/3auo60j

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 62F.

NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021


Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance. https://ift.tt/2M3Wrep

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Finding a New Earth


Kepler-22b is the first planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. https://ift.tt/2MrNlYs

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 60F.

Monday, January 25, 2021

Welcoming a New Addition to the Deep Space Network


A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space Network. https://ift.tt/3sU07jc

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 61F.

Friday, January 22, 2021

Hubble Takes Portrait of the ‘Lost Galaxy’


Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight to behold. https://ift.tt/3sOkrCQ

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 92F and a low of 64F.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Hot Fire Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage


The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled 8-minute duration hot fire test, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. https://ift.tt/3bT7bH1

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 91F and a low of 63F.

Friday, January 15, 2021

Fulfilling the Dream


President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, look on. https://ift.tt/38R1wPT

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 67F.

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Bright, Blue Stars


Inside star cluster NGC 602, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, bright, blue, newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in this nebula. https://ift.tt/3oIW7zz

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 65F.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Finding a Missing Black Hole


Astronomers have no evidence that a distant black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun is anywhere to be found. https://ift.tt/3bBV9kT

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 64F.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Georgia HUNCH Students 3D Print Parts for Space Station


The HUNCH – High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware – Program has expanded its partnership opportunities to the Dade County, Georgia, school system in Trenton. Students will increase their advanced manufacturing capabilities by producing super-strength carbon fiber elements for NASA, the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/2LLEIrj

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 65F.

Monday, January 11, 2021

SpaceX Demo 2 Mission Launches into History


In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. https://ift.tt/3bpCVmR

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 89F and a low of 66F.

Friday, January 8, 2021

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Space Station


Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. https://ift.tt/3qdZqPV

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 83F and a low of 69F.

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Behold: The City of Boston at Night!


The lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/3bekKQZ

Scattered Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 82F and a low of 68F.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Lucy Mission to Study Trojan Asteroids


Slated to launch in October 2021, NASA's Lucy mission will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids. https://ift.tt/3oqEiFC

Isolated Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 82F and a low of 68F.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Pareidolia: Seeing Shapes in the Cosmos


What is pareidolia? It is the psychological phenomenon where we see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise unrelated objects or data. https://ift.tt/3ngVbky

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 86F and a low of 69F.

Monday, January 4, 2021

Tending the Plant Habitat-02


NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins tends to radish plants growing for the Plant Habitat-02 experiment. https://ift.tt/2Lkjpx6

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 83F and a low of 66F.