The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas – a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions. https://ift.tt/3aO9Hwz
Friday, April 30, 2021
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Space Launch System Core Stage Arrives at the Kennedy Space Center
After its journey from NASA’s Stennis Space Center aboard the Pegasus barge, the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center on April 27, 2021. https://ift.tt/3vuBBpv
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Constant Gardening on the Space Station
Astronauts on the space station recently enjoyed a fresh supply of leafy greens, thanks in large part to the efforts of astronaut Michael Hopkins. https://ift.tt/32VaAiD
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
A View of SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour Approaching the Station
This image from April 24, 2021, shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour as it approached the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/3nn59CE
Monday, April 26, 2021
How Stars Explode
Scientists have found fragments of titanium blasting out of a famous supernova. https://ift.tt/3sUJov3
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Friday, April 23, 2021
SpaceX Crew-2 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen to the right of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington as it is launches the Crew-2 mission. https://ift.tt/3sL5GPU
Thursday, April 22, 2021
There's No Place Like Home
Sunset at Gobabeb, Namibia. https://ift.tt/3varupx
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The Places We Call Home
In this image that astronaut Scott Kelly posted to Twitter on Aug. 9, 2015 during his #YearInSpace captures all the the places humans dwell. https://ift.tt/3at7KWs
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
SpaceX Crew-2 Dress Rehearsal
Crew-2 are seen as they prepare to depart for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal on Sunday, April 18, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. https://ift.tt/3x9YcZY
Monday, April 19, 2021
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
Almost Every Galaxy Has One – A Black Hole, That Is
Spectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A. https://ift.tt/2RAzfGN
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Tokyo at Night
The night lights of Tokyo, Japan, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the island nation. https://ift.tt/3uTirsW
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Sometimes Black Holes Are Prettier in Pink
This image, taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 2012, shows an extraordinary outburst from a black hole. https://ift.tt/3uOXdfP
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Photographing a Black Hole
In April 2019, ablack hole and its shadow were captured in an image for the first time. https://ift.tt/3seyksm
Monday, April 12, 2021
STS-1 Takes Flight
When space shuttle Columbia took to the skies, a new era of spaceflight took wing. https://ift.tt/2RoicHT
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021
Celebrating Mary W. Jackson's 100th Birthday
Mary W. Jackson (second from left) seen in 1984 Student Symposium at Langley Research Center. https://ift.tt/3d5fAHe
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Blue Dunes on the Red Planet
A sea of dark dunes, sculpted by the wind into long lines, surrounds Mars' northern polar cap and covers an area as big as Texas. https://ift.tt/31WMC6e
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Researching the Environment and COVID-19
Today is World Health Day and we're funding studies to determine whether environmental factors influence the spread of the virus. https://ift.tt/31S1iDs
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Expedition 65 Soyuz Rollout
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. https://ift.tt/3monnmB
Monday, April 5, 2021
A View of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Resupply Ship
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus resupply ship, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays is pictured attached to the space station. https://ift.tt/3sQJW5P
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Friday, April 2, 2021
Hubble Revisits the Veil Nebula
This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope revisits the Veil Nebula, which was featured in a previous Hubble image release. https://ift.tt/2PRjdYa
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Space Station View of Sun Over Earth From Space
This view of Earth’s horizon as the Sun sets over the Pacific Ocean was taken by the Expedition 7 crew onboard the International Space Station in 2003. https://ift.tt/3duGwiZ
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