Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Visualizing Quieter Supersonic Flight


NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms. https://ift.tt/3A7ndXk

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 86F and a low of 73F.

Monday, June 28, 2021

Space Station Transits the Sun


This composite image made from seven frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun. https://ift.tt/3dmuKrx

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 85F and a low of 73F.

Friday, June 25, 2021

Hubble Images a Dazzling Dynamic Duo


A cataclysmic cosmic collision takes center stage in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. https://ift.tt/35NG4J8

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 84F and a low of 72F.

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Viewing Earth from the Space Station


In this June 2021 image, our Sun's glint beams off the Indian Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 269 miles above south of western Australia. https://ift.tt/3zWJyqk

Scattered Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 82F and a low of 72F.

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

NASA and ESA Astronauts Continue Installing Space Station Solar Arrays


Spacewalkers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency worked to install new roll out solar arrays on the space station. https://ift.tt/3vMPNdk

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 86F and a low of 72F.

Monday, June 21, 2021

Friday, June 18, 2021

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 79F and a low of 71F.

Galveston from Space


On Monday, June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom. That day of liberation became known as Juneteenth. https://ift.tt/3xqL5ms

Thursday, June 17, 2021

New Research Studies Turbulence


In a series of flights between June 1-6, 2021, Stratodynamics Inc. launched its HiDRON stratospheric glider from a high-altitude balloon to study turbulence. https://ift.tt/3guml7j

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 80F and a low of 72F.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Artemis I Space Launch System Core Stage Lift and Mate


Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs lower the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage – the largest part of the rocket – onto the mobile launcher. https://ift.tt/3wqZK0Y

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 81F and a low of 73F.

Friday, June 11, 2021

Earth's Atmospheric Glow and Star Trails


The beauty of our home planet is shown in this long exposure photograph, taken from the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/2TPZUR4

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 82F and a low of 73F.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

A Partial Solar Eclipse


A partial solar eclipse is seen as the Sun rises behind the United States Capitol Building, Thursday, June 10, 2021, as seen from Arlington, Virginia. https://ift.tt/3gkWjlS

Scattered Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 83F and a low of 74F.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Galactic Goulash


One definition for goulash, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is mixture of heterogeneous elements, jumble. This 2017 image of Arp 299 is just that. https://ift.tt/3g6AcAF

Scattered Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 83F and a low of 73F.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Earth Is a Water World


In this view from aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, a pair of the International Space Station's main solar seemingly arrays drape across the Earth's horizon. https://ift.tt/3v3AHzI

Scattered Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 83F and a low of 73F.

Monday, June 7, 2021

Friday, June 4, 2021

Detecting X-Rays From Uranus


Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, as shown in this image from March 2021. https://ift.tt/3fN444W

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 85F and a low of 73F.

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Administrator Bill Nelson Gives His First State of NASA Address


​NASA Administrator Bill Nelson talks to the agency’s workforce during his first State of NASA event Wednesday, June 2, 2021. https://ift.tt/34IjrVR

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 87F and a low of 74F.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Andres Almeida, NASA Digital Strategist


When NASA digital strategist Andres Almeida joined Twitter in 2009, one of the first accounts he followed was NASA. https://ift.tt/3yQtiqB

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 75F.

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Digital Content Strategist Andres Almeida


"I thought to myself, ‘well, that vehicle took off in not-so-ideal conditions. Things aren’t impossible.’ That’s what led me to pursue this career at NASA.” https://ift.tt/3g45rer