Friday, July 30, 2021

Taking a Ride on the Moon in the Lunar Roving Vehicle


Apollo 15 Commander David Scott drives the lunar roving vehicle on the surface of the Moon, the first time the rover was used. https://ift.tt/3xeG4NF

Scattered Thunderstorms tomorrow!



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

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Bright Rays and Dark Shadows in a Nearby Galaxy


From 156 million light-years away the heart of active galaxy IC 5063 reveals a mixture of bright rays and dark shadows coming from the blazing core, home of a supermassive black hole. https://ift.tt/3l6bAuw

Scattered Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 78F and a low of 72F.

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Boeing Starliner Secured Atop Atlas V Rocket


The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. https://ift.tt/3i5f1zJ

Light Rain tomorrow!



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

Monday, July 26, 2021

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15


This image from May 11, 1971, is a high angle view showing the Apollo 15 spacecraft on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. https://ift.tt/2Tze7Ca

Showers tomorrow!



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

Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could


Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars. https://ift.tt/3BtLWWy

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 78F and a low of 72F.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Secured Atop an Atlas V Rocket


Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. https://ift.tt/2TodyuU

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 78F and a low of 72F.

240,000 Miles to the Moon


On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on another celestial body. https://ift.tt/3BicgCZ

Monday, July 19, 2021

A Peek Inside the Orion Nebula


This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming. https://ift.tt/3hOb4iU

Rain/Thunder tomorrow!



With a high of 79F and a low of 72F.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Celebrating 5 Years at Jupiter


On July 4, 2016, our Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on a mission to peer through the gas giant planet’s dense clouds https://ift.tt/3r70uqm

Thundershowers tomorrow!



With a high of 79F and a low of 73F.

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Honoring the Space Shuttle Closeout Crew Lead


This uniform in the center of this image belonged to one of the unsung heroes of the Space Shuttle Program – Travis Thompson, former Closeout Crew Lead. https://ift.tt/2VEJtIn

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 80F and a low of 73F.

Monday, July 12, 2021

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs the Space Station


The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship departs the International Space Station after it undocked from the Harmony module. https://ift.tt/36K4bch

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



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

Friday, July 9, 2021

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 84F and a low of 73F.

Hubble Glimpses a Galactic Duo


Two enormous galaxies capture your attention in this spectacular image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). https://ift.tt/2Uz17Ng

Thursday, July 8, 2021

This Week in NASA History: Final Launch of Shuttle Program – July 8, 2011


This week in 2011, space shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-135, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/3wtXjdc

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



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

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

In Orbit Around a Red Dwarf Star


Planet TOI-1231 b orbits a red dwarf star some 90 light-years away from Earth and is oddly reminiscent of our own Neptune. https://ift.tt/36hJELS

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 89F and a low of 74F.

Friday, July 2, 2021

Hubble Sees a Cluster of Red, White, and Blue


This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts the open star cluster NGC 330, which lies around 180,000 light-years away inside the Small Magellanic Cloud. https://ift.tt/3wa5lrz

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 85F and a low of 72F.

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center


This 2004 image was produced by combining a dozen Chandra observations made of a 130 light-year region in the center of the Milky Way. https://ift.tt/3hsUGTu

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



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