Taken on Aug. 29, 2021, this image shows Hurricane Ida shows as a category 4 storm. https://ift.tt/3kHsyh4
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021
Brilliant, Hot, Young Stars Shine in the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), located 210,000 light-years away, is one of the most dynamic and intricately detailed star-forming regions in space. https://ift.tt/3kDqjeQ
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Friday, August 27, 2021
Prepping the Europa Clipper's Propulsion Tanks
Contamination control engineers in a clean room at the Goddard Space Flight Center evaluate a propellant tank before it is installed in our Europa Clipper spacecraft. https://ift.tt/3sQgr4W
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Paving the Way for Future Generations of Women in STEM
On Women’s Equality Day, NASA celebrates the women who are breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations. https://ift.tt/38gc61A
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
SpaceX Crew 3's Water Survival Training
The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts and support personnel participate in water survival training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. https://ift.tt/3jhIyXS
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Monday, August 23, 2021
Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide Checks His Spacesuit
Space Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency checked the fit of his U.S. spacesuit. https://ift.tt/3BiP86D
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Friday, August 20, 2021
Night Turns to Day
The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above the southeast coast of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean into an orbital sunrise. https://ift.tt/2XMRzzT
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Star Trek and NASA: Celebrating the Connection
Gene Roddenberry would have been 100 years old on Aug. 19, 2021, and we at NASA celebrate his legacy. https://ift.tt/3D3Vk3K
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
A Ghostly Galaxy's Lack of Dark Matter
Galaxies and dark matter go together like peanut butter and jelly. Rarely is one without the other. https://ift.tt/37TbiQ3
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Illuminating the Night Sky for Science
In this image, a NASA Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket was launched to study a very fundamental problem in space plasmas. https://ift.tt/3xYJwfn
Monday, August 16, 2021
Star Formation in the Constellation of Gemini, the Twins
Nestled among the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own solar system. https://ift.tt/3sjs2cF
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Friday, August 13, 2021
Aurora Australis Lights Up the Sky
This image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth's atmosphere. https://ift.tt/3xO0nkZ
Thursday, August 12, 2021
The Lagoon Nebula Gives Birth to Stars
Known as NGC 6523 or the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 is a giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are born. https://ift.tt/3lXFOAD
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Behold! The Perseid Meteor Shower
In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. https://ift.tt/3AxZ63A
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Cygnus Cargo Craft Slated to Launch to Station
Northrop Grumman’s 16th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station is slated to launch Aug. 10, 2021. https://ift.tt/3CzHlm1
Monday, August 9, 2021
Download NASA E-Books on National Book Lovers Day
Happy #NationalBookLoversDay! https://ift.tt/3Alb5RG
Sunday, August 8, 2021
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Friday, August 6, 2021
Juno Celebrates 10 Years With a New View of Jovian Moon Ganymede
This infrared view of Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede was obtained by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its July 20, 2021, flyby. https://ift.tt/3jtnFYz
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Curiosity Celebrates Another Year on Mars
In this self-portrait from 2018, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover sits atop Vera Rubin Ridge, which the rover had been investigating. https://ift.tt/3Cihzmg
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
The Menu Matters
An army marches on its stomach, the saying goes, and astronauts fly on theirs. https://ift.tt/3ysP17s
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Illuminating the Next Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, as it sits on the launch pad. https://ift.tt/2VtxVaC
Monday, August 2, 2021
Rolling to the Launch Pad
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. https://ift.tt/3fmhvrZ
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