Friday, October 29, 2021

SpaceX Crew-3 Rollout


In this 90-second exposure, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is rolled to the launch pad on Oct. 27, 2021. https://ift.tt/3Ct4Qgk

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 91F and a low of 67F.

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Gamma Ray Ghouls!


Take a tour of some of the most terrifying and mind-blowing destinations in our galaxy ... and beyond. https://ift.tt/3moeew2

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



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

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Our Sun as a Glowing Pumpkin


On October 8, 2014, active regions on our Sun gave it the appearance of a jack-o'-lantern. https://ift.tt/3Eq11ZZ

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 66F.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

A Sample of Asteroid Ryugu


In June 2021, NASA received its first sample of asteroid Ryugu, which was returned to Earth in December 2020. https://ift.tt/3CgAs8P

Sunny tomorrow!



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

Monday, October 25, 2021

The Force Awakens in a Newborn Star


This celestial lightsaber does not lie in a galaxy far, far away, but rather inside our home galaxy, the Milky Way. https://ift.tt/3GiE9xc

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



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

Friday, October 22, 2021

Orion Spacecraft Joins Artemis I Moon Rocket at Kennedy


Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida lifted the Orion spacecraft and placed it atop the Space Launch System Moon rocket. https://ift.tt/3Bch7EA

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 91F and a low of 67F.

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Hubble Snapshot of 'Molten Ring' Galaxy Prompts New Research


The Hubble Space Telescope's glamour shots of the universe nearly always have a discovery behind them. https://ift.tt/3DTFBEe

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 66F.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Behold an Aurora Over the Southern Skies


​A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 274 miles above the southern Indian Ocean. https://ift.tt/3BYXbWI

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 66F.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Mars Sample Return Artist's Concept


Concept for a set of future robots working together to ferry back samples from the surface of Mars collected by the Mars Perseverance rover. https://ift.tt/3DYoPDI

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



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

Friday, October 15, 2021

Lucy Mission Set to Launch to Study Trojan Asteroids


With the Lucy spacecraft aboard, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility. https://ift.tt/3BQ7PPy

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 91F and a low of 71F.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Like Monsters in the Sky


A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant. https://ift.tt/3lwV5aF

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 70F.

Friday, October 8, 2021

Hubble Detects a Dangerous Dance


This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features two interacting galaxies that are so intertwined, they have a collective name – Arp 91. https://ift.tt/3Ao0K7n

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 86F and a low of 71F.

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Smile! You're on the International Space Station


The seven-member Expedition 65 crew gathered for a portrait inside the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/3AlFgYO

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



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

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

A Jupiter-Like Rogue Planet Wanders Alone in Space


This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star. https://ift.tt/3Bjuof8

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 89F and a low of 73F.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

A Colorful Departure From the Station


SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured as it backs away from the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/3oxyi0n

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 74F.

Monday, October 4, 2021

Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Electric Propulsion Comes of Age


When it comes time for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to power itself through deep space, it’ll be more brain than brawn that does the work. https://ift.tt/3FezYSp

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 73F.

Friday, October 1, 2021

Remembering the Gallaudet Eleven and Their Contributions to Spaceflight


Before NASA could send humans to space, the agency needed to better understand the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body. https://ift.tt/2Yl9cHk

Thunderstorms tomorrow!



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