Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Dragons-Eye View


As the Crew-2 mission departed the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, the crew snapped this image of the station. https://ift.tt/3p70TII

Between Earth and Sky


As the Crew-2 mission departed the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, the crew snapped this image of the station. https://ift.tt/3E7Wb3J

Thundershowers tomorrow!



With a high of 76F and a low of 64F.

Monday, November 29, 2021

Friday, November 26, 2021

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Stay Tuned for DART!


The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will help determine if intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid is an effective way to change its course. https://ift.tt/3xdNceC

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



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

Monday, November 22, 2021

Hubble Spots Swirls of Dust in the Flame Nebula


The Flame Nebula, also called NGC 2024, is a large star-forming region in the constellation Orion that lies about 1,400 light-years from Earth. It’s a part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. https://ift.tt/3HTxAC6

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 87F and a low of 72F.

Friday, November 19, 2021

Crew-1 Astronaut Victor Glover Meets with DC Students


NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks with students about his time aboard the International Space Station, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington. https://ift.tt/3DDIBEX

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



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

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Suits at the Ready for Next Spacewalk


A pair of U.S. spacesuits are pictured inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock ready for an upcoming spacewalk. https://ift.tt/3crHnR6

PM Showers tomorrow!



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

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Hubble Spies Newly Forming Star Incubating in IC 2631


This Hubble infrared image captures a protostar designated J1672835.29-763111.64 in the reflection nebula IC 2631, part of the Chamaeleon star-forming region in the southern constellation Chamaeleon. https://ift.tt/3np9Ldd

PM Thunderstorms tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 71F.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Friday, November 12, 2021

Crew-3 Launches to the Space Station


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. https://ift.tt/3qtnD85

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 90F and a low of 71F.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Mocha Swirls in Jupiter’s Turbulent Atmosphere


During its 36th low pass over Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of striking cloud bands and swirls in the giant planet’s mid-southern latitudes. https://ift.tt/30cV57P

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 89F and a low of 65F.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Crew Dragon Endeavour Recovered After a Successful Splashdown


The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Mon., Nov. 8, 2021. https://ift.tt/3EXBBD8

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 89F and a low of 63F.

Monday, November 8, 2021

Spotted by Hubble: Dark Star-Hatching frEGGs


This image shows knots of cold, dense interstellar gas where new stars are forming. These Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules (frEGGs) are located in the Northern Coalsack Nebula in the direction of Cygnus, the Swan. https://ift.tt/3mT8g6v

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 63F.

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 67F.

Particles From the Sun Produce Light Show on Earth


The aurora borealis glow on the northern horizon while stars wheel overhead in this long exposure, taken near the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Nov. 4, 2021. https://ift.tt/3CQbIo1

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Hubble Images Colorful Planetary Nebula Ringed by Hazy Halo


The colorful planetary nebula, NGC 2438, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. It appears to lie on the outskirts of the open star cluster, M46 (NGC 2437), when in fact it is in the foreground between us and the star cluster. https://ift.tt/3CSlbvm

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 88F and a low of 71F.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Mariner 10: First Mission to Use an Interplanetary Gravity Assist


​An artists' impression of the Mariner 10 mission, the first mission to perform an interplanetary gravity assist. https://ift.tt/3wajlmW

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 89F and a low of 71F.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

An Aurora Seen From Space


An aurora dimly intersected with Earth's airglow as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 264 miles above the Pacific Ocean. https://ift.tt/3CCSylu

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



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