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
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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
Monday, November 29, 2021
Hubble’s View of Planetary Nebula Reveals Complex Structure
NGC 6891 is a bright, asymmetrical planetary nebula in the constellation Delphinus, the Dolphin. https://ift.tt/3CXMLX6
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Friday, November 26, 2021
Black Hole Collision May Have Exploded With Light
This artist's concept shows a supermassive black hole surrounded by a disk of gas. https://ift.tt/3rb2Eao
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Hubble Witnesses Shock Wave of Colliding Gases in Running Man Nebula
Mounded, luminous clouds of gas and dust glow in this Hubble image of a Herbig-Haro object known as HH 45. https://ift.tt/3oVC7es
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
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
Sunday, November 21, 2021
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
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
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
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Observing Earth from the Space Station
This image taken from the space station shows the blue-green waters around the Bahamas. https://ift.tt/3oyGoEt
Monday, November 15, 2021
Sunday, November 14, 2021
Saturday, November 13, 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
Thursday, November 11, 2021
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
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
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
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Saturday, November 6, 2021
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
Friday, November 5, 2021
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
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
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
Monday, November 1, 2021
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