Friday, February 25, 2022

Hubble Peers at Peculiar Pair of Galaxies


This striking image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases Arp 298, a stunning pair of interacting galaxies. Arp 298 – which comprises the two galaxies NGC 7469 and IC 5283 – lies roughly 200 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. https://ift.tt/LH2Cpj0

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 95F and a low of 68F.

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Ted Brown: Artist of the Space Age


There are few artists in the aerospace industry whose career was as varied or accomplished as Ted Brown. https://ift.tt/TsvW38p

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 95F and a low of 67F.

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Studying Flames in Microgravity


This image from 2020 shows a flame that was one of many ignited as part of the Flame Design investigation on the space station. https://ift.tt/UxKAs09

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 96F and a low of 67F.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Melba Roy Mouton – Mathematician


Melba Roy Mouton (1929-1990) was a mathematician and computer programmer in NASA’s Trajectory and Geodynamics Division. https://ift.tt/Erx2kjA

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With a high of 97F and a low of 69F.

Friday, February 18, 2022

Taking a Selfie on the Red Planet


NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021, and took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on Sept. 10, 2021. https://ift.tt/YHLINKE

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With a high of 92F and a low of 65F.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

NASA Tests the F/A-18E


A top view shows the wing loading test configuration of a F/A-18E from the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland. https://ift.tt/Zfyu1TJ

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

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Orbiting a Red Dwarf Star


This artist's concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star. https://ift.tt/3mbMJgR

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With a high of 88F and a low of 62F.

Monday, February 14, 2022

Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown: Studying Solar Cells


Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown at NASA’s Glenn Research Center leads a study of solar cells made from a material called perovskite. https://ift.tt/MIG1iW9

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With a high of 89F and a low of 61F.

Friday, February 11, 2022

Hubble Views a Cosmic Interaction


This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope feels incredibly three-dimensional for a piece of deep-space imagery. The image shows Arp 282, an interacting galaxy pair composed of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 169 (bottom) and the galaxy IC 1559 (top). https://ift.tt/RI4FlNs

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With a high of 90F and a low of 62F.

Voyager's View of Jupiter's Great Red Spot


​This view of Jupiter was taken by Voyager 1. https://ift.tt/7JP6QFE

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Mark Vande Hei's Window to the World


Astronaut Mark Vande Hei peers at the Earth below from inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's window to the world. https://ift.tt/AbjPqm7

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With a high of 89F and a low of 61F.

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Daniel G. Nichols


Mathematician Daniel G. Nichols, who worked in the Real-Time Program Development Branch, Mission Planning and Analysis Division, is photographed in NASA's Manned Space Center. https://ift.tt/FISnruw

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With a high of 87F and a low of 59F.

Monday, February 7, 2022

First Rays of an Orbital Sunrise


Ths January 2022 image shows the first rays of an orbital sunrise as seen from the International Space Station as it orbited above Venezuela. https://ift.tt/3aRD4Bs

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With a high of 90F and a low of 59F.

Friday, February 4, 2022

​Dark Mode Activated!


Divers at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston are setting the stage for future moonwalk training by simulating lunar lighting conditions. https://ift.tt/7oFAUXy

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With a high of 89F and a low of 58F.

Thursday, February 3, 2022

R Aquarii: An Expanse of Light


This object is, in fact, a pair: a white dwarf star that steadily burns at a relatively cool temperature and a highly variable red giant. https://ift.tt/PNOsocXmL

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With a high of 84F and a low of 55F.

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Climate Scientist Dr. Christian Braneon


Dr. Christian Braneon, a climate scientist at NASA GISS, presents data visualizations and the state of current satellite missions to Vice President Kamala Harris. https://ift.tt/XvqYlUj5h

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With a high of 87F and a low of 61F.

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Lightness of Being: Remembering Space Shuttle Columbia and Her Crew


​The bright Sun dissects the airglow above Earth's horizon in this view photographed with a digital still camera from during the STS-107 mission. https://ift.tt/JFSRXDtaz

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 92F and a low of 59F.