With a high of 90F and a low of 62F.
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Friday, December 30, 2022
HIRISE Spots Martian Crater Deposits
This image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft’s HIRISE instrument on Oct. 23, 2022, of the northern plains of Arabia Terra shows craters that contain curious deposits with mysterious shapes and distribution. https://ift.tt/KqJ5xdV
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Starry Wreath in Pegasus
The James Webb Space Telescope spies the spiral galaxy NGC 7469, located 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, in this image released on Dec. 21, 2022. https://ift.tt/ZD58JqH
Monday, December 26, 2022
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Friday, December 23, 2022
Apollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders Captures Earthrise
On Dec. 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to orbit the Moon, and the first to witness the magnificent sight called "Earthrise." https://ift.tt/Oi3KRZB
Space Station Snaps Hawaii’s Volcanoes
Hawaii's big island and its two major volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa rest under a partly cloudy sky on Feb. 8, 2022, in this view from the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/Qo57i8J
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Webb Uncovers Young Stars’ Outbursts in Carina Nebula
By taking a closer look at one of Webb’s first images, the iconic Cosmic Cliffs, scientists have found dozens of energetic jets and outflows from young stars previously hidden by dust clouds. https://ift.tt/R3IuKwt
Saying 'Farewell' to InSight Mars Lander
The lander's journey of discovery into the interior structure and composition of Mars has come to a close. https://ift.tt/Ol0RKQa
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Monday, December 19, 2022
NASA, Moog SureFly Test Aircraft Noise
The Moog Surefly vehicle hovers above Cincinnati Municipal Airport in this photo from summer 2022. https://ift.tt/rVjCK46
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Friday, December 16, 2022
Hubble Views a Star-Studded Cosmic Cloud
A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. https://ift.tt/UBQ867J
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Hubble Captures Majestic Barred Spiral
Against an inky black backdrop, the blue swirls of barred spiral galaxy NGC 6956 stand out radiantly. https://ift.tt/qHG2ozn
SWOT Satellite, Falcon 9 Rocket Approach Pad
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft onboard is seen as it rolls out to the pad, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. https://ift.tt/5pR8VIs
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Gemini-VII and Gemini-VI-A Meet at Last
In this photo from Dec. 15, 1965, the Gemini-VII spacecraft is seen from the Gemini-VI-A spacecraft during their rendezvous mission in space. https://ift.tt/BSMN0Jv
Monday, December 12, 2022
Orion Comes Home to Earth
At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5-day mission to the Moon. https://ift.tt/yJPkDMC
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Orion Gazes at Moon Before Return to Earth
On flight day 20 of the Artemis I mission, Dec. 5, 2022, Orion captured the Moon on the day of return powered flyby, the final major engine maneuver of the flight test. https://ift.tt/msgEyxa
Friday, December 9, 2022
Pioneer 10 Flies by Jupiter
In this illustration by Rick Giudice from August 1973, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft passes by the gas giant planet Jupiter. https://ift.tt/Hl98IQn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Apollo 17 Astronauts Capture Iconic Blue Marble 50 Years Ago
This classic photograph of the Earth was taken on Dec. 7, 1972, by the crew of the final Apollo mission, Apollo 17, as they traveled toward the moon on their lunar landing mission. https://ift.tt/r0LVx8m
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Endeavour Crew Make Repairs to Hubble
In this Dec. 1993, onboard view from Space Shuttle mission STS-61 shows astronauts Story Musgrave and Jeffrey Hoffman's Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. https://ift.tt/hpNLkug
Monday, December 5, 2022
Orion Approaches Moon Before Return Flyby
On the 19th day of the Artemis I mission, Dec. 4, 2022, a camera mounted on the Orion spacecraft captured the Moon just in frame as Orion prepared for its return powered flyby on Dec. 5, when it passed approximately 79 miles above the lunar surface. https://ift.tt/owdS8Eq
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Friday, December 2, 2022
Hubble Spies Emission Nebula-Star Cluster Duo
This whole collection is NGC 1858, an open star cluster in the northwest region of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way that boasts an abundance of star-forming regions. NGC 1858 is estimated to be around 10 million years old. https://ift.tt/O0kPyN7
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Orion’s Moon Crater Close-up
On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, Nov. 21, 2022, the Orion spacecraft’s optical navigation camera captured black-and-white images of craters on the Moon below. https://ift.tt/2N63gmA
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