NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has cleared the final procedures in the clean room before its move to the launch pad. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ArdyQv
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Monday, July 30, 2018
Soaring into an Orbital Sunrise
The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day. via NASA https://ift.tt/2K8V2w9
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Friday, July 27, 2018
Hubble Takes Portrait of Opulent Ring World
Saturn is the solar system’s most photogenic planet, especially in this latest Hubble snapshot with the ring system near its maximum tilt. via NASA https://ift.tt/2v8RBQA
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
From Interns to Astronauts
July 26 is National Intern Day. See how far these NASA JPL interns have come! via NASA https://ift.tt/2mJYRhJ
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Flown Orion Spacecraft Visits Washington, DC, for Made in America Showcase
NASA’s Orion spacecraft that flew Exploration Flight Test-1 on Dec. 5, 2014, is seen after being uncovered in preparation for being moved onto the White House complex, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Washington, DC. More than 1,000 companies across the country manufactured or contributed elements to the spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Lz15P8
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Candid Apollo
On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JQl0nC
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Monday, July 23, 2018
Iceberg Towers Over Greenland Village
In July 2018, an iceberg weighing 11 million tons parked just offshore of Innaarsuit, a small island village in northwestern Greenland. via NASA https://ift.tt/2mB6oPX
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Friday, July 20, 2018
At Tranquility Base
Forty-nine years ago on July 20, 1969, humanity stepped foot on another celestial body and into history. via NASA https://ift.tt/2mu3EUm
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Thursday, July 19, 2018
Testing Satellite Servicing Technologies
NASA’s satellite servicing technologies are opening up a new world where space robots diagnose, maintain and extend a spacecraft’s life. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Ltngmy
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Orion Parachutes Chalk Up Another Test Success in Arizona
The parachute system for Orion, America’s spacecraft that will carry humans to deep space, deployed as planned after being dropped from an altitude of 6.6 miles on July 12, at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Nr9KQX
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Churning in the Chukchi Sea
Regardless of the amount of winter ice cover, the waters off of the Alaskan coast usually come alive each spring with blooms of phytoplankton. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NWw1XS
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Monday, July 16, 2018
A Merger of Stars
Launched 15 years ago, the Spitzer Space Telescope has made many discoveries, including this detection of the merger of two neutron stars. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Ngz5gv
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Friday, July 13, 2018
Jamming with the ‘Spiders’ from Mars
This image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018 during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region and as the sun returns in the spring, “spiders” begin to emerge from the landscape. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LgTC42
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Thursday, July 12, 2018
‘X’-ploring the Eagle Nebula and ‘Pillars of Creation’
The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, contains the young star cluster NGC 6611. It also the site of the spectacular star-forming region known as the Pillars of Creation, which is located in the southern portion of the Eagle Nebula. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NLowD9
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
The Heart of Madagascar
As the International Space Station flew overhead, NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this photograph of a changing landscape in the heart of Madagascar, observing drainage into the sea in the Betsiboka Estuary due to decimation of rainforests and coastal mangroves. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NLGEfY
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
2018 Class of NASA Flight Directors for the Mission Control Center
NASA has selected six women and men to join the elite corps of flight directors who will lead mission control for a variety of new operations at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. via NASA https://ift.tt/2uleobi
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Monday, July 9, 2018
A Closer View of the Moon
Posted to Twitter by @Astro_Alex, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, this image shows our planet’s Moon as seen from the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NzWwSS
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Friday, July 6, 2018
Ice Block Avalanche
One of the most actively changing areas on Mars are the steep edges of the North Polar layered deposits. via NASA https://ift.tt/2MX4iFs
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Thursday, July 5, 2018
County Fire Lights Up the Night
Light from the County Fire illuminated the night skies of Northern California when the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image overnight on July 1, 2018. via NASA https://ift.tt/2u9uCnN
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Burst of Celestial Fireworks
Like a July 4 fireworks display a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an aerial burst. via NASA https://ift.tt/2tTuglS
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Monday, July 2, 2018
Seeing Jupiter
Citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill created this image of Jupiter using data from the Juno spacecraft’s JunoCam imager. via NASA https://ift.tt/2tWvOLb
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