Expedition 60 astronaut Christina Koch photographed the Soyuz MS-15 crew ship ascending into space after its launch from Kazakhstan. via NASA https://ift.tt/2n5Jynw
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Monday, September 30, 2019
Friday, September 27, 2019
Astronaut Candidate Frank Rubio
Frank Rubio was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class and reported for duty in August 2017. via NASA https://ift.tt/2mkqIse
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
Finding Intermediate-Sized Black Holes
In this image, a galaxy called ESO 243-49 is home to an extremely bright object called HLX-1. Circled in this image, HLX-1 is the most likely example of a black hole in the intermediate mass range that scientists have found. via NASA https://ift.tt/2mYK3zu
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Stuck on the Rings
Tethys appears to be stuck to Saturn’s A and F rings from this perspective. via NASA https://ift.tt/2kTep5I
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Monday, September 23, 2019
Expedition 61 Soyuz Rollout
The gantry arms close around the Soyuz rocket after it was raised into vertical position on the launch pad, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. via NASA https://ift.tt/2l2GOGk
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Friday, September 20, 2019
Hubble Takes Closer Look at Not-So-‘Dead’ Neighbor
Because they lack stellar nurseries and contain mostly old stars, elliptical galaxies — Like Messier 110 — are often considered “dead” when compared to their spiral relatives. But scientists have spotted signs of a population of young, blue stars at Messier 110’s center, hinting that this neighbor of our Milky Way may not be so “dead” after all. via NASA https://ift.tt/34ZfN99
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Layers in Mars’ Danielson Crater
This image shows sedimentary rock and sand within Danielson Crater, an impact crater about 42 miles or 67 kilometers in diameter, located in the southwest Arabia Terra region of Mars. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LCWPNJ
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Space Station Downlink with Actor Brad Pitt
Actor Brad Pitt speaks with NASA astronaut Nick Hague who is onboard the International Space Station, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LzuNmb
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Monday, September 16, 2019
Franklin Chang-Diaz Performs a Spacewalk on the STS-111 Mission
In this mage from June 2002, astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz works with a grapple fixture during a spacewalk to perform work on the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/34NT53K
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
Mae Jemison Trains for Her Space Shuttle Flight
Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, participated in crew egress training for Space Shuttle Endeavour’s STS-47 mission during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. via NASA https://ift.tt/34FXpBR
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Remembering September 11th and Looking to the Future
This 2019 photo of Manhattan, taken by astronaut Nick Hague from aboard the International Space Station, shows a city totally recovered from the attack on September 11, 2001. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LL0O9R
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Monday, September 9, 2019
Testing and Training on the Boeing Starliner
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke works through a check list inside a mockup of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner during a simulation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Aug. 21, 2019. via NASA https://ift.tt/2A3vb63
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Learning to Track Water Using NASA Satellite Data
It’s Back to School Week and NASA has activities to keep students motivated. via NASA https://ift.tt/303wVqt
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Friday, September 6, 2019
Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback
Scientists with NASA’s Mars 2020 mission and the European-Russian ExoMars mission traveled to the Australian Outback to hone their research techniques. via NASA https://ift.tt/34sZ79G
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Thursday, September 5, 2019
Satellite Captures Four Tropical Cyclones from Space
On Sept. 4, 2019, a loose chain of tropical cyclones lined up across the Western Hemisphere. via NASA https://ift.tt/32yqDAC
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy
Located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major, which also includes the Big Dipper, nearby galaxy Messier 81 is easily visible through binoculars or a small telescope. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ZOK7iS
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Jessica Meir Climbs Aboard a Soyuz Trainer
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA climbs aboard a Soyuz trainer during final crew qualification exams on Aug. 30. via NASA https://ift.tt/2HFmqDy
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Monday, September 2, 2019
Hurricane Dorian Seen From Aboard the Space Station
NASA astronaut Christian Koch snapped this image of Hurricane Dorian as the International Space Station during a flyover on Monday, September 2, 2019. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Uq1OE8
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