Observing California’s Wildfires from the Space Station

From the vantage point of space aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan captured this image of a California wildfire. via NASA https://ift.tt/2C0WleU

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The Face of the Antares Rocket

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is seen as it rolls out to Pad-0A, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JAFeop

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Jupiter’s Cloud Tops: From High to Low

This view from NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures colorful, intricate patterns in a jet stream region of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere known as “Jet N3.” via NASA https://ift.tt/2BYmNWd

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A Trail of Night Lights from the International Space Station

This image of star trails was compiled from time-lapse photography taken by NASA astronaut Christina Koch while onboard the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2MU6zE0

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A Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making

Astronomers using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters. via NASA https://ift.tt/2WfBlKL

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Hubble Finds Medusa in the Sky

The Medusa merger, was not always one entity, but two. An early galaxy consumed a smaller gas-rich system, throwing out streams of stars and dust into space. These streams resemble the writhing snakes that Medusa, a monster in ancient Greek mythology, famously had on her head in place of hair, lending the object its intriguing name. via NASA https://ift.tt/2M6YhXC

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NASA Attaches First of 4 RS-25 Engines to Artemis I Rocket Stage

Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have structurally mated the first of four RS-25 engines to the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will help power the first Artemis mission to the Moon. via NASA https://ift.tt/31CuETR

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NASA and the 70th International Astronautical Congress

Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of the 70th International Astronautical Congress. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Pa9Pwo

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NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Conducts Repairs on the Space Station

NASA astronaut Christina Koch conducts her fourth spacewalk at the International Space Station with fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir via NASA https://ift.tt/31uE9V3

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The Tycho Supernova: Death of a Star

In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was among those who noticed a new bright object in the constellation Cassiopeia. via NASA https://ift.tt/31prkLF

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Astronaut Christina Koch Works in the Vacuum of Space

NASA astronaut Christina Koch works while tethered near the Port 6 truss segment of the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/32lR4tR

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Artemis Generation Spacesuit Event

Amy Ross, a spacesuit engineer at Johnson Space Center, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, watch as Kristine Davis and Dustin Gohmert wear prototype spacesuits. via NASA https://ift.tt/33AwnKU

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Serena Auñón-Chancellor Talks to Girls About Life on the Station

NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor speaks about her experience on Expeditions 56 and 57 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) at Excel Academy Public Charter School, Monday, June 10, 2019. via NASA https://ift.tt/2B72oy6

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Serena Aunon-Chancellor Talks to Girls About Life on the Station

NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor speaks about her experience on Expeditions 56 and 57 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) at Excel Academy Public Charter School, Monday, June 10, 2019. via NASA https://ift.tt/328RfZt

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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works

NASA’s X-59 QueSST, an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft is taking shape.. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VBLOj9

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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Skunkworks

NASA’s X-59 QueSST, an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft is taking shape.. via NASA https://ift.tt/2p6lcuu

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Revealing the Milky Way’s Center

Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared cameras penetrate much of the dust, revealing the stars of the crowded galactic center region of our Milky Way. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LY3u5o

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Replacing the Space Station’s Solar Array Batteries

After completing the first of 10 spacewalks to upgrade the station, astronaut Christina Koch, wrote: The great @Space_Station battery swap series of spacewalks is underway! via NASA https://ift.tt/35f34iE

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Stephen Hawking and Our Changing Ideas of the Universe

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking changed our view of the universe with his remarkable theories and outreach even thought he suffered from ALS, which slowly paralyzed him over the years. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VaZ4v1

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Astronaut Nick Hague Returns to Earth After 203 Days Aboard the Space Station

NASA astronaut Nick Hague is seen outside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft after he landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. via NASA https://ift.tt/2oJcOkp

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Space Launch System Mock Up Arrives at Kennedy for Testing

NASA’s Pegasus Barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin wharf at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to make its first delivery to Kennedy in support of the agency’s Artemis missions. via NASA https://ift.tt/2pn7kfB

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Astronaut Nick Hague Soaks Up Views of Earth

Today is my last Monday living on this orbiting laboratory and I’m soaking up my final views, said astronat Nivk Hague. via NASA https://ift.tt/2nxqG0L

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