Posted on March 28, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Expedition 50 Spacewalks Prepare Station for Arrival of Commercial Crew Spacecraft
Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA is seen floating outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk. Pesquet and Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA conducted the six-hour-and-34-minute spacewalk on March 24, 2017. A second spacewalk, by… Read More
Posted on March 27, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Dark Spot and Jovian ‘Galaxy’
This enhanced-color image of a mysterious dark spot on Jupiter seems to reveal a Jovian “galaxy” of swirling storms. March 27, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2o23lmK
Posted on March 24, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Spots Two Interacting Galaxies Defying Cosmic Convention
Hubble spots two interacting galaxies some 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. March 24, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2mzfMG8
Posted on March 23, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Dr. Ellen Ochoa on the Flight Deck of Shuttle Atlantis
On April 15, 2002, STS-110 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa works at the Remote Manipulator System controls on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis. Dr. Ochoa, a veteran astronaut, is currently the 11th director of Johnson Space… Read More
Posted on March 22, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Space Station View of Mount Etna Erupting
The Expedition 50 crew aboard the International Space Station had a nighttime view from orbit of Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupting on March 19, 2017. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet of ESA captured this image, writing, “Mount Etna,… Read More
Posted on March 21, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Photographer Carla Thomas on a Supersonic Flight
“Armstrong Flight Research Center chief pilot Nils Larson and I were flying supersonic runs to note the handling qualities between the single seat and two seat F/A-18 aircraft for the Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence, or SonicBAT program,”… Read More
Posted on March 20, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Mackenzie River in Canada’s Northwest Territories
This view, acquired on Nov. 7, 2016, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, shows a portion of Canada’s Mackenzie River Delta and the town of Inuvik, home to more than 3,000 people. A frozen highway… Read More
Posted on March 17, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Dublin at Night
Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA shared this nighttime image of Dublin on March 17, 2017, writing, “Happy #StPatricksDay Spectacular #Dublin, Ireland captured by @thom_astro from @Space_Station. Enjoy the #StPatricksFest Parade down there!” March 17, 2017 from… Read More
Posted on March 16, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Annie Easley, Computer Scientist and Mathematician
Annie Easley at NASA Glenn Research Center. In 1955, Easley began her career at NASA, then the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as a human computer performing complex mathematical calculations. March 16, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2mwYwwB
Posted on March 16, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Annie Easley, Computer Scientist, Mathematician, and Rocket Scientist
Annie Easley at NASA Glenn Research Center. In 1955, Easley began her career at NASA, then the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as a human computer performing complex mathematical calculations. March 16, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2mwNirW