Posted on October 23, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: The Grace of Saturn
Saturn’s graceful lanes of orbiting ice — its iconic rings — wind their way around the planet to pass beyond the horizon in this view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. October 23, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2xglHRL
Posted on October 20, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Unravels a Twisted Cosmic Knot
This Hubble image shows what happens when two galaxies become one. The twisted cosmic knot seen here is NGC 2623 — or Arp 243 — and is located about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer… Read More
Posted on October 19, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Jovian Moon Shadow
Jupiter’s moon Amalthea casts a shadow on the gas giant planet in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. October 19, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2yDDMwL
Posted on October 18, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: What Lurks Below NASA’s Chamber A?
Hidden beneath Chamber A at the Johnson Space Center is an area engineers used to test critical contamination control technology that has helped keep our James Webb Space Telescope clean during cryogenic testing. October 18, 2017 from NASA… Read More
Posted on October 17, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Puerto Rico From the Space Station
NASA astronaut Joe Acaba photographed Puerto Rico from the cupola of the International Space Station on Oct. 12, 2017. Sharing the image with his followers on social media, he wrote, “Finally a chance to see the beautiful island… Read More
Posted on October 16, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: When (Neutron) Stars Collide
This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just before they collided. October 16, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2hK4fP8
Posted on October 13, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Glorious Sunrise at the Start of a Spacewalk
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei exits the International Space Station on Oct. 10, 2017, for a spacewalk in this photograph taken by fellow spacewalker Randy Bresnik. Bresnik wrote, “A glorious sunrise greeted @Astro_Sabot and I at the start… Read More
Posted on October 12, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Dream Chaser at Dawn
Dawn bring the sight of Dream Chaser, Sierra Nevada’s reusable spaceplane, as it sits on the runway at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. October 12, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2kJGA6h
Posted on October 11, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Apollo 7 Launches on October 11, 1968
On October 11, 1968, Apollo 7 launched October 11, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2gwjhbq
Posted on October 10, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Where Does the Sand Come From?
This image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter (MRO) shows one possible place where sand grains are being produced on Mars today. October 10, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2yUEv9G