Posted on February 15, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Glacial ‘Aftershock’ Spawns Antarctic Iceberg
Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters. The loss was tiny compared to the icebergs that broke off in 2014 and 2015, but the event is further evidence of the ice shelf’s fragility…. Read More
Posted on February 14, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Space Station Flight Over Venice
Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency shared this photograph from the International Space Station on Feb. 14, 2017, writing, “Venice, city of gondoliers and the lovers they carry along the canals. Happy Valentine’s… Read More
Posted on February 13, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: F for Fabulous
When seen up close, the F ring of Saturn resolves into multiple dusty strands. This Cassini view shows three bright strands and a very faint fourth strand off to the right. February 13, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2lc53zv
Posted on February 10, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Sees Spiral in Andromeda
The Andromeda constellation is one of the 88 modern constellations and should not be confused with our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. February 10, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2kcRMCB
Posted on February 9, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Jeanette A. Scissum, Scientist and Mathematician at NASA Marshall
Jeanette Scissum joined NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964 after earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Alabama A&M University. Scissum published a NASA report in 1967, “Survey of Solar Cycle Prediction Models,” which put forward… Read More
Posted on February 8, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Sunrise at Rogers Dry Lake
A sunrise photo of Edwards Air Force Base’s Rogers Dry Lake was taken after heavy rainfall in southern California. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is seen in the foreground. February 08, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2kmG89u
Posted on February 7, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is situated along the northeastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming places on the planet. In the past three decades, two large sections of the ice shelf (Larsen A and B)… Read More
Posted on February 6, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Potentially Hospitable Enceladus
Seen from outside, Enceladus appears to be like most of its sibling moons: cold, icy and inhospitable. February 06, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2kdYKIB
Posted on February 3, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Captures Brilliant Star Death in “Rotten Egg” Nebula
The Calabash Nebula, pictured here is a spectacular example of the death of a low-mass star like the sun. February 03, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2k9Nu2t
Posted on February 2, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Looking Back: Dr. George Carruthers and Apollo 16 Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph
Dr. George Carruthers, right, and William Conway, a project manager at the Naval Research Institute, examine the gold-plated ultraviolet camera/spectrograph, the first moon-based observatory that Carruthers developed for the Apollo 16 mission. Apollo 16 astronauts placed the observatory… Read More