Posted on January 3, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Send in the Clouds
Floating high above the hydrocarbon lakes, wispy clouds have finally started to return to Titan’s northern latitudes. January 03, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2hNAyzD
Posted on December 30, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Small Satellite Deployed From the Space Station
A satellite is ejected from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer on the International Space Station on Dec. 19, 2016. The satellite is actually two small satellites that, once at a safe distance from… Read More
Posted on December 29, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Gazes at a Cosmic Megamaser
This galaxy acts as an astronomical laser, beaming out microwave emission rather than visible light. December 29, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2ihOnTW
Posted on December 28, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Basking in Light
Sunlight truly has come to Saturn’s north pole. The whole northern region is bathed in sunlight in this view from late 2016, feeble though the light may be at Saturn’s distant domain in the solar system. December 28,… Read More
Posted on December 27, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Lights in the Darkness
Just hours after the winter solstice, a mass of energetic particles from the Sun smashed into the magnetic field around Earth. The strong solar wind stream stirred up a display of northern lights over northern Canada. December 27,… Read More
Posted on December 23, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Astronaut Peggy Whitson in the Festive Spirit
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA sent holiday greetings and festive imagery from the cupola on Dec. 18. December 22, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2hk5FCF
Posted on December 22, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Pandora Up Close
This image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is one of the highest-resolution views ever taken of Saturn’s moon Pandora. Pandora (84 kilometers, or 52 miles across) orbits Saturn just outside the narrow F ring. December 21, 2016 from NASA… Read More
Posted on December 21, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: This Week in NASA History: First Crewed Apollo Mission Launches — Dec. 21, 1968
This week in 1968, Apollo 8, the first crewed Apollo mission, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 21, 1968. Here, the S-IC stage is being erected for final assembly of the Saturn V launch vehicle in… Read More
Posted on December 20, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: International Space Station Solar Transit
This composite image, made from ten frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, in silhouette as it transits the sun at roughly five miles per second, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, from Newbury Park,… Read More
Posted on December 19, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Cosmic ‘Winter’ Wonderland
Although there are no seasons in space, this cosmic vista invokes thoughts of a frosty winter landscape. It is, in fact, a region called NGC 6357 where radiation from hot, young stars is energizing the cooler gas in… Read More