Posted on August 14, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: SpaceX CRS-12 Cargo Mission Launch
The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kenney Space Center carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. August 14, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2uDQFGd
Posted on August 14, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Highlighting Titan’s Hazes
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft looks toward the night side of Saturn’s moon Titan in a view that highlights the extended, hazy nature of the moon’s atmosphere. August 14, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2w6cbDc
Posted on August 11, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Displays a Dwarf Spiral Galaxy
Dwarf galaxy NGC 5949 sits at a distance of around 44 million light-years from us, placing it within the Milky Way’s cosmic neighborhood. August 11, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2vVzjFb
Posted on August 10, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: A Starburst with the Prospect of Gravitational Waves
More than a hundred years after Swift’s discovery of the “starburst” galaxy IC 10, astronomers are studying IC 10 with the most powerful telescopes of the 21st century. August 10, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2wxOwt0
Posted on August 9, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Solar Evaporation Ponds Near Moab, Utah
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of solar evaporation ponds outside the city of Moab, Utah. There are 23 colorful ponds spread across 400 acres. They are part of a large operation to mine… Read More
Posted on August 8, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Moon Rise From the Space Station
From his vantage point aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik pointed his camera toward the rising Moon and captured this beautiful image on August 3, 2017. Bresnik wrote, “Gorgeous moon rise! Such great detail when… Read More
Posted on August 7, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Prometheus and the Ghostly F Ring
The thin sliver of Saturn’s moon Prometheus lurks near ghostly structures in Saturn’s narrow F ring in this view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. August 07, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2wAP7cL
Posted on August 4, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Watches a Sunspot
On July 5, 2017, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watched an active region — an area of intense and complex magnetic fields — rotate into view on the Sun. This image shows a blended view of the sunspot in… Read More
Posted on August 3, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: A Look Inside the Space Station’s Experimental BEAM Module
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik looks through the hatch of the International Space Station’s Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM) on July 31, 2017. The BEAM is an experimental expandable module just over halfway into its planned two-year demonstration on… Read More
Posted on August 2, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Space Station Flyover of Super Typhoon Noru
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Super Typhoon Noru on August 1, 2017, as the International Space Station passed overhead. He shared images of the massive storm on social media, writing, “Super Typhoon #Noru, amazing the size of this… Read More