Posted on April 18, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Liftoff of Orbital ATK Cargo Mission to International Space Station
The Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module is carried atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Orbital ATK’s seventh commercial resupply services mission will deliver 7,600 pounds of supplies, equipment and scientific research materials to the International Space Station.
April 18, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2oq0waK
Posted on April 17, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Watercolor World
When imaged at infrared wavelengths that pierce the planet’s upper haze layer, the high-speed winds of Saturn’s atmosphere produce watercolor-like patterns.
April 17, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2pa9Owi
Posted on April 14, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Sees Starbursts in Virgo
Starburst galaxies contain regions where stars are forming at such a breakneck rate that the galaxy is eating up its gas supply faster than it can be replenished.
April 14, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2oc4cxm
Posted on April 13, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Illustration of Cassini Spacecraft Diving Through Plume of ‘Ocean World’ Enceladus
This illustration shows NASA’s Cassini spacecraft diving through the plume of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, in 2015. Two veteran NASA missions are providing new details about icy, ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, further heightening the scientific interest of these and other “ocean worlds” in our solar system and beyond.
April 13, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2pyf5di
Posted on April 13, 2017
Uranus is Very Uninhabitable
“Uranus is a very uninhabitable place. Mianus however is very habitable.”
Posted on April 12, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: New Full-hemisphere Views of Earth at Night
NASA scientists are releasing new global maps of Earth at night, providing the clearest yet composite view of the patterns of human settlement across our planet. This composite image, one of three new full-hemisphere views, provides a view of the Americas at night.
April 12, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2o6PerJ
Posted on April 11, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: New Technique For Designing and Manufacturing Heat Shields Under Study
Through NASA’s Space Technology Research Fellowship (NSTRF) program, a fresh approach to designing and manufacturing heat-thwarting thermal protection systems – or heatshields – for spacecraft is being developed and tested, offering the promise of fabricating larger tile sizes while reducing labor, cost and waste.
April 11, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2p2cknX
Posted on April 10, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Expedition 50 Soyuz MS-02 Landing
The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 10, 2017 (Kazakh time).
April 10, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2oqwnvB
Posted on April 7, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: When Jovian Light and Dark Collide
This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, highlights a feature on Jupiter where multiple atmospheric conditions appear to collide.
April 07, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2o5rTs1
Posted on April 6, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Interment of John Glenn at Arlington National Cemetery
A horse drawn caisson carries former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn to his final resting place during the interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Virginia. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth on Feb. 20, 1962, in a five-hour flight aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft.
April 06, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2oOtUsT