Posted on March 24, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Spots Two Interacting Galaxies Defying Cosmic Convention
Hubble spots two interacting galaxies some 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo.
March 24, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2mzfMG8
Posted on March 23, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Dr. Ellen Ochoa on the Flight Deck of Shuttle Atlantis
On April 15, 2002, STS-110 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa works at the Remote Manipulator System controls on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis. Dr. Ochoa, a veteran astronaut, is currently the 11th director of Johnson Space Center. She became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on the STS-56 mission.
March 23, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2mUXF97
Posted on March 23, 2017
Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus
“Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, 200 years before you were born. How did he do that?”
Posted on March 22, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Space Station View of Mount Etna Erupting
The Expedition 50 crew aboard the International Space Station had a nighttime view from orbit of Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupting on March 19, 2017. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet of ESA captured this image, writing, “Mount Etna, in Sicily. The volcano is currently erupting and the molten ava is visible from space, at night!”
March 22, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2nC1nJ4
Posted on March 21, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Photographer Carla Thomas on a Supersonic Flight
“Armstrong Flight Research Center chief pilot Nils Larson and I were flying supersonic runs to note the handling qualities between the single seat and two seat F/A-18 aircraft for the Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence, or SonicBAT program,” said Carla Thomas, one of NASA’s two female in-flight photographers.
March 21, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2n9LkkA
Posted on March 20, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Mackenzie River in Canada’s Northwest Territories
This view, acquired on Nov. 7, 2016, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, shows a portion of Canada’s Mackenzie River Delta and the town of Inuvik, home to more than 3,000 people. A frozen highway — 194 kilometers (120 miles) long — runs between the remote outposts of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk along the river’s East Channel.
March 20, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2n6yXWH
Posted on March 17, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Dublin at Night
Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA shared this nighttime image of Dublin on March 17, 2017, writing, “Happy #StPatricksDay Spectacular #Dublin, Ireland captured by @thom_astro from @Space_Station. Enjoy the #StPatricksFest Parade down there!”
March 17, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2mXdeAb
Posted on March 16, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Annie Easley, Computer Scientist and Mathematician
Annie Easley at NASA Glenn Research Center. In 1955, Easley began her career at NASA, then the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as a human computer performing complex mathematical calculations.
March 16, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2mwYwwB
Posted on March 16, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Annie Easley, Computer Scientist, Mathematician, and Rocket Scientist
Annie Easley at NASA Glenn Research Center. In 1955, Easley began her career at NASA, then the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as a human computer performing complex mathematical calculations.
March 16, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2mwNirW
Posted on March 16, 2017
Ancient Greeks Liked Uranus
“The ancient Greeks liked Uranus and it seems to be the butt of jokes.”