Posted on December 2, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Hidden Figures Premiere and Award Ceremony
Actress Octavia Spencer, left, who plays Dorothy Vaughan in the film “Hidden Figures” and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, greets NASA “human computer” Katherine Johnson, at a reception to honor NASA’s “human computers” on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, VA.
December 02, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2fP1tKo
Posted on December 1, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Rift in Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf
On Nov. 10, 2016, scientists on NASA’s IceBridge mission photographed an oblique view of a massive rift in the Antarctic Peninsula’s Larsen C ice shelf. Icebridge, an airborne survey of polar ice, completed an eighth consecutive Antarctic deployment on Nov. 18.
December 01, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2gQdJ9s
Posted on November 30, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: NASA’s Webb Telescope Clean Room ‘Transporter’
What looks like a teleporter from science fiction being draped over NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, is actually a “clean tent.” The clean tent protects Webb from dust and dirt when engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center transport the telescope out of the relatively dust-free cleanroom and into the vibration and acoustics testing areas.
November 30, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2gxOxoO
Posted on November 29, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Fiery South Atlantic Sunset
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a sunset that looks like a vast sheet of flame. With Earth’s surface already in darkness, the setting sun, the cloud masses, and the sideways viewing angle make a powerful image of the kind that astronauts use to commemorate their flights.
November 29, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2fMNDXg
Posted on November 29, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Tiny Mimas, Huge Rings
Saturn’s icy moon Mimas is dwarfed by the planet’s enormous rings.
November 28, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2fxDMpN
Posted on November 24, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Celebrating Thanksgiving Aboard the International Space Station
The six Expedition 50 crew members celebrate Thanksgiving in space, Nov. 24, 2016, with rehydrated turkey, stuffing, potatoes and vegetables.
November 24, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2gmgIdl
Posted on November 23, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Prototype of Space Station’s Advanced Plant Habitat
A high fidelity test version of NASA’s Advanced Plant Habitat (APH), the largest plant chamber built for the agency, arrived at Kennedy Space Center the third week of November, 2016. The APH unit, containing small flowering plant seeds, will be delivered to the International Space Station in 2017.
November 23, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2fremIw
Posted on November 22, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Spies Spiral Galaxy
Spiral galaxy NGC 3274 is a relatively faint galaxy located over 20 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion).
November 22, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2f2EN91
Posted on November 21, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Faint F Ring and Prometheus
Surface features are visible on Saturn’s moon Prometheus in this view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.
November 21, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2geAJji
Posted on November 19, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: GOES-R Weather Satellite Ready For Launch
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and its GOES-R payload at the launchpad as preparations continue for launch at 5:42 p.m. EST, Saturday, Nov. 19, from Space Launch Complex 41.
November 19, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2g8kWTF
