Posted on October 21, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Spins a Web Into a Giant Red Spider Nebula
Huge waves are sculpted in this two-lobed nebula called the Red Spider Nebula, located some 3,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius.
October 21, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2edacE2
Posted on October 20, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Jupiterrise
This image of the sunlit part of Jupiter and its swirling atmosphere was created by a citizen scientist (Alex Mai) using data from Juno’s JunoCam instrument. JunoCam’s raw images are available at http://ift.tt/29mJrNc for the public to peruse and process into image products.
October 20, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2eV97BU
Posted on October 19, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Expedition 49 Launch to the International Space Station
The Soyuz MS-02 rocket is launched with Expedition 49 Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The crew will spend the next four months living and working aboard the International Space Station.
October 19, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2dOhf2S
Posted on October 18, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Liftoff of Antares Rocket From NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Monday, October 17, 2016 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Cygnus is delivering over 5,100 pounds of science and research, supplies and hardware to the space station.
October 18, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2enSgne
Posted on October 17, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Orbital ATK Cargo Mission Set For Launch to Space Station
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on launch Pad-0A as the moon sets, predawn, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK’s cargo resupply mission will deliver over 5,100 pounds of science and research, supplies and hardware to the space station.
October 17, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2dJ9hIu
Posted on October 14, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Antares Rocket Raising
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is raised into the vertical position on launch Pad-0A, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. Scheduled to launch Oct. 16, Orbital ATK’s cargo resupply mission will deliver over 5,100 pounds of science and research, supplies and hardware to the space station.
October 14, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2dpR19e
Posted on October 13, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: A Laser-Sharp View of Blended Wing Body Plane Design
A Laser-Sharp View of Blended Wing Body Plane Design
October 13, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2e3QlEM
Posted on October 12, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Inspecting the Space Station’s Expandable Habitat
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins inspected the Bigelow Aerospace Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) attached to the International Space Station. Expandable habitats are designed to take up less room on a spacecraft while providing greater volume for living and working in space once expanded.
October 12, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2dWqgIy
Posted on October 11, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: In Daylight on the Night Side
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft looks down at the rings of Saturn from above the planet’s nightside.
October 11, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2dtjGYK
Posted on October 11, 2016
Making Life Multiplanetary
SpaceX Founder, CEO, and Lead Designer Elon Musk discusses the long-term technical challenges that need to be solved to support the creation of a permanent, self-sustaining human presence on Mars.
Find out more about the SpaceX Interplanetary Transportation System here: http://www.spacex.com/mars