Posted on September 9, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Peers into the Storm
Hubble sees a maelstrom of glowing gas and dark dust within one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
September 09, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2cfZtVm
Posted on September 8, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission Launch
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
September 09, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2cHNiEK
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft lifts off on from Space Launch Complex 41 on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. OSIRIS-REx will be the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, retrieve at least two ounces of surface material and return it to Earth for study. The asteroid, Bennu, may hold clues to the origin of the solar system and the source of water and organic molecules found on Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Posted on September 8, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission at the Launch Pad
The ULA Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft on board is seen illuminated in the distance in this thirty second exposure on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to launch Sept. 8.
September 08, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2cIwNcT
Posted on September 7, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Expedition 48 Crew Returns Home
The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 48 crew members NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016(Kazakh time). Williams, Ovchinin, and Skripochka are returning after 172 days in space.
September 07, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2bTdurb
Posted on September 6, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Expedition 48 Crew Lands Safely on Earth
The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 48 crew members NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 (Kazakh time).
September 07, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2cEVHdn
Posted on September 6, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Expedition 48 Crew Preparing to Return Home
Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA returns to Earth Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, after a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Williams captured this photograph and wrote, "I will certainly miss this view! Vast gratitude toward my crewmates, ground teams, supporting friends, and family."
September 06, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2bV7T75
Posted on September 2, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Jupiter Down Under
This image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft provides a never-before-seen perspective on Jupiter’s south pole.
September 02, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2caKPR1
Posted on September 1, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Ceres’ Mountain Ahuna Mons: Side View
Ceres’ lonely mountain, Ahuna Mons, is seen in this simulated perspective view. The elevation has been exaggerated by a factor of two. The view was made using enhanced-color images from NASA’s Dawn mission.
September 01, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2c81958
Posted on August 31, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Hurricanes Madeline and Lester
The island of Hawaii rarely takes a direct hit from a hurricane. This week, two Pacific storms are lining up to change that. This natural-color image of Hurricane Madeline and Hurricane Lester is a composite built from two overpasses by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite on August 29, 2016.
August 31, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2c0w2dn
Posted on August 30, 2016
NASA Image of the Day: Good Morning From the International Space Station
Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA shared this sunrise panorama taken from his vantage point aboard the International Space Station, writing, "Morning over the Atlantic…this one will hang on my wall."
August 30, 2016 from NASA http://ift.tt/2c5sWSy
