Posted on August 2, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Space Station Flyover of Super Typhoon Noru
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Super Typhoon Noru on August 1, 2017, as the International Space Station passed overhead. He shared images of the massive storm on social media, writing, “Super Typhoon #Noru, amazing the size of this weather phenomenon, you can almost sense its power from 250 miles above.”
August 02, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2tZW5Hq
Posted on August 1, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: August 1, 1971 – Second Apollo 15 Moonwalk
This mini-panorama combines two photographs taken by Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin, from the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) site, at the end of the second Apollo 15 moonwalk on August 1, 1971. Apollo 15 was the fourth crewed mission to land on the Moon.
August 01, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2ugfLpO
Posted on July 31, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Sunrise Through the Solar Arrays
On July 26, 2017, a member of the Expedition 52 crew aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of one of the 16 sunrises they experience every day, as the orbiting laboratory travels around Earth. One of the solar panels that provides power to the station is seen in the upper left.
July 31, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2vYsCPc
Posted on July 28, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Expedition 52 Soyuz Launches to the Space Station
The Soyuz MS-05 rocket is launched with Expedition 52 flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA, and flight engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
July 28, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2tKAz9d
Posted on July 27, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Haze on the Horizon
This false-color view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft gazes toward the rings beyond Saturn’s sunlit horizon.
July 27, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2uFPXVE
Posted on July 26, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Expedition 52 Soyuz Rollout
The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is seen as it is raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The Expedition 52 crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz on Friday, July 28, at 11:41 a.m. EDT (9:41 p.m. Baikonur time).
July 26, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2vIFr0f
Posted on July 25, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Watching the Aurora From Orbit
Expedition 52 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA shared photos and time-lapse video of a glowing green aurora seen from his vantage point 250 miles up, aboard the International Space Station. This aurora photo was taken on June 26, 2017.
July 25, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2uU3SKy
Posted on July 24, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble’s Hunting Dog Galaxy
Tucked away in the small northern constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs) is the galaxy NGC 4242.
July 24, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2twOBzs
Posted on July 21, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Enhanced Color Panorama Above ‘Perseverance Valley’ on Mars
Toward the right side of this enhanced-color scene is a broad notch in the crest of the western rim of Endeavour Crater on Mars. Wheel tracks in that area were left by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity as it observed “Perseverance Valley” from above in the spring of 2017.
July 21, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2uhwo7D
Posted on July 20, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Lunar Module at Tranquility Base
This photograph of the Lunar Module at Tranquility Base was taken by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission, from the rim of Little West Crater on the lunar surface. Armstrong’s shadow and the shadow of the camera are visible in the foreground. This is the furthest distance from the lunar module traveled by either astronaut while on the moon.
July 20, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2tiLhDM
