Friday, May 29, 2015

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Hubble Peers into the Most Crowded Place in the Milky Way


This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents the Arches Cluster, the densest known star cluster in the Milky Way. via NASA http://ift.tt/1FHM6qV

Thursday, May 28, 2015

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Parachute Testing for NASA's InSight Mission


This parachute testing for NASA's InSight mission to Mars was conducted inside the world's largest wind tunnel, at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, in February 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1dzEQnH

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

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View From an F-15D


NASA pilot Jim Less and photographer Jim Ross pull their F-15D #897 aircraft away from a KC-135 refueling tanker. NASA is supporting the Edwards Air Force Base F-15 program with safety and photo chase expertise. via NASA http://ift.tt/1AtUvPM

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Europa's Jupiter-Facing Hemisphere


This 12-frame mosaic provides the highest resolution view ever obtained of the side of Jupiter's moon Europa that faces the giant planet. It was obtained on Nov. 25, 1999 by the camera onboard the Galileo spacecraft, a past NASA mission to Jupiter and its moons which ended in 2003. via NASA http://ift.tt/1dv2LVx

Sunday, May 24, 2015

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

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Friday, May 22, 2015

Coronal Loops Over a Sunspot Group


The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory images the solar atmosphere in multiple wavelengths to link changes in the surface to interior changes. When AIA images are sharpened a bit, such as this AIA 171Ã… channel image, the magnetic field can be readily visualized through the bright, thin strands that ar via NASA http://ift.tt/1Q1m9oI

Thursday, May 21, 2015

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SpinSat Investigation Tests New Technology, Returns Data


Equipment and data from the SpinSat investigation returns to Earth today, May 21, 2015, with splashdown of the sixth SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. This Nov. 28, 2014 photograph by NASA astronaut Terry Virts captures the predeploy of SpinSat, which was launched into orbit from the station. via NASA http://ift.tt/1KmpTCL

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Advance of Hubbard Glacier


This image, acquired by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, shows Hubbard Glacier on July 22, 2014. via NASA http://ift.tt/1FvZ9wP

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Journey to Space in a Vacuum Chamber


Supporting the testing of electric propulsion and power systems, VF-5 has the highest pumping speed of any electric propulsion test facility in the world. via NASA http://ift.tt/1S6QzK1

Monday, May 18, 2015

Mount St. Helens at 35


On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens gave way to a cataclysmic flank collapse, avalanche, and explosion that killed 57 people and displaced many others. The event dramatically reshaped the volcano and surrounding land in southwest Washington. via NASA http://ift.tt/1df1mlF

Saturday, May 16, 2015

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Friday, May 15, 2015

Astronauts at Work on the International Space Station


NASA astronauts Scott Kelly (left) and Terry Virts (right) work on a Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) inside the station's Japanese Experiment Module. via NASA http://ift.tt/1RPB752

Thursday, May 14, 2015

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Green Aviation Project Tests Shape Changing Wing Flaps


A NASA F-15D flies chase for the G-III Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) project. The ACTE experimental flight research project is a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to determine if advanced flexible trailing-edge wing flaps can both improve aircraft aerodynamic efficiency and reduce airport-area noise. via NASA http://ift.tt/1AZlddP

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

May 13, 1992, Record-Setting Spacewalk on Shuttle Endeavour's First Mission


On May 13, 1992, following the successful capture of the Intelsat VI satellite, three astronauts continue moving the 4.5 ton communications satellite into the space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay. The sections of Earth which form the backdrop for the scene are blanketed with thousands of square miles of clouds. via NASA http://ift.tt/1F7sPi5

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Early Morning Sunrise Over the Grand Canyon


From the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Terry Virts took this photograph of an early morning sunrise over the Grand Canyon and posted it to social media on May 10, 2015. Because the station completes each trip around the globe in about 92 minutes, the crew experiences 16 sunrises and sunsets each day. via NASA http://ift.tt/1K4phBN

Monday, May 11, 2015

Serene Saturn


From a distance Saturn seems to exude an aura of serenity and peace. via NASA http://ift.tt/1E23G4D

Friday, May 8, 2015

Cloudy Earth


Earth’s cloudy nature is unmistakable in this global cloud fraction map, based on data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite. This version of the map shows an average of all of the satellite’s cloud observations between July 2002 and April 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1cfuCI7

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Engineers Clean Mirror with Carbon Dioxide Snow


Engineers are using carbon dioxide snow to clean James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors without scratching them. via NASA http://ift.tt/1EkcF1x

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees 'Cinco de Mayo' Solar Flare


NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured these images of a significant solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the left – peaking at 6:11 p.m. EDT on May 5, 2015. Each image shows a different wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights a different temperature of material on the sun. via NASA http://ift.tt/1KLRniC

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Trajectory of Alan Shepard's Historic Flight


Fifty-four years ago on May 5, 1961 only 23 day after Yuri Gagarin of the then-Soviet Union became the first person in space, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard launched at 9:34 a.m. EDT aboard his Freedom 7 capsule powered by a Redstone booster to become the first American in space. His historic flight lasted 15 minutes, 28 seconds. via NASA http://ift.tt/1FMOPRm

Monday, May 4, 2015

Mimas Stares Back


The great eye of Saturn's moon Mimas, a 130-kilometer-wide (80-mile) impact crater called Herschel, stares out from the battered moon. Several individual ringlets within the F ring are resolved here, and the small moon Atlas is also seen faintly outside the main rings. via NASA http://ift.tt/1E0rtTI

Saturday, May 2, 2015

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Friday, May 1, 2015

Ten-Engine Electric Plane Prototype Takes Off


A team at NASA's Langley Research Center is developing a concept of a battery-powered plane that has 10 engines and can take off like a helicopter and fly efficiently like an aircraft. The prototype, called Greased Lightning or GL-10, is currently in the design and testing phase. via NASA http://ift.tt/1QU3iz8