NASA's DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat

An engineering model of NASA’s DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) descent probe passed a key test that ran from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, showing it can survive the extreme temperatures of Venus. via NASA https://ift.tt/I3Qlq1N

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov aboard, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. via NASA https://ift.tt/3rnGtCF

Star Trails

This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Banda Sea. via NASA https://ift.tt/ae7fgAr

Crew-13 Rocket and Spacecraft at Launch Pad

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. via NASA https://ift.tt/9ES5sb6

Space Station View of Earth at Night

This nighttime view of the United States, dotted with city lights looking toward New York City (center), was taken at approximately 3:40 a.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/OgswVyn

Hubble Spots Chaotic Secret in Galaxy

Though the spiral galaxy in this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. via NASA https://ift.tt/FJSxuUi

Practicing for Safe Landings on the Moon and Beyond

An Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) experiment near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. via NASA https://ift.tt/ay7cENW