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Tuesday, 31 July 2018
Prepping to Launch for the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has cleared the final procedures in the clean room before its move to the launch pad. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ArdyQv
Monday, 30 July 2018
Soaring Into an Orbital Sunrise
The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day. via NASA https://ift.tt/2K8V2w9
Sunday, 29 July 2018
Saturday, 28 July 2018
Friday, 27 July 2018
Hubble Takes Portrait of Opulent Ring World
Saturn is the solar system’s most photogenic planet, especially in this latest Hubble snapshot with the ring system near its maximum tilt. via NASA https://ift.tt/2v8RBQA
Thursday, 26 July 2018
From Interns to Astronauts
July 26 is National Intern Day. See how far these two former interns at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have come! via NASA https://ift.tt/2mJYRhJ
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Flown Orion Spacecraft Visits Washington, DC, for Made in America Showcase
NASA's Orion spacecraft that flew Exploration Flight Test-1 on Dec. 5, 2014, is seen after being uncovered in preparation for being moved onto the White House complex, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Washington, DC. More than 1,000 companies across the country manufactured or contributed elements to the spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Lz15P8
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Candid Apollo
On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JQl0nC
Monday, 23 July 2018
Iceberg Towers Over Greenland Village
In July 2018, an iceberg weighing 11 million tons parked just offshore of Innaarsuit, a small island village in northwestern Greenland. via NASA https://ift.tt/2mB6oPX
Sunday, 22 July 2018
Saturday, 21 July 2018
Friday, 20 July 2018
At Tranquility Base
Forty-nine years ago on July 20, 1969, humanity stepped foot on another celestial body and into history. via NASA https://ift.tt/2mu3EUm
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Testing Satellite Servicing Technologies
NASA's satellite servicing technologies are opening up a new world where space robots diagnose, maintain and extend a spacecraft’s life. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Ltngmy
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
Orion Parachutes Chalk Up Another Test Success in Arizona
The parachute system for Orion, America’s spacecraft that will carry humans to deep space, deployed as planned after being dropped from an altitude of 6.6 miles on July 12, at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Nr9KQX
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Churning in the Chukchi Sea
Regardless of the amount of winter ice cover, the waters off of the Alaskan coast usually come alive each spring with blooms of phytoplankton. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NWw1XS
Monday, 16 July 2018
A Merger of Stars
Launched 15 years ago, the Spitzer Space Telescope has made many discoveries, including this detection of the merger of two neutron stars. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Ngz5gv
Sunday, 15 July 2018
Saturday, 14 July 2018
Friday, 13 July 2018
Jamming with the 'Spiders' from Mars
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018 during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region and as the sun returns in the spring, "spiders" begin to emerge from the landscape. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LgTC42
Thursday, 12 July 2018
'X'-ploring the Eagle Nebula and 'Pillars of Creation'
The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, contains the young star cluster NGC 6611. It also the site of the spectacular star-forming region known as the Pillars of Creation, which is located in the southern portion of the Eagle Nebula. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NLowD9
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
The Heart of Madagascar
As the International Space Station flew overhead, NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this photograph of a changing landscape in the heart of Madagascar, observing drainage into the sea in the Betsiboka Estuary due to decimation of rainforests and coastal mangroves. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NLGEfY
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
2018 Class of NASA Flight Directors for the Mission Control Center
NASA has selected six women and men to join the elite corps of flight directors who will lead mission control for a variety of new operations at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. via NASA https://ift.tt/2uleobi
Monday, 9 July 2018
A Closer View of the Moon
Posted to Twitter by @Astro_Alex, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, this image shows our planet's Moon as seen from the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NzWwSS
Sunday, 8 July 2018
Saturday, 7 July 2018
Friday, 6 July 2018
Ice Block Avalanche
One of the most actively changing areas on Mars are the steep edges of the North Polar layered deposits. via NASA https://ift.tt/2MX4iFs
Thursday, 5 July 2018
County Fire Lights Up the Night
Light from the County Fire illuminated the night skies of Northern California when the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image overnight on July 1, 2018. via NASA https://ift.tt/2u9uCnN
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Burst of Celestial Fireworks
Like a July 4 fireworks display a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an aerial burst. via NASA https://ift.tt/2tTuglS
Monday, 2 July 2018
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