Hubble Spots an Interstellar Interaction

Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such chaotic planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). via NASA https://ift.tt/3auo60j

NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance. via NASA https://ift.tt/2M3Wrep

Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon

Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon via NASA https://ift.tt/3aaEK4z

Finding a New Earth

Kepler-22b is the first planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. via NASA https://ift.tt/2MrNlYs

Welcoming a New Addition to the Deep Space Network

A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space Network. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sU07jc

Hubble Takes Portrait of the ‘Lost Galaxy’

Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight to behold. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sOkrCQ

Hot Fire Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage

The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled 8-minute duration hot fire test, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bT7bH1

Fulfilling the Dream

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, look on. via NASA https://ift.tt/38R1wPT

Bright, Blue Stars

Inside star cluster NGC 602, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, bright, blue, newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in this nebula. via NASA https://ift.tt/3oIW7zz

Finding a Missing Black Hole

Astronomers have no evidence that a distant black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun is anywhere to be found. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bBV9kT

Georgia HUNCH Students 3D Print Parts for Space Station

The HUNCH – High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware – Program has expanded its partnership opportunities to the Dade County, Georgia, school system in Trenton. Students will increase their advanced manufacturing capabilities by producing super-strength carbon fiber elements for NASA, the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LLEIrj

SpaceX Demo 2 Mission Launches into History

In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bpCVmR

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Space Station

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. via NASA https://ift.tt/3qdZqPV

Behold: The City of Boston at Night!

The lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bekKQZ

Lucy Mission to Study Trojan Asteroids

Slated to launch in October 2021, NASA's Lucy mission will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids. via NASA https://ift.tt/3oqEiFC

Pareidolia: Seeing Shapes in the Cosmos

What is pareidolia? It is the psychological phenomenon where we see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise unrelated objects or data. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ngVbky

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Cholera – Togo

From 11 November to 28 December, 2020 a total of 67 suspected cholera cases presenting with diarrhea and vomiting, including two deaths a case fatality ratio (CFR: 3%) were reported from the municipalities “Golfe 1” and “Golfe 6” in Lomé, Togo. A total of four health areas (Katanga, Adakpamé, Gbétsogbé in Golfe 1, and Kangnikopé in Golfe 6) in the affected municipalities reported at least one case.

On 17 November, cholera was confirmed by culture in the laboratory of the National Institute of Hygiene (INH) in Lomé, Togo and WHO was informed. On 19 November, the Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Access to Care of Togo issued a press release declaring a cholera outbreak and on 24 November WHO was officially notified. From 11 November to 28 December 2020, a total of 17 out of 41 stool samples tested positive for Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa by culture in the National Institute of Hygiene (INH) in Lomé, Togo.

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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Influenza A(H1N2) variant virus – Brazil

On 15 December 2020, the Brazil Ministry of Health reported the second confirmed human infection with influenza A(H1N2) variant virus [A(H1N2)v] in Brazil in 2020.

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Tending the Plant Habitat-02

NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins tends to radish plants growing for the Plant Habitat-02 experiment. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Lkjpx6