Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Ranger 7 Snaps the Moon


Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by a U.S. spacecraft, on July 31, 1964, about 17 minutes before crashing into the lunar surface. via NASA https://ift.tt/m8Wzyv5

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

Transportation Officer Melissa Coleman


"And don't be intimidated or influenced by an emblem or your perception of what kind of people are behind that emblem. Because now I realize, once I've made it to NASA, that it’s nothing like I thought it was. In a lot of ways, it's better, right? Because I get these opportunities to do things that are not in my primary role to serve others, and in that capacity, it's serving me. That’s my advice." — Melissa Coleman, Transportation Officer, Logistics Branch, NASA's Kennedy Space Center via NASA https://ift.tt/S75ELcn

Monday, 29 July 2024

Peekaboo!


A rabbit sits in the underbrush at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. via NASA https://ift.tt/mw9TcHY

Friday, 26 July 2024

Hubble Images a Classic Spiral


This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a wonderfully detailed snapshot of the spiral galaxy NGC 3430 that lies 100 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo Minor. via NASA https://ift.tt/7YME8zb

Thursday, 25 July 2024

From Intern to Astronaut


From left to right, NASA astronaut candidates Anil Menon, Deniz Burnham, and Marcos Berrios pose for a photograph in front of NASA’s Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 2, 2022. via NASA https://ift.tt/uZPWnI4

Wednesday, 24 July 2024

A Saturnian Summer


NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn on July 4, 2020. Two of Saturn's icy moons are clearly visible in this exposure: Mimas at right, and Enceladus at bottom. This image is taken as part of the Outer Planets Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) project. OPAL is helping scientists understand the atmospheric dynamics and evolution of our solar system's gas giant planets. In Saturn's case, astronomers continue tracking shifting weather patterns and storms. via NASA https://ift.tt/9b0Vkjm

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander


Astronauts Eileen M. Collins, STS-93 mission commander, and Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot, peruse checklists on Columbia's middeck. via NASA https://ift.tt/2d0wjZz

Aurora Australis

The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken at approximately 11:32 p.m. local time from the I...