2020/01/30

NASA Day of Remembrance


Amy Resnik touches the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial after a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at Arlington National Cemetery. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Ocv1Rg

Luca Parmitano Works to Repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer


Astronaut and station commander Luca Parmitano is tethered to the International Space Station while finalizing thermal repairs on the AMS. via NASA https://ift.tt/37HsQwP

2020/01/28

Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making


Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters. via NASA https://ift.tt/32Upgx7

2020/01/27

Spitzer Observes TRAPPIST-1


Spitzer Space Telescope, one of agency’s great observatories, one of Spitzer's great discoveries was that of the TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, which has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. via NASA https://ift.tt/2U23ciq

2020/01/24

Setting the Stage for Artemis Testing


All eyes are on south Mississippi with this month’s delivery and installation of NASA’s Space Launch System. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NW8Mid

2020/01/22

Martin Luther King Day of Service at NASA Headquarters


The Amidon-Bowen Elementary School choir performs at the MLK Day of Service. via NASA https://ift.tt/2RhxWdr

2020/01/21

Liftoff of SpaceX's In-Flight Abort Test


SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 10:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/30FxNU8

2020/01/17

Hubble Views Galaxy From Famous Catalog


This bright, somewhat blob-like object — seen in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope — is a galaxy named NGC 1803. It is about 200 million light-years away, in the southern constellation of Pictor (the Painter’s Easel), and it was discovered in 1834 by astronomer John Herschel. via NASA https://ift.tt/2uckmi9

2020/01/16

Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico


In the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla lies the Cuatro Cienegas Basin. via NASA https://ift.tt/2QXHAl6

2020/01/15

Astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain at the National Air and Space Museum


NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain talk about their experiences onboard the International Space Station at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in D.C. via NASA https://ift.tt/36YaXcC

2020/01/14

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Has a Close Encounter with Jupiter


A multitude of swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2uOXA0m

2020/01/10

Welcoming NASA’s Newest Astronauts


NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday. via NASA https://ift.tt/2R4iArj

2020/01/08

What Happens When Planets Collide


This artist’s concept illustrates a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets, turning both into dusty debris. via NASA https://ift.tt/2sY0Plt

2020/01/07

TESS Finds First Earth-Size Planet in the Habitable Zone


TOI 700 d is the first Earth-size habitable-zone planet discovered by TESS, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. via NASA https://ift.tt/2N4R2Rl

2020/01/06

The Next Step in Testing Rockets to Take Humanity to the Moon


On Jan.1, 2020, ​​NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted: "Making progress! The massive @NASA_SLS core stage is moving to Building 110 at the Michoud Assembly Facility. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FrIjV8

2020/01/03

Hubble Sights Galaxy’s Celestial Sequins


This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). This might sound like an odd name for a constellation — and in fact it is somewhat unusual. It’s the only modern constellation named in honor of a real person from history: Queen Berenice II of Egypt. via NASA https://ift.tt/36mb4i1

2020/01/02

Glittering Lights of Earth As Seen From the Space Station


Stars glitter in the night sky above the Earth's atmospheric glow. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ZOTPmT