2019/05/31

Hubble Sees a Galaxy Bucking the Trend


This luminous orb is the galaxy NGC 4621, better known as Messier 59. Located in the 2,000-strong Virgo cluster of galaxies within the constellation of Virgo (the Virgin), Messier 59 lies approximately 50 million light-years away from us. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2XhMyKr

2019/05/30

Surround Sound - Orion Service Module for Artemis 1 Undergoes Acoustic Tests


Surround Sound - Orion service module for Artemis 1 undergoes acoustic tests via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2HMS1Uh

2019/05/29

How to Travel at (Nearly) the Speed of Light


Learn about the three ways to travel at (nearly) the speed of light. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2MdN6zT

2019/05/28

Jezero Crater, Mars 2020's Landing Site


This false color image shows part of an unnamed crater in Mars' Arabia Terra. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2YVxxy3

2019/05/24

John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon


On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress to announce his decision to go to the Moon. I via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2QokoKX

2019/05/23

SLS Begins Insulation Process for Booster Segments for Second Flight


NASA and Northrop Grumman technicians in Promontory, Utah, have applied insulation to the final booster motor segment for the second flight of NASA’s deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Vf5oA8

2019/05/22

City Life Awaits Drones in Final Year of NASA Research


NASA is conducting field demonstrations of small drones navigating urban landscapes. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2VKAhg5

2019/05/21

From Day Into Night on the International Space Station


A couple times a year, the International Space Station orbit happens to align over the day/night shadow line on Earth. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2QgyVbF

2019/05/20

NASA is Going Green, in Space


NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission, or GPIM, will prove a sustainable and efficient approach to spaceflight. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Ejz6y2

2019/05/17

Apollo 10 Launches Into History on May 18, 1969


When Apollo 10 launched on May 18, 1969, it was the fifth launch of the Saturn V. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2WO33xp

2019/05/16

Galaxy Blazes With New Stars Born From Close Encounter


The irregular galaxy NGC 4485 shows all the signs of having been involved in a hit-and-run accident with a bypassing galaxy. Rather than destroying the galaxy, the chance encounter is spawning a new generation of stars, and presumably planets. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2JKUjES

2019/05/15

Jonny Kim: NASA's 2017 Astronaut Class


Jonny Kim was selected as a member of NASA's 2017 astronaut class, nicknamed "the Turtles." via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2LJ0742

2019/05/14

Good Vibrations: Orion Crew Module Undergoes Testing


On April 29 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Orion’s service module moved to the lift station inside the assembly bay. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2WFNs2N

2019/05/13

Waxing Crescent Moon Above Earth's Limb


The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth's limb. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2VzrTEB

2019/05/10

Joe Acaba: Geologist and Teacher Turned Astronaut


Joe Acaba was selected as an astronaut in 2004 and has logged a total of 306 days in space on three flights. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2LCHrTE

2019/05/09

Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space


Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Ju6HbS

2019/05/08

InSight Sees Drifting Clouds on Mars


NASA's InSight Mars Lander used its Instrument Context Camera beneath the lander's deck to image these drifting clouds at sunset on the Red Planet. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2VVWMm2

2019/05/07

Astronaut Ricky Arnold Talks STEM Education


Today is National Teacher Day! NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold was a science teacher at John Hanson Middle School in Waldorf, Maryland. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Jk0109

2019/05/06

Liftoff of SpaceX's CRS-17 Dragon Cargo Craft


SpaceX's Dragon lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Saturday, May 4. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2V6UPic

2019/05/03

Hubble Spots Stunning Spiral Galaxy


NGC 2903 is located about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (the Lion), and was studied as part of a Hubble survey of the central regions of roughly 145 nearby disk galaxies. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2DJrswQ

2019/05/02

How Atmospheric Sounding Transformed Weather Prediction


In the late 1950's, NASA scientist Lewis Kaplan developed a groundbreaking way to calculate temperature in the atmosphere for weather forecasting. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2DLB9uq

2019/05/01

InSight Lander Captures a Sunset on Mars


NASA's InSight lander used the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) on the end of its robotic arm to image this sunset on Mars on April 25, 2019, the 145th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This was taken around 6:30 p.m. Mars local time. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GVyuQV