Wednesday, January 31, 2018

“International Space Station Transits the Full Moon” was uploaded to Flickr


The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the moon at roughly five miles per second on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2DRQEDi
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International Space Station Transits the Full Moon was taken on January 30, 2018 at 06:43PM

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

“Saying Goodnight” was uploaded to Flickr


Astronaut Mark Vande Hei took this image of the eastern U.S. and Canada at night, writing, "Good night from @Space_Station. DC, NY, Toronto, Cleveland, and surrounding areas!" via NASA ift.tt/2BDVLRC
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Saying Goodnight was taken on January 30, 2018 at 04:31AM

Monday, January 29, 2018

“Eroded Layers in Shalbatana Valles” was uploaded to Flickr


Layers, probably sedimentary in origin, have undergone extensive erosion in this image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) of Shalbatana Valles, a prominent channel that cuts through Xanthe Terra. via NASA ift.tt/2DWtLh3
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Eroded Layers in Shalbatana Valles was taken on January 29, 2018 at 04:31AM

Friday, January 26, 2018

“Mark Vande Hei's 'Space-Selfie'” was uploaded to Flickr


On Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, spacewalker Mark Vande Hei snapped his own portrait, better known as a “space-selfie,” during the first spacewalk of the year. via NASA ift.tt/2ngOe66
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Mark Vande Hei's 'Space-Selfie' was taken on January 23, 2018 at 11:54AM

Thursday, January 25, 2018

“Day of Remembrance 2018” was uploaded to Flickr


On the last Thursday in January, NASA pays tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. via NASA ift.tt/2GiIbGQ
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Day of Remembrance 2018 was taken on January 25, 2018 at 05:37AM

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

“Next Mars Lander Spreads Its Solar Wings” was uploaded to Flickr


This image shows NASA's InSight lander after it was commanded to deploy its solar arrays to test and verify the exact process that it will use on the surface of the Red Planet. via NASA ift.tt/2n8D7Mx
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Next Mars Lander Spreads Its Solar Wings was taken on January 24, 2018 at 04:30AM

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

“Signs of Ships in the Clouds” was uploaded to Flickr


Ships churning through the Atlantic Ocean produced this patchwork of bright, criss-crossing cloud trails off the coast of Portugal and Spain. via NASA ift.tt/2rwOAuH
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Signs of Ships in the Clouds was taken on January 19, 2018 at 09:49AM

Friday, January 19, 2018

“Prepping the Parker Solar Probe for Space” was uploaded to Flickr


At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Parker Solar Probe is lowered into the 40-foot-tall thermal vacuum chamber. The thermal vacuum chamber simulates the harsh conditions that the spacecraft will experience on its journey through space, including near-vacuum conditions and severe hot and cold temperatures. via NASA ift.tt/2Dl77LM
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Prepping the Parker Solar Probe for Space was taken on January 17, 2018 at 08:23AM

Thursday, January 18, 2018

“Jupiter’s Swirling South Pole” was uploaded to Flickr


This image of Jupiter’s swirling south polar region was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it neared completion of its tenth close flyby of the gas giant planet. via NASA ift.tt/2mM8M68
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Jupiter’s Swirling South Pole was taken on January 18, 2018 at 08:30AM

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

“Even in the Desert” was uploaded to Flickr


For the second time in three years, snow has accumulated in the desert near the northern Algerian town of Aïn Séfra. via NASA ift.tt/2FLXibp
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Even in the Desert was taken on January 10, 2018 at 05:38AM

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

“Three of the 'Thirty-Five New Guys'” was uploaded to Flickr


On January 16, 1978, NASA announces the first astronaut class in nine years, which included the first African Americans. via NASA ift.tt/2FHMDPa
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Three of the 'Thirty-Five New Guys' was taken on February 07, 2013 at 03:11AM

Friday, January 12, 2018

“Jupiter’s Colorful Cloud Belts” was uploaded to Flickr


Colorful swirling cloud belts dominate Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2D6t9pP
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Jupiter’s Colorful Cloud Belts was taken on December 22, 2017 at 10:01AM

Thursday, January 11, 2018

“All the Glittering Stars” was uploaded to Flickr


A new analysis of about 10,000 normal Sun-like stars in the Milky Way's galactic bulge reveals that our galaxy's hub is a dynamic environment. via NASA ift.tt/2msTe80
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All the Glittering Stars was taken on January 11, 2018 at 06:30AM

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

“Now This: The Apollo 11 Crew” was uploaded to Flickr


On Jan. 9, 1969, NASA announced the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. This portrait was taken on Jan. 10, the day after the announcement of the crew assignment. From left to right are lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, commander Neil Armstrong; and command module pilot Michael Collins. via NASA ift.tt/2D1kpjU
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Now This: The Apollo 11 Crew was taken on August 01, 2008 at 05:33AM

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

“New Day” was uploaded to Flickr


Sunrise as seen from the International Space Station. "A view of the sunrise from the ISS is a perfect start to a new day," so said @Anton_Astrey, otherwise known as cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a member of the Expedition 54 crew aboard the International Space Station, orbiting 250 miles above the Earth. via NASA ift.tt/2qPs28i
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New Day was taken on January 09, 2018 at 07:30AM

Monday, January 8, 2018

“Veil of Ice” was uploaded to Flickr


Saturn’s rings, made of countless icy particles, form a translucent veil in this view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2D7ntZe
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Veil of Ice was taken on January 08, 2018 at 02:13AM

Friday, January 5, 2018

“Winter Storm Pummels the East Coast” was uploaded to Flickr


Millions of people along the East Coast of the United States faced snow and ice, gusty winds, power outages, travel delays, school closings, and flooding as a rapidly-intensifying Nor’easter plowed northward during the first week of 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2qyLNAS
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Winter Storm Pummels the East Coast was taken on January 04, 2018 at 05:42AM

Thursday, January 4, 2018

“Geocolor Image From NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite of Powerful East Coast Storm” was uploaded to Flickr


This Geocolor image from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captures the deepening storm off the East coast of the United States on Jan. 4, 2018, at 16:22 UTC. The powerful nor'easter is battering coastal areas with heavy snow and strong winds, from Florida to Maine. via NASA ift.tt/2lVqWCY
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Geocolor Image From NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite of Powerful East Coast Storm was taken on January 04, 2018 at 04:30AM

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

“From Mercury Mark II to Project Gemini” was uploaded to Flickr


On Jan. 3, 1962, the newly announced Mercury Mark II project was renamed Project Gemini. This artist's concept of a two-person Gemini spacecraft in flight shows a cutaway view. via NASA ift.tt/2Czgzz0
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From Mercury Mark II to Project Gemini was taken on July 08, 2008 at 05:36AM

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

“From the Earth, Moon and Beyond” was uploaded to Flickr


THE OSIRIS-REx mission will map and return samples from asteroid Bennu, a carbon-rich hunk of rock that might contain organic materials or molecular precursors to life. OSIRIS-Rex is expected to reach Bennu in August, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2CFwXLi
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From the Earth, Moon and Beyond was taken on January 02, 2018 at 06:08AM