Friday, November 30, 2018

“A 'BrainStorm Trooper' Inquires About NASA Exploration” was uploaded to Flickr


A Nova Labs Robotics "BrainStorm Troopers" team member from Reston, Virginia, asks a question during an Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) announcement. via NASA ift.tt/2DRLJ44
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A 'BrainStorm Trooper' Inquires About NASA Exploration was taken on November 30, 2018 at 03:30AM

Thursday, November 29, 2018

“Hubble Explores the Coma Cluster's More Than 1,000 Galaxies” was uploaded to Flickr


This Hubble Space Telescope mosaic is of a portion of the immense Coma cluster of over 1,000 galaxies, located 300 million light-years from Earth. via NASA ift.tt/2FPwtHp
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Hubble Explores the Coma Cluster's More Than 1,000 Galaxies was taken on November 01, 2018 at 10:31AM

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

“The Dunes in Mars' Wirtz Crater” was uploaded to Flickr


In Mars' Wirtz Crater, these dunes are likely active. via NASA ift.tt/2TXbOED
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The Dunes in Mars' Wirtz Crater was taken on November 28, 2018 at 03:30AM

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

“Ringing in InSight's Landing on the Red Planet” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Melanie Saunders and astronaut Mike Massimino ring the closing bell of Nasdaq after the NASA's InSight lander successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. via NASA ift.tt/2DYpVEF
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Ringing in InSight's Landing on the Red Planet was taken on November 27, 2018 at 04:30AM

Monday, November 26, 2018

“InSight and MarCO, New Technologies Headed for the Red Planet” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA social media participant Bryan Branly takes a photograph of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) model before the Mars InSight pre-landing briefing. via NASA ift.tt/2ByIayc
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InSight and MarCO, New Technologies Headed for the Red Planet was taken on November 26, 2018 at 03:31AM

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

“Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass” was uploaded to Flickr


A new study using observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reports for the first time that silica — one of the most common minerals found on Earth — is formed when massive stars explode. via NASA ift.tt/2PKyb1g
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Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass was taken on November 14, 2018 at 11:10AM

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

“20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


On Nov. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to serve as a temporary control module for the nascent International Space Station. This October 2018 photo shows the station today, fully complete. via NASA ift.tt/2FwYCmt
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20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station was taken on November 20, 2018 at 05:30AM

Monday, November 19, 2018

“SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


"Captured Cygnus today with @Astro_Alex…Proud to have The SS John Young on-board!" said astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor today, as the International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft, loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies. via NASA ift.tt/2PDOBsd
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SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station was taken on November 19, 2018 at 06:41AM

“SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Russian Progress cargo craft. via NASA ift.tt/2Q9GMdw
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SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station was taken on November 19, 2018 at 06:41AM

Saturday, November 17, 2018

“Antares Seen from Washington D.C. Tidal Basin” was uploaded to Flickr


​The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen above the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, on Nov. 17, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2FmZA4G
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Antares Seen from Washington D.C. Tidal Basin was taken on November 17, 2018 at 12:00AM

Friday, November 16, 2018

“A Scar That the Woolsey Fire Left Behind” was uploaded to Flickr


In the wake of a fire, a burn scar appears which takes a long time to heal. This scar is from the Woolsey fire which has taken its toll around Thousand Oaks, California. via NASA ift.tt/2DpIHnn
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A Scar That the Woolsey Fire Left Behind was taken on November 15, 2018 at 06:58AM

Thursday, November 15, 2018

“Finding an Elusive Star Behind a Supernova” was uploaded to Flickr


Located 65 million light-years away ia a blue supergiant star that once existed inside a cluster of young stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 3938, as shown in this artist's concept. via NASA ift.tt/2Tgfktm
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Finding an Elusive Star Behind a Supernova was taken on October 30, 2018 at 12:43PM

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

“Northrop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad” was uploaded to Flickr


The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA ift.tt/2FldjsT
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Northrop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad was taken on November 13, 2018 at 01:20PM

“Northop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad” was uploaded to Flickr


The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA ift.tt/2z85XDC
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Northop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad was taken on November 13, 2018 at 01:20PM

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

“Raging Six-Day-Old Camp Fire Reaches 125,000 Acres in Size” was uploaded to Flickr


The six day old Camp Fire has already attained the unfortunate title of California's deadliest fire. via NASA ift.tt/2QCDcFC
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Raging Six-Day-Old Camp Fire Reaches 125,000 Acres in Size was taken on November 13, 2018 at 04:30AM

Friday, November 9, 2018

“Flooding Along the Nueces River” was uploaded to Flickr


On Nov. 1, 2018, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured a false-color view of flooding along the Nueces River in a series of storms that have delivered historic amounts of rain to central Texas. via NASA ift.tt/2PoiUDd
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Flooding Along the Nueces River was taken on November 02, 2018 at 10:52AM

Thursday, November 8, 2018

“The Frozen Wild Dnieper River” was uploaded to Flickr


Curling snow drifts are magnified by the terrain around the 1,400 mile Dnieper River, flowing from Russia to the Black Sea in this image from the International Space Station on Feb. 9th, 2017. via NASA ift.tt/2FlA7Zg
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The Frozen Wild Dnieper River was taken on November 08, 2018 at 08:30AM

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

“Recovery of the Test Orion Capsule in the Pacific Ocean” was uploaded to Flickr


On Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. This is one in a series of tests that will verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. via NASA ift.tt/2JMpflS
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Recovery of the Test Orion Capsule in the Pacific Ocean was taken on November 07, 2018 at 07:30AM

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

“Earth Enveloped in Airglow” was uploaded to Flickr


Earth Enveloped in Airglow via NASA ift.tt/2qshIQu
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Earth Enveloped in Airglow was taken on November 06, 2018 at 05:30AM

Monday, November 5, 2018

“Suwannee Blackwater River Meets the Sea” was uploaded to Flickr


The Suwannee is known as a “blackwater river” because of its dark-brown waters laden with organic material. via NASA ift.tt/2Or27dy
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Suwannee Blackwater River Meets the Sea was taken on June 03, 2018 at 10:39AM

Friday, November 2, 2018

“The International Space Station as of Oct. 4, 2018” was uploaded to Flickr


The International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking. via NASA ift.tt/2RuTgcz
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The International Space Station as of Oct. 4, 2018 was taken on October 04, 2018 at 04:16AM

Thursday, November 1, 2018

“Orion’s European Service Module to Arrive for First Mission” was uploaded to Flickr


The Airbus team poses with the European Service Module during preparations for shipment to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. via NASA ift.tt/2qoxRWQ
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Orion’s European Service Module to Arrive for First Mission was taken on October 31, 2018 at 08:17PM