Thursday, March 31, 2016

“Hubble Peers Into the Heart of the Milky Way Galaxy” was uploaded to Flickr


Peering deep into the dusty heart of our Milky Way galaxy using infrared vision, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rich tapestry of more than half a million stars. Except for a few blue foreground stars, the stars are part of the Milky Way’s nuclear star cluster, the most massive and densest star cluster in our galaxy. via NASA ift.tt/1VVmCzh
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Hubble Peers Into the Heart of the Milky Way Galaxy was taken on March 31, 2016 at 04:21AM

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

“Earth Art in Northwestern Australia” was uploaded to Flickr


During an International Space Station flyover of Australia, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams captured a colorful image of the coast and shared it with his social media followers on March 29, 2016, writing, "The unique terrain of the northwestern Australian coast." via NASA ift.tt/1q2mrGx
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Earth Art in Northwestern Australia was taken on March 30, 2016 at 05:39AM

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

“Greenland's Ice Sheet From 40,000 Feet” was uploaded to Flickr


The Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) field campaign team is flying NASA’s G-III aircraft at about 40,000 feet. On a clear day, this altitude also provides a stunning perspective of one of the world’s two great ice sheets (the other is Antarctica). The flight Saturday, March 26, over the northeast coastline was one of those clear days. via NASA ift.tt/1RF6bE2
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Greenland's Ice Sheet From 40,000 Feet was taken on March 25, 2016 at 03:50PM

Monday, March 28, 2016

“Simulated Atmosphere of a Hot Gas Giant” was uploaded to Flickr


The turbulent atmosphere of a hot, gaseous planet known as HD 80606b is shown in this simulation based on data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.Spitzer measured the whole heating cycle of this planet, determining its coolest (less than 400 degrees Fahrenheit) and hottest (2,000 degrees Fahrenheit) temperatures. via NASA ift.tt/22HDjDz
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Simulated Atmosphere of a Hot Gas Giant was taken on March 28, 2016 at 04:53AM

Friday, March 25, 2016

“Hubble Looks Into a Cosmic Kaleidoscope” was uploaded to Flickr


This cosmic kaleidoscope of purple, blue and pink marks the site of two colliding galaxy clusters. via NASA ift.tt/22KovR5
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Hubble Looks Into a Cosmic Kaleidoscope was taken on March 21, 2016 at 02:00AM

Thursday, March 24, 2016

“Alluvial Fans in Saheki Crater, Mars” was uploaded to Flickr


Alluvial fans are gently-sloping wedges of sediments deposited by flowing water. Some of the best-preserved alluvial fans on Mars are in Saheki Crater, an area that has been imaged many times previously. via NASA ift.tt/1UKgLwX
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Alluvial Fans in Saheki Crater, Mars was taken on March 22, 2016 at 06:14AM

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

“Liftoff of Cygnus Cargo Ship, Atlas V Rocket on Mission to International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:05 p.m. EDT on March 22, 2016. via NASA ift.tt/1q1rw1q
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Liftoff of Cygnus Cargo Ship, Atlas V Rocket on Mission to International Space Station was taken on March 22, 2016 at 08:07PM