Friday, July 29, 2016

“Space Station View of the Chesapeake Bay” was uploaded to Flickr


On July 21, 2016, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA shared this photograph of sunglint illuminating the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, writing, "Morning passing over the Chesapeake Bay heading across the Atlantic." via NASA ift.tt/2ahQO9n
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Space Station View of the Chesapeake Bay was taken on July 18, 2016 at 08:43AM

Thursday, July 28, 2016

“A Black Hole ‘Choir’” was uploaded to Flickr


The blue dots in this field of galaxies, known as the COSMOS field, show galaxies that contain supermassive black holes emitting high-energy X-rays. via NASA ift.tt/2aB7Ifz
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A Black Hole ‘Choir’ was taken on July 26, 2016 at 12:21PM

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

“The Loneliest Young Star” was uploaded to Flickr


An unusual celestial object called CX330 was first detected as a source of X-ray light in 2009. It has been launching “jets” of material into the gas and dust around it. via NASA ift.tt/2aqttPC
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The Loneliest Young Star was taken on July 19, 2016 at 05:13AM

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

“Cockpit of the First All-Electric Propulsion Aircraft” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA’s Scalable Convergent Electric Propulsion Technology and Operations Research (SCEPTOR) project has reached a critical milestone, where the electric propulsion integration and conversion of the Tecnam P2006T aircraft into the X-57 will commence. via NASA ift.tt/2au7n11
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Cockpit of the First All-Electric Propulsion Aircraft was taken on July 19, 2016 at 12:29PM

Monday, July 25, 2016

“Hubble Views a Galaxy Fit to Burst” was uploaded to Flickr


This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the vibrant core of the galaxy NGC 3125. Discovered by John Herschel in 1835, NGC 3125 is a great example of a starburst galaxy — a galaxy in which unusually high numbers of new stars are forming, springing to life within intensely hot clouds of gas. via NASA ift.tt/2a7K2wJ
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Hubble Views a Galaxy Fit to Burst was taken on July 18, 2016 at 02:00AM

Friday, July 22, 2016

“Aquanauts Splash Down, Beginning NEEMO 21 Research Mission” was uploaded to Flickr


The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 21 mission began on July 21, 2016, as an international crew of aquanauts splashed down to the undersea Aquarius Reef Base, 62 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The NEEMO 21 crew will perform research both inside and outside the habitat during a 16-day simulated space mission. via NASA ift.tt/2a1syW3
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Aquanauts Splash Down, Beginning NEEMO 21 Research Mission was taken on July 22, 2016 at 04:48AM

Thursday, July 21, 2016

“NASA's Hubble Looks to the Final Frontier” was uploaded to Flickr


This view of a massive cluster of galaxies unveils a very cluttered-looking universe filled with galaxies near and far. Some are distorted like a funhouse mirror through a "space warp" phenomenon first predicted by Einstein a century ago. via NASA ift.tt/2ajiTfA
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NASA's Hubble Looks to the Final Frontier was taken on July 20, 2016 at 07:58AM