Friday, June 30, 2017

“The ‘Face’ of Jupiter” was uploaded to Flickr


JunoCam images aren’t just for art and science – sometimes they are processed to bring a chuckle. via NASA ift.tt/2u6EApm
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The ‘Face’ of Jupiter was taken on June 27, 2017 at 10:00AM

Thursday, June 29, 2017

“Starry Night and Aurora” was uploaded to Flickr


Expedition 52 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA photographed the glowing nighttime lights of an aurora from his vantage point in the International Space Station's cupola module on June 19, 2017. Part of the station's solar array is also visible. via NASA ift.tt/2s5Udf4
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Starry Night and Aurora was taken on June 19, 2017 at 04:29PM

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

“The Niagara Falls of Mars” was uploaded to Flickr


Various researchers are often pre-occupied with the quest for flowing water on Mars. via NASA ift.tt/2shuEvD
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The Niagara Falls of Mars was taken on June 28, 2017 at 04:31AM

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

“As the Sun Rises, NASA's Global Hawk is Being Prepared for Flight” was uploaded to Flickr


Hot summer days in Southern California’s Antelope Valley force many aircraft operations to start early in the morning before the sun rises. On a back ramp at Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, a NASA Global Hawk goes through testing of its communication components and satellite connection links in preparation for flight. via NASA ift.tt/2sX9zUG
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As the Sun Rises, NASA's Global Hawk is Being Prepared for Flight was taken on June 22, 2017 at 01:43AM

Monday, June 26, 2017

“Saturnian Dawn” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA's Cassini spacecraft peers toward a sliver of Saturn's sunlit atmosphere while the icy rings stretch across the foreground as a dark band. via NASA ift.tt/2sIzUaw
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Saturnian Dawn was taken on June 26, 2017 at 03:14AM

Friday, June 23, 2017

“Hubble Uses Gravitational Lens to Capture Disk Galaxy” was uploaded to Flickr


By combining the power of a "natural lens" in space with the capability of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers made a surprising discovery—the first example of a compact yet massive, fast-spinning, disk-shaped galaxy that stopped making stars only a few billion years after the big bang. via NASA ift.tt/2t2PLCd
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Hubble Uses Gravitational Lens to Capture Disk Galaxy was taken on June 23, 2017 at 05:30AM

Thursday, June 22, 2017

“The White Cliffs of 'Rover'” was uploaded to Flickr


This image was acquired by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on April 18, 2017, at 14:04 local Mars time. It reminded the HiRISE team of the rugged and open terrain of a stark shore-line, perhaps of the British Isles. via NASA ift.tt/2rGyUke
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The White Cliffs of 'Rover' was taken on June 09, 2017 at 10:13AM