Monday, April 30, 2018

“Ganymede: A Moon Like No Other” was uploaded to Flickr


Far across the solar system, where Earth appears merely as a pale blue dot, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. Newly resurrected data from Galileo's first flyby of Jupiter's moon Ganymede is yielding new insights. via NASA ift.tt/2r9ZQcZ
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Ganymede: A Moon Like No Other was taken on April 30, 2018 at 05:30AM

Friday, April 27, 2018

“Dividing Line” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA's Operation IceBridge successfully collected data over several glaciers, research sites, and some parallel coastal grid lines on April 26, 2018, as part of its Spring 2018 campaign. via NASA ift.tt/2HyjdHX
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Dividing Line was taken on April 27, 2018 at 04:31AM

Thursday, April 26, 2018

“Greece and the Aegean and Ionian Seas” was uploaded to Flickr


This view from above the nation of Turkey looks out across the Aegean Sea, over Greece and onto the Ionian Sea where Sicily and the boot of Italy are barely visible. The sun's glint on the Mediterranean waters highlight the Greek islands while clouds cloak the island of Crete. via NASA ift.tt/2HQry97
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Greece and the Aegean and Ionian Seas was taken on April 02, 2018 at 10:11AM

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

“Celebrating National Park Week With a View of Mount Rainier” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this clear view of Mount Rainier National Park as the International Space Station orbited above, sharing the image with his followers on April 25 to celebrate National Park Week. via NASA ift.tt/2JsclrI
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Celebrating National Park Week With a View of Mount Rainier was taken on April 25, 2018 at 09:31AM

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

“Behold the Northern Lights” was uploaded to Flickr


As our nearest star, the Sun bathes Earth in a steady stream of energetic particles, magnetic fields and radiation that can stimulate our atmosphere and light up the night sky, like the aurora borealis, or northern lights. via NASA ift.tt/2HTEPuZ
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Behold the Northern Lights was taken on April 23, 2018 at 10:54AM

“Gravity’s Rainbow” was uploaded to Flickr


Saturn’s rings display their subtle colors in this view captured on Aug. 22, 2009, by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2vGDJ3t
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Gravity’s Rainbow was taken on April 24, 2018 at 04:30AM

Friday, April 20, 2018

“The Galápagos Islands” was uploaded to Flickr


"The Enchanted Islands of #Ecuador – the Galápagos," were photographed by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold from aboard the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2Hf4zB6
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The Galápagos Islands was taken on April 13, 2018 at 11:23AM