Thursday, May 31, 2018

“Exposed Bedrock on the Red Planet's Hale Crater” was uploaded to Flickr


This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Hale Crater, a large impact crater. via NASA ift.tt/2xEBCOL
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Exposed Bedrock on the Red Planet's Hale Crater was taken on May 31, 2018 at 05:30AM

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

“Black Hole Bounty Captured in the Center of the Milky Way” was uploaded to Flickr


Astronomers have discovered evidence for thousands of black holes located near the center of our Milky Way galaxy using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. via NASA ift.tt/2LI5Tz7
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Black Hole Bounty Captured in the Center of the Milky Way was taken on April 30, 2018 at 10:32AM

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

“Our Sputtering Sun” was uploaded to Flickr


An active region rotated into view and sputtered with numerous small flares and towering magnetic field lines that stretched out many times the diameter of Earth. via NASA ift.tt/2kvu6vY
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Our Sputtering Sun was taken on May 25, 2018 at 07:44AM

Friday, May 25, 2018

“Hubble’s Galaxy Cluster Cornucopia” was uploaded to Flickr


The swirling spiral to the lower left of the frame is far from the most interesting spectacle here — behind it sits a galaxy cluster. via NASA ift.tt/2xexaWF
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Hubble’s Galaxy Cluster Cornucopia was taken on May 21, 2018 at 02:00AM

Thursday, May 24, 2018

“Going Forward” was uploaded to Flickr


This close-up image is of a 2-inch-deep hole produced using a new drilling technique for NASA's Curiosity rover. The hole is about 0.6 inches (1.6 centimeters) in diameter. This image was taken by Curiosity's Mast Camera (Mastcam) on Sol 2057. via NASA ift.tt/2x8O5d9
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Going Forward was taken on May 24, 2018 at 03:31AM

Sunday, May 20, 2018

“Antares Rocket Set to Launch NASA Science to the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen at launch Pad-0A, Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Liftoff is currently targeted for 4:39 a.m. Eastern on Monday, May 21. via NASA ift.tt/2KDn4jU
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Antares Rocket Set to Launch NASA Science to the International Space Station was taken on May 19, 2018 at 09:59AM

Friday, May 18, 2018

“Orbital ATK Rocket Rolls Out for May 21 Launch” was uploaded to Flickr


An Orbital ATK rocket rolls out to launch Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on May 17, 2018, in advance of a May 21 launch from Wallops Island, VA. The Antares will launch a Cygnus spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2k8bPor
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Orbital ATK Rocket Rolls Out for May 21 Launch was taken on May 17, 2018 at 07:29PM