Friday, November 30, 2018

Alpha Centauri

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A 'BrainStorm Trooper' Inquires About NASA Exploration


A Nova Labs Robotics "BrainStorm Troopers" team member from Reston, Virginia, asks a question during an Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) announcement. via NASA https://ift.tt/2DRLJ44

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Hubble Explores the Coma Cluster's More Than 1,000 Galaxies


This Hubble Space Telescope mosaic is of a portion of the immense Coma cluster of over 1,000 galaxies, located 300 million light-years from Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FPwtHp

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Popper

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The Dunes in Mars' Wirtz Crater


In Mars' Wirtz Crater, these dunes are likely active. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TXbOED

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Ringing in InSight's Landing on the Red Planet


NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Melanie Saunders and astronaut Mike Massimino ring the closing bell of Nasdaq after the NASA's InSight lander successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. via NASA https://ift.tt/2DYpVEF

Monday, November 26, 2018

Heist

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InSight and MarCO, New Technologies Headed for the Red Planet


NASA social media participant Bryan Branly takes a photograph of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) model before the Mars InSight pre-landing briefing. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ByIayc

Friday, November 23, 2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Update Your Address

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Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass


A new study using observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reports for the first time that silica — one of the most common minerals found on Earth — is formed when massive stars explode. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PKyb1g

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station


On Nov. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to serve as a temporary control module for the nascent International Space Station. This October 2018 photo shows the station today, fully complete. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FwYCmt

Monday, November 19, 2018

SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station


"Captured Cygnus today with @Astro_Alex…Proud to have The SS John Young on-board!" said astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor today, as the International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft, loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PDOBsd

SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station


International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Russian Progress cargo craft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Q9GMdw

Airplanes and Spaceships

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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Antares Seen from Washington D.C. Tidal Basin


​The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen above the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, on Nov. 17, 2018. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FmZA4G