Friday, November 16, 2018

A Scar That the Woolsey Fire Left Behind


In the wake of a fire, a burn scar appears which takes a long time to heal. This scar is from the Woolsey fire which has taken its toll around Thousand Oaks, California. via NASA https://ift.tt/2DpIHnn

Kilogram

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Finding an Elusive Star Behind a Supernova


Located 65 million light-years away ia a blue supergiant star that once existed inside a cluster of young stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 3938, as shown in this artist's concept. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Tgfktm

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Northrop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad


The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FldjsT

Northop Grumman's Antares Rocket on the Pad


The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA https://ift.tt/2z85XDC

Evaluating Tech Things

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Raging Six-Day-Old Camp Fire Reaches 125,000 Acres in Size


The six day old Camp Fire has already attained the unfortunate title of California's deadliest fire. via NASA https://ift.tt/2QCDcFC

Monday, November 12, 2018

Friday, November 9, 2018

Trig Identities

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Flooding Along the Nueces River


On Nov. 1, 2018, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured a false-color view of flooding along the Nueces River in a series of storms that have delivered historic amounts of rain to central Texas. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PoiUDd

Thursday, November 8, 2018

The Frozen Wild Dnieper River


Curling snow drifts are magnified by the terrain around the 1,400 mile Dnieper River, flowing from Russia to the Black Sea in this image from the International Space Station on Feb. 9th, 2017. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FlA7Zg

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Recovery of the Test Orion Capsule in the Pacific Ocean


On Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. This is one in a series of tests that will verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JMpflS

Wishlist

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Earth Enveloped in Airglow


Earth Enveloped in Airglow via NASA https://ift.tt/2qshIQu

Monday, November 5, 2018

Suwannee Blackwater River Meets the Sea


The Suwannee is known as a “blackwater river” because of its dark-brown waters laden with organic material. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Or27dy

Election Night

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Friday, November 2, 2018

The International Space Station as of Oct. 4, 2018


The International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking. via NASA https://ift.tt/2RuTgcz

Challengers

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Orion’s European Service Module to Arrive for First Mission


The Airbus team poses with the European Service Module during preparations for shipment to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/2qoxRWQ

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Happy Birthday, Michael Collins!


Happy birthday, Michael Collins! Test pilot and NASA astronaut Michael Collins served as the pilot for Gemini X and as the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission, the first time humans set foot on another celestial body. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JsTa2u