Hubble Finds an Einstein Ring
These graceful arcs are a cosmic phenomenon known as an Einstein ring - created as the light from distant galaxies warps around an extremely large mass, like a galaxy cluster. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2uTZtZe
viernes, 6 de abril de 2018
jueves, 5 de abril de 2018
Gullies of Matara Crater
Gullies on Martian sand dunes, like these in Matara Crater, have been very active, with many flows in the last ten years. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2JnfeuU
miércoles, 4 de abril de 2018
Memphis From Space
We honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who delivered the famous "I've been to the mountaintop" speech in Memphis, Tennessee fifty years ago, the day before he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. This image taken from the International Space Station shows a detailed view of the city of Memphis from low-Earth orbit. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2JkHLRF
martes, 3 de abril de 2018
Transforming Aviation
Aeronautical innovations are part of a government-industry partnership to collect data that could make supersonic flight over land possible, dramatically reducing travel time in the United States. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2uO0FgM
lunes, 2 de abril de 2018
Hangout in Space
NASA astronaut Drew Feustel seemingly hangs off the International Space Station while conducting a spacewalk on March 29, 2018. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GtfDtO
viernes, 30 de marzo de 2018
Technology Then and Now
Before there were computers and software that could stitch together digital images, they were printed on photo paper, trimmed by hand, and taped in place on a large black board. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2uyCVgn
jueves, 29 de marzo de 2018
Getting InSight on the Interior of Mars
Inside the Astrotech processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, or InSight, Mars lander is tested ahead of its scheduled launch on May 5, 2018. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2us4kR4
miércoles, 28 de marzo de 2018
This is TESS, Our Newest Planet-Hunter
TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is the next step in the search for planets outside of our solar system, including those that could support life. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GC4TN6
martes, 27 de marzo de 2018
Curiosity Rover Gets Ready for Its Next Adventure
This mosaic, taken by the Mars Curiosity rover, looks uphill at Mount Sharp. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2pMu5WH
lunes, 26 de marzo de 2018
Claudia Alexander and Her Life Well-Lived
Claudia Alexander, the project scientist overseeing NASA's support role in the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission, stands on the view deck of mission control at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2pGZjzv
viernes, 23 de marzo de 2018
Hubble’s Exquisite View of a Stellar Nursery
An underlying population of infant stars embedded in the nebula NGC 346 are still forming from gravitationally collapsing gas clouds. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2DMWPU9
jueves, 22 de marzo de 2018
A View From a Launch
The Soyuz MS-08 rocket launched Wednesday, March 21, 2018, bringing three new crewmembers to the International Space Station. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2HSZQF5
miércoles, 21 de marzo de 2018
The Beauty of Light
The Soyuz MS-08 rocket is launched with Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA, March 21, 2018, to join the crew of the Space Station. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GeZzPq
martes, 20 de marzo de 2018
Space Station Bound!
Workers are seen on the launch pad as the Soyuz rocket arrives after being rolled out by train, Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2DHPJjP
lunes, 19 de marzo de 2018
Going for Atmospheric GOLD
In late Jan. 2018, NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) instrument was launched into space aboard a commercial satellite. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2pnWd2c
viernes, 16 de marzo de 2018
Rose-Colored Jupiter
This image captures a close-up view of a storm with bright cloud tops in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2G1GbFB
jueves, 15 de marzo de 2018
The Aurora Named STEVE
What's in a name? If your name is Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement aka STEVE, then there's quite bit behind the name. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2pgNlMs
miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2018
There's Always Pi!
Just by determining how circular a given crater is – using pi and the crater’s perimeter and area – planetary geologists can reveal clues about how the crater was formed and the surface that was impacted. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2FAr8DB
martes, 13 de marzo de 2018
Running a Real-Time Simulation of Go-No-Go for Apollo 17
Not everyone gets to become a part of history, but mathematician Billie Robertson is one of the lucky ones. In this image taken on Nov. 27, 1972, she was running a real-time simulation of Translunar Injection (TLI) Go-No-Go for the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Hvxq3O
lunes, 12 de marzo de 2018
Dramatic Dione
Cassini captured this striking view of Saturn’s moon Dione on July 23, 2012. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2DjuYLf
