Posts Tagged With: NASA
Hubble Gazes at a Cluster Full of Cosmic Clues
This detailed image features Abell 3827, a galaxy cluster that offers a wealth of exciting possibilities for study. via NASA … Read more
Hey Ricky: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week!
Astronaut and teacher Ricky Arnold is shown on his first spacewalk as a crewmember on STS-119. via NASA https://ift.tt/3b80r6H
President Kennedy Awards Alan Shepard NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal
A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight and splashdown … Read more
Discovering Circumbinary Star Systems
When the the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977, it featured the now-iconic two-sun, “circumbinary” planet Tatooine. via … Read more
Alan Shepard Completes His Mission
On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming … Read more
Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations Lead Swati Mohan
Swati Mohan is currently the Mars 2020 Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations Lead, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. via NASA … Read more
Hubble Views a Dazzling Cosmic Necklace
The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas – a diamond … Read more
Space Launch System Core Stage Arrives at the Kennedy Space Center
After its journey from NASA’s Stennis Space Center aboard the Pegasus barge, the core stage of the Space Launch System … Read more
Constant Gardening on the Space Station
Astronauts on the space station recently enjoyed a fresh supply of leafy greens, thanks in large part to the efforts … Read more
A View of SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour Approaching the Station
This image from April 24, 2021, shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour as it approached the International Space Station. via … Read more