The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1MqBDRc The dark area across the top of the sun in this image is a coronal hole, a region on the sun where the magnetic field is open to interplanetary space.http://ift.tt/1LtVeDv
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Worlds Apart
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1REMVpf Although Mimas and Pandora, shown here, both orbit Saturn, they are very different moons.http://ift.tt/1NaybwU
Morning Aurora From the Space Station
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1RxQzRV NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photograph from the International Space Station on Oct. 7, 2015. Sharing with his social media followers, Kelly wrote, “The daily morning dose of #aurora to help wake you up. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace”http://ift.tt/1RxQzRU
Pluto’s Blue Sky
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1jcQdnT Pluto’s haze layer shows its blue color in this picture taken by the New Horizons Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC). The high-altitude haze is thought to be similar in nature to that seen at Saturn’s moon Titan. This image was generated by software that combines information from blue, red and near-infrared images.http://ift.tt/1Rw44Bz
All Along the Fractures
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1JSD8Wr The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter often takes images of Martian sand dunes to study the mobile soils. These images provide information about erosion and movement of surface material, about wind and weather patterns, even about the soil grains and grain sizes.http://ift.tt/1Meslre
NASA Completes Successful Heat Shield Testing for Future Mars Exploration Vehicles
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1VBxQe4 As NASA missions to Mars progress with science and complex human exploration missions, spacecraft will require larger heat shields to protect against the extreme heat of entering a planet’s atmosphere and decelerating at a safe altitude in the thin Martian atmosphere.http://ift.tt/1FRPRxG
Oct. 5, 1984, Launch of History-Making STS-41G Mission
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1OfKAkL The Space Shuttle Challenger launches from Florida at dawn. On this mission, Kathryn Sullivan became the first U.S. woman to perform a spacewalk and Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space. The crew of seven was the largest to fly on a spacecraft at that time, and STS-41G was the first flight to include two female astronauts.http://ift.tt/1iZTMh2
Hurricane Joaquin From the International Space Station
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1P9d9B4 NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photo on Oct. 2, 2015, from the International Space Station and wrote on Twitter, “Early morning shot of Hurricane #Joaquin from @space_station before reaching #Bahamas. Hope all is safe. #YearInSpace.”http://ift.tt/1VuP879
Charon in Enhanced Color
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1FKUbyo NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the spacecraft’s Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC); the colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties.http://ift.tt/1JGKP1O
A Fresh Perspective on an Extraordinary Cluster of Galaxies
The latest from NASA! http://ift.tt/1Ghd2Mv Galaxy clusters are often described by superlatives. After all, they are huge conglomerations of galaxies, hot gas, and dark matter and represent the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity.http://ift.tt/1O1Z0os
Maria Haymandou 