The International Space Station is seen in this twenty-second exposure as it flies over the Washington National Cathedral, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Onboard are: NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. via NASA http://ift.tt/2Ai5EYb
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A PHOTO: A Proving Ground in Space
Dellingr is a shoebox-sized spacecraft built to show that CubeSat platforms could be cost-effective, reliable and capable of gathering highly robust science. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zNsgko
A PHOTO: Alpha and Omega
These two images illustrate just how far Cassini traveled to get to Saturn. via NASA http://ift.tt/2BgsfBr
A PHOTO: Star Wanders Too Close to a Black Hole
This artist's rendering shows the tidal disruption event named ASASSN-14li, where a star wandering too close to a 3-million-solar-mass black hole was torn apart. The debris gathered into an accretion disk around the black hole. via NASA http://ift.tt/2hS1Q5y
A PHOTO: The Beauty of Ice
Ice can be stunningly beautiful and also quite varied in its appearance. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zssDk2
A PHOTO: Tending Your Garden … In Space
If you plant it, will it grow (in space)? The answer is yes, at least for certain types of plants. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zpxa6R
A PHOTO: Behold! Observing the Sun
A broad hole in the corona was the Sun's dominant feature November 7-9, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2jH94NM
A PHOTO: Jovian Tempest
This color-enhanced image of a massive, raging storm in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. via NASA http://ift.tt/2A7ToKr
A PHOTO: Sunrise Flight to the Space Station
Orbital ATK's Cygnus resupply ship with its cymbal-ike UltraFlex solar arrays approaches the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2z9ouRN
A PHOTO: How to See the Atmosphere
How can you see the atmosphere? The answer is blowing in the wind. via NASA http://ift.tt/2z3kqCD
A PHOTO: Mariner 9 Sees Shield Volcano on Mars
On November 14, 1971, Mariner ( took this image of a shield volcano on Mars. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zW0Sjy
A PHOTO: Our Living Earth … From Space
Can you identify this river? via NASA http://ift.tt/2hp8xvp
A PHOTO: Liftoff! Orbital Antares Rocket Launches From Wallops Flight Facility
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 via NASA http://ift.tt/2ji3l0C
A PHOTO: Astronaut Jack Fischer With Honor Flight Veterans
NASA astronaut Jack Fischer talks with veterans at the World War II Memorial who traveled to Washington, DC with the Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight. Fischer, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, wrote, "Few things can compare to the honor of meeting WWII, Korea and Vietnam vets today--thank you for your sacrifices to keep us all free." via NASA http://ift.tt/2iKZW6A
A PHOTO: Earth as Viewed From 10,000 Miles
On November 9, 1969, the uncrewed Apollo 4 test flight made a great ellipse around Earth as a test of the translunar motors and of the high speed entry required of a crewed flight returning from the Moon. via NASA http://ift.tt/2m8w1ua