The irregular galaxy NGC 4485 shows all the signs of having been involved in a hit-and-run accident with a bypassing galaxy. Rather than destroying the galaxy, the chance encounter is spawning a new generation of stars, and presumably planets. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2JKUjES
Month: May 2019
A PHOTO: Jonny Kim: NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Class
Jonny Kim was selected as a member of NASA's 2017 astronaut class, nicknamed "the Turtles." via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2LJ0742
A PHOTO: Good Vibrations: Orion Crew Module Undergoes Testing
On April 29 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Orion’s service module moved to the lift station inside the assembly bay. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2WFNs2N
A PHOTO: Waxing Crescent Moon Above Earth’s Limb
The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth's limb. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2VzrTEB
A PHOTO: Joe Acaba: Geologist and Teacher Turned Astronaut
Joe Acaba was selected as an astronaut in 2004 and has logged a total of 306 days in space on three flights. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2LCHrTE
A PHOTO: Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space
Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Ju6HbS
A PHOTO: InSight Sees Drifting Clouds on Mars
NASA's InSight Mars Lander used its Instrument Context Camera beneath the lander's deck to image these drifting clouds at sunset on the Red Planet. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2VVWMm2
A PHOTO: Astronaut Ricky Arnold Talks STEM Education
Today is National Teacher Day! NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold was a science teacher at John Hanson Middle School in Waldorf, Maryland. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Jk0109
A PHOTO: Liftoff of SpaceX’s CRS-17 Dragon Cargo Craft
SpaceX's Dragon lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Saturday, May 4. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2V6UPic
A PHOTO: Hubble Spots Stunning Spiral Galaxy
NGC 2903 is located about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (the Lion), and was studied as part of a Hubble survey of the central regions of roughly 145 nearby disk galaxies. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2DJrswQ
PHOTO: So many people at the bus stop. Now I’m the only one wow that was quick.
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A PHOTO: How Atmospheric Sounding Transformed Weather Prediction
In the late 1950's, NASA scientist Lewis Kaplan developed a groundbreaking way to calculate temperature in the atmosphere for weather forecasting. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2DLB9uq
A PHOTO: InSight Lander Captures a Sunset on Mars
NASA's InSight lander used the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) on the end of its robotic arm to image this sunset on Mars on April 25, 2019, the 145th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This was taken around 6:30 p.m. Mars local time. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GVyuQV
A PHOTO: InSight Lander Captures a Sunset on Mars
NASA's InSight lander used the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) on the end of its robotic arm to image this sunset on Mars on April 25, 2019, the 145th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This was taken around 6:30 p.m. Mars local time. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GVyuQV