This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter (MRO) shows one possible place where sand grains are being produced on Mars today. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yUEv9G
A PHOTO: Where Does the Sand Come From?
A PHOTO: Suited Up for a Day’s Work
Astronaut Randy Bresnik conducts a spacewalk on October 5. via NASA http://ift.tt/2y0CIR2
PHOTO: Ye Olde Emissions Check Station
First in line for the old-fashioned seasonal ritual. Now that the Riddle of "Who Killed The Electric Car" has been solved, how much longer will these be around? 
PHOTO: Ye Olde Emissions Check Station
First in line for the old-fashioned seasonal ritual. Now that the Riddle of "Who Killed The Electric Car" has been solved, how much longer will these be around?
A VIDEO: Blues Brothers – Making Of
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PHOTO: Sunset over Belltown
A PHOTO: First Meeting of the National Space Council
Members of the National Space Council are seen during the council's first meeting on Oct. 5 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The council, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence heard testimony from representatives from civil space, commercial space, and national security space industry representatives. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yrxjWh
A PHOTO: Oct. 4, 1957 – Sputnik, the Dawn of the Space Age
History changed on Oct. 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball, about 23 inches in diameter and weighing less than 190 pounds. via NASA http://ift.tt/2hNf1Yq
Poem of the Day: Rock Records
By Joyce Peseroff
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A PHOTO: It’s Planting Season on the International Space Station
It's planting season on the International Space Station! NASA astronaut Joe Acaba prepared the Veggie facility for three different kinds of lettuce seeds as part of the VEG-03-D investigation. This is the first time seeds from multiple kinds of plants are being grown in the facility all at the same time. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yVNLLC
A PHOTO: Goodbye to the Dark Side
Stunning views like this image of Saturn's night side are only possible thanks to our robotic emissaries like Cassini. via NASA http://ift.tt/2hHltR0
The Mind of John McPhee
When you call John McPhee on the phone, he is instantly John McPhee. McPhee is now 86 years old, and each of those years seems to be filed away inside of him, loaded with information, ready to access. I was calling to arrange a visit to Princeton, N.J., where McPhee lives and teaches writing.
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A PHOTO: 95 Minutes Over Jupiter
This sequence of color-enhanced images shows how quickly the viewing geometry changes for NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it swoops by Jupiter. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yMOui7
A PHOTO: This Week in NASA History: Second Crewed Skylab Mission Splashes Down – Sept. 25, 1973
This week in 1973, the second crewed Skylab mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean following a successful 59-day mission in the orbiting laboratory. via NASA http://ift.tt/2wWUaUt
A PHOTO: Rift on Pine Island Glacier
A new iceberg calved from Pine Island Glacier—one of the main outlets where ice from the interior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet flows into the ocean. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite captured this natural-color image on September 21, 2017, just before the break. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yGFCud