Before electricity, water fountains worked by relying on gravity to channel water from a higher elevation to a lower one. In space, awesome gaseous fountains have been discovered in the centers of galaxy clusters. via NASA https://ift.tt/2EjJGWF
Tag: NASA
A PHOTO: Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station
NASA astronauts Anne McClain (background) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are pictured inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2SFSutQ
A PHOTO: Spirit of Apollo – 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 at the Washington National Cathedral
Spirit of Apollo - 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 via NASA https://ift.tt/2RWygvR
A PHOTO: ICESat-2 Reveals Profile of Ice Sheets
Less than three months into its mission, NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is already exceeding scientists’ expectations. via NASA https://ift.tt/2QrCRJM
A PHOTO: Viewing the Approach of SpaceX’s Dragon to the Space Station
International Space Station Commander Alexander Gerst viewed SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft chasing the orbital laboratory on Dec. 8, 2018 and took a series of photos. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Qpx8nM
A PHOTO: Astronaut Anne McClain’s First Voyage to the Space Station
"Putting this journey into words will not be easy, but I will try. I am finally where I was born to be." So said astronaut Anne McClain via NASA https://ift.tt/2Qi3MaR
A PHOTO: New Research, Hardware Headed to Space Station
Experiments in forest observation, protein crystal growth and in-space fuel transfer demonstration are heading to the International Space Station following the launch Wednesday of SpaceX’s 16th mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/2zN8inF
A PHOTO: Researching Supersonic Flight
This image of the horizon is as it was seen from the cockpit of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s F/A-18 research aircraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Rzi17V
A PHOTO: Newest Crew Launches for the International Space Station
Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to bring a new crew to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2BMOaDo
A PHOTO: A ‘BrainStorm Trooper’ Inquires About NASA Exploration
A Nova Labs Robotics "BrainStorm Troopers" team member from Reston, Virginia, asks a question during an Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) announcement. via NASA https://ift.tt/2DRLJ44
A PHOTO: Hubble Explores the Coma Cluster’s More Than 1,000 Galaxies
This Hubble Space Telescope mosaic is of a portion of the immense Coma cluster of over 1,000 galaxies, located 300 million light-years from Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FPwtHp
A PHOTO: The Dunes in Mars’ Wirtz Crater
In Mars' Wirtz Crater, these dunes are likely active. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TXbOED
A PHOTO: Ringing in InSight’s Landing on the Red Planet
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Melanie Saunders and astronaut Mike Massimino ring the closing bell of Nasdaq after the NASA's InSight lander successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. via NASA https://ift.tt/2DYpVEF
A PHOTO: InSight and MarCO, New Technologies Headed for the Red Planet
NASA social media participant Bryan Branly takes a photograph of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) model before the Mars InSight pre-landing briefing. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ByIayc
A PHOTO: Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass
A new study using observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reports for the first time that silica — one of the most common minerals found on Earth — is formed when massive stars explode. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PKyb1g