On Nov. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to serve as a temporary control module for the nascent International Space Station. This October 2018 photo shows the station today, fully complete. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FwYCmt

“Captured Cygnus today with @Astro_Alex…Proud to have The SS John Young on-board!” said astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor today, as the International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft, loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PDOBsd

International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Russian Progress cargo craft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Q9GMdw

​The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen above the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, on Nov. 17, 2018. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FmZA4G

In the wake of a fire, a burn scar appears which takes a long time to heal. This scar is from the Woolsey fire which has taken its toll around Thousand Oaks, California. via NASA https://ift.tt/2DpIHnn

Located 65 million light-years away ia a blue supergiant star that once existed inside a cluster of young stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 3938, as shown in this artist’s concept. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Tgfktm

The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FldjsT

The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. via NASA https://ift.tt/2z85XDC

The six day old Camp Fire has already attained the unfortunate title of California’s deadliest fire. via NASA https://ift.tt/2QCDcFC

On Nov. 1, 2018, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured a false-color view of flooding along the Nueces River in a series of storms that have delivered historic amounts of rain to central Texas. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PoiUDd