Tag Archives: NASA

A Jupiter-Like Rogue Planet Wanders Alone in Space

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Frank Cisco

This artist’s conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star. via NASA https://ift.tt/3Bjuof8

A Colorful Departure From the Station

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Frank Cisco

SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured as it backs away from the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3oxyi0n

Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Electric Propulsion Comes of Age

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Frank Cisco

When it comes time for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to power itself through deep space, it’ll be more brain than brawn that does the work. via NASA https://ift.tt/3FezYSp

Remembering the Gallaudet Eleven and Their Contributions to Spaceflight

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Frank Cisco

Before NASA could send humans to space, the agency needed to better understand the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Yl9cHk

Pedro Cota: From Student Filmmaker to NASA Video Producer

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Frank Cisco

Pedro Cota is a video producer for NASA en español the agency’s Science Mission Directorate. via NASA https://ift.tt/3urG50O

Cryogenic Testing of the Webb Telescope’s Primary Mirror Segment

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Frank Cisco

Project scientist Mark Clampin is reflected in the flight mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope during testing at the Marshall Space Flight Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/39LDV2H

Liftoff of Landsat 9

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Frank Cisco

The engine on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket fires to launch the Landsat 9 satellite on a mission to observe Earth on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3F2cYG7

Landsat 9 Is Set for Liftoff

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Frank Cisco

On Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at 2:12 ET a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite is slated to lift off on a mission to observe Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/3zKAHH8

Discovering Neptune

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Frank Cisco

On the night 175 years ago on Sept. 23-24, 1846, astronomers discovered Neptune, the eighth planet orbiting our Sun. via NASA https://ift.tt/3kEg62S

Seeing the Earth’s Glow From Space

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Frank Cisco

The atmospheric glow blankets the Earth’s horizon beneath the stars as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above the Pacific. via NASA https://ift.tt/39wRaEa