The crew aboard the International Space Station snapped this image of the Earth’s limb, or horizon, with the Sun’s glint beaming off the U.S. West Coast. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TSrppX
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Celebrating 20 Years on Station: Expedition 1
This is the official portrait of the Expedition 1 crew, the first humans to live aboard the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/35YytXI
Night Aboard the Space Station
Night aboard the International Space Station can seemingly look like every spooky sci-fi movie you’ve ever seen. via NASA https://ift.tt/3jHCtkj
Our Halloween Sun
Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on Oct. 8, 2014. via NASA https://ift.tt/3jyIVdi
‘Sprites’ Frolic in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TvmCKO
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Casts Her Vote from Space
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins points to the International Space Station’s “voting booth” where she cast her vote from space this month. via NASA https://ift.tt/35HSbH2
Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall
In this spectacular image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 2799 (on the left) is seemingly being pulled into the center of the galaxy NGC 2798 (on the right). via NASA https://ift.tt/35q2fV3
Studying Aircraft Noise
An array of 960 microphones is seen here off the end of runway 11 at Boeing’s research facility near Glasgow, Montana. via NASA https://ift.tt/37x0BUc
Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample collection mission performed a successful “Touch-And-Go” (TAG) maneuver. via NASA https://ift.tt/34i8r1Z
Neutron Stars Create Gold and Platinum in Their Wake
This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just before they collided. via NASA https://ift.tt/3m2Kvps