This stunning image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 5643 in the constellation of Lupus (the Wolf). NGC 5643 is about 60 million light-years away from Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ioheU1
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Satellite Captures Active Fires in the Western U.S.
Our Aqua satellite captured this composite visible and infrared image on Sep. 29, 2020, which shows that fires and smoke continue to dominate the landscape of the western U.S. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ESB4sQ
Retroreflectors: From Apollo to Mars
When Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, the crew brought devices with them called retroreflectors, which are essentially small arrays of mirrors. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ifdBj5
Astronaut Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor Examines Her Eyes in Space
Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor examines her eye with a Fundoscope aboard the International Space Station with remote support from doctors on the ground. via NASA https://ift.tt/3kXWT9C
Soyuz MS-16 Spacecraft Docked to the Space Station
Pictured is the Soyuz MS-16 crew ship, currently docked to the International Space Station’s Poisk module. via NASA https://ift.tt/34a42Ni
Hubble Shoots the Moon
This image from 1991 shows Earth’s Moon, with its dark basaltic mare, clearly visible in great detail. via NASA https://ift.tt/33UAinC
NASA Has Eyes on the Universe
Humanity has “eyes” that can detect all different types of light through telescopes around the globe and a fleet of observatories in space. via NASA https://ift.tt/2RTThcv
Cyclones of Color at Jupiter’s North Pole
Cyclones at the north pole of Jupiter appear as swirls of striking colors in this extreme false color rendering of an image from NASA’s Juno mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/330xeqZ
Ellen Ochoa Shakes Hands with First Humanoid Robot to Head to Station
Then-NASA Johnson Space Center deputy director Ellen Ochoa poses for a photo with Robonaut 2 (R2) during media day in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility on Aug. 4, 2010. via NASA https://ift.tt/3mCJOo1
A New View of Jupiter’s Storms
A unique and exciting detail of Hubble’s snapshot appears at mid-northern latitudes as a bright, white, stretched-out storm traveling around the planet at 350 miles per hour. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ZKuI5U