This image from 1991 shows Earth’s Moon, with its dark basaltic mare, clearly visible in great detail. via NASA https://ift.tt/33UAinC
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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
NASA Image Shows Fires, Hurricanes Across the U.S.
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of the United States on Sep. 15, 2020, showing the fires in the West, the smoke from those fires drifting over the country, several hurricanes converging from different angles. via NASA https://ift.tt/3iFZmoo
Frank Rubio: From Pilot to Doctor to Astronaut
Dr. Frank Rubio was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He reported for duty in August 2017 and having completed the initial astronaut candidate training is now eligible for a mission assignment. via NASA https://ift.tt/35FzCFg
She’s Back: Kate Rubins Set to Return to Space Station
During her first mission to space and to the International Space Station, Kate Rubins became the first person to sequence DNA in space. via NASA https://ift.tt/3it1ZKc
Hubble Stows a Pocketful of Stars
Globular cluster NGC 1805, a tight grouping of thousands of stars is, located near the edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. In the dense center of one of these clusters, stars are 100 to 1,000 times closer together than the nearest stars are to our Sun. via NASA https://ift.tt/3iqlYJy
Be a NASA Flight Director
Not every flight director is a legend, but some are. Take Eugene Kranz, for example. via NASA https://ift.tt/33f8zxE