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
Tag Archives: NASA
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
Orion’s Recently Installed Solar Array Wings
Two of Orion’s four recently installed solar array wings are exposed and surrounded by the panels that will protect it during launch and ascent. via NASA https://ift.tt/3o4aQVW
Hubble Snaps a Special Stellar Nursery
This Hubble image shows a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules. Called frEGGs for short, these dark compact globules of dust and gas can give birth to low-mass stars. via NASA https://ift.tt/3o0Th9s
Cliffs in Ancient Ice on Mars
Scientists have come to realize that, just below the surface, about one third of Mars is covered in ice. via NASA https://ift.tt/34ZBmXP
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Prepares for Launch to Space Station
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen as she has her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3lPuPFN
The Ghost Nebula
Powerful gushers of energy from seething stars can sculpt eerie-looking figures with long flowing veils of gas and dust. via NASA https://ift.tt/314MYrn
The Iris Nebula
The beautiful, blushing Iris Nebula is unique amongst its counterparts. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FfQ9F3
Thumbs Up From Out of This World
ASA spacewalkers (from left) Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy give a thumbs up during a spacewalk to install hardware and upgrade International Space Station systems. via NASA https://ift.tt/36Jo8AZ