NASA’s X-59 QueSST, an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft is taking shape.. To source
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
NASA’s X-59 QueSST, an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft is taking shape.. To source
Revealing the Milky Way’s Center
Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared cameras penetrate much of the dust, revealing the stars of the crowded galactic center region of our Milky Way. To source
A Glimpse of a Rocky Exoplanet's Surface
Discovered in 2018 by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Satellite Survey (TESS) mission, planet LHS 3844b is located 48.6 light-years from Earth and has a radius 1.3 times that of Earth. To source
Replacing the Space Station’s Solar Array Batteries
After completing the first of 10 spacewalks to upgrade the station, astronaut Christina Koch, wrote: The great @Space_Station battery swap series of spacewalks is underway! To source
Stephen Hawking and Our Changing Ideas of the Universe
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking changed our view of the universe with his remarkable theories and outreach even thought he suffered from ALS, which slowly paralyzed him over the years. To source
Astronaut Nick Hague Returns to Earth After 203 Days Aboard the Space Station
NASA astronaut Nick Hague is seen outside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft after he landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. To source
Space Launch System Mock Up Arrives at Kennedy for Testing
NASA’s Pegasus Barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin wharf at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to make its first delivery to Kennedy in support of the agency’s Artemis missions. To source
Astronaut Nick Hague Soaks Up Views of Earth
Today is my last Monday living on this orbiting laboratory and I’m soaking up my final views, said astronat Nivk Hague. To source
Viewing a Launch From Above
Expedition 60 astronaut Christina Koch photographed the Soyuz MS-15 crew ship ascending into space after its launch from Kazakhstan. To source
Astronaut Candidate Frank Rubio
Frank Rubio was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class and reported for duty in August 2017. To source
Finding Intermediate-Sized Black Holes
In this image, a galaxy called ESO 243-49 is home to an extremely bright object called HLX-1. Circled in this image, HLX-1 is the most likely example of a black hole in the intermediate mass range that scientists have found. To source
Stuck on the Rings
Tethys appears to be stuck to Saturn’s A and F rings from this perspective. To source