Archive | Image of the day

From the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Christina Koch snapped and posted this image of the planet Venus at sunrise. To source

Without the sound advice of meteorologists and geologists working behind the scenes, one of the most consequential battles in human history could have gone quite differently. To source

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory detects a coronal mass ejection from a star other than the Sun for the first time. To source

Orion’s Ascent Abort-2 flight test vehicle was rolled out from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Abort System Facility to Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for its July 2 launch. To source

NASA selected three commercial Moon landing service providers that will deliver science and technology payloads under Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) as part of the Artemis program. To source

This luminous orb is the galaxy NGC 4621, better known as Messier 59. Located in the 2,000-strong Virgo cluster of galaxies within the constellation of Virgo (the Virgin), Messier 59 lies approximately 50 million light-years away from us. To source

Surround Sound – Orion service module for Artemis 1 undergoes acoustic tests To source

Learn about the three ways to travel at (nearly) the speed of light. To source

This false color image shows part of an unnamed crater in Mars’ Arabia Terra. To source

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress to announce his decision to go to the Moon. I To source

NASA and Northrop Grumman technicians in Promontory, Utah, have applied insulation to the final booster motor segment for the second flight of NASA’s deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft. To source

NASA is conducting field demonstrations of small drones navigating urban landscapes. To source

A couple times a year, the International Space Station orbit happens to align over the day/night shadow line on Earth. To source