Celebrating 20 Years on Station: Expedition 1 This is the official portrait of the Expedition 1 crew, the first humans to live aboard the International Space Station.
Tag: Astronomy
Night Aboard the Space Station | #Astronomy
Night Aboard the Space Station Night aboard the International Space Station can seemingly look like every spooky sci-fi movie you've ever seen.
Our Halloween Sun | #Astronomy
Our Halloween Sun Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on Oct. 8, 2014.
‘Sprites’ Frolic in Jupiter’s Atmosphere | #Astronomy
'Sprites' Frolic in Jupiter's Atmosphere The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration.
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Casts Her Vote from Space | #Astronomy
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Casts Her Vote from Space NASA astronaut Kate Rubins points to the International Space Station's "voting booth" where she cast her vote from space this month.
Jezero Crater Was a Lake in Mars’ Ancient Past | #Astronomy
Jezero Crater Was a Lake in Mars' Ancient Past This illustration shows Jezero Crater — the landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall | #Astronomy
Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall In this spectacular image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 2799 (on the left) is seemingly being pulled into the center of the galaxy NGC 2798 (on the right).
Studying Aircraft Noise | #Astronomy
Studying Aircraft Noise An array of 960 microphones is seen here off the end of runway 11 at Boeing’s research facility near Glasgow, Montana.
Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu | #Astronomy
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.
Neutron Stars Create Gold and Platinum in Their Wake | #Astronomy
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.