Autor: Karl Ranseier

A Tale of Two Hemispheres Enceladus is a world divided. To the north, the terrain is covered in impact craters, much like other icy moons. via NASA http://ift.tt/1P0XcfT

A Hubble View of Starburst Galaxy Messier 94 This image shows the galaxy Messier 94, which lies in the small northern constellation of the Hunting Dogs, about 16 million light-years away. via NASA http://ift.tt/203ss2Y

Artist Concept: Space Launch System Takes Flight Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. via NASA http://ift.tt/1C6ok6j

NASA’s Space Launch System Design ‚Right on Track‘ for Journey to Mars For the first time in almost 40 years, a NASA human-rated rocket has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR). The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V. via NASA http://ift.tt/1DOoofc

New Perspective on a Galaxy Cluster The galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421 is home to one of the most powerful eruptions ever observed. X-rays detected by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue) show the hot gas that comprises much of the mass of this enormous object. This image is part of a collection of new images released from the Chandra archive to celebrate American Archive Month. via NASA http://ift.tt/1RouPHp

‚Pluto Time‘ Mosaic NASA is unveiling mosaics of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, representing the global response to its popular “#PlutoTime” social media campaign. A photo of Clyde Tombaugh, the American who discovered Pluto in 1930, is embedded in this mosaic of hundreds of images shared during the campaign. via NASA http://ift.tt/1M4voC3

Earth Art From Australia On Oct. 12-13, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of seventeen photographs taken from the International Space Station during a flyover of Australia. This first photo of the series was shared on Twitter with the caption, „#EarthArt in one pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 1 of 17. #YearInSpace“. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MyWHFc

Scott Kelly Becomes U.S. Astronaut to Spend the Most Time in Space Just before the 15th anniversary of continuous human presence on the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2015, U.S. astronaut and commander of the current Expedition 45 crew, Scott Kelly, is breaking spaceflight records. On Friday, Oct. 16, Kelly begins his 383rd day living in space, surpassing U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke’s record. via NASA http://ift.tt/1LxHgR7

Oct. 15, 1997, Launch of Cassini Spacecraft to Saturn On Oct. 15 1997, a seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn began with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe. This spectacular streak shot was taken from Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with a solid rocket booster retrieval ship in the foreground. via NASA http://ift.tt/1RKoeYL