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Going for Atmospheric GOLD In late Jan. 2018, NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) instrument was launched into space aboard a commercial satellite. via NASA http://ift.tt/2GHMTyz

Rose-Colored Jupiter This image captures a close-up view of a storm with bright cloud tops in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter. via NASA http://ift.tt/2FESHeN

The Aurora Named STEVE What’s in a name? If your name is Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement aka STEVE, then there’s quite bit behind the name. via NASA http://ift.tt/2FF42f2

There’s Always Pi! Just by determining how circular a given crater is – using pi and the crater’s perimeter and area – planetary geologists can reveal clues about how the crater was formed and the surface that was impacted. via NASA http://ift.tt/2IncexY

Running a Real-Time Simulation of Go-No-Go for Apollo 17 Not everyone gets to become a part of history, but mathematician Billie Robertson is one of the lucky ones. In this image taken on Nov. 27, 1972, she was running a real-time simulation of Translunar Injection (TLI) Go-No-Go for the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission. via NASA http://ift.tt/2FS6VIG

Dramatic Dione Cassini captured this striking view of Saturn’s moon Dione on July 23, 2012. via NASA http://ift.tt/2p6YbUu

Veggies in Space! The crew aboard the International Space Station have grown two batches of mixed greens (mizuna, red romaine lettuce and tokyo bekana cabbage), and are now running two Veggie facilities simultaneously. via NASA http://ift.tt/2Fvm1Av

Imaging the Universe Known as the ‚Mother of Hubble,‘ Nancy Grace Roman is shown here at the Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago in 1948, where she was studying for her doctorate in astronomy. via NASA http://ift.tt/2FDE2zJ

Structural Test Version of the Intertank for NASA’s New Deep Space Rocket The intertank is the second piece of structural hardware for the massive Space Launch System core stage, built at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and delivered to Marshall Space Flight Center for testing. via NASA http://ift.tt/2D7lKBx

The Case of the Martian Boulder Piles This image was originally meant to track the movement of sand dunes near the North Pole of Mars, but what’s on the ground in between the dunes is just as interesting! via NASA http://ift.tt/2tjh9wx