Kategorie: image

Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning detail a small section of the Veil Nebula – expanding remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago. via NASA http://ift.tt/1JrGW0t

Supersonic Shock Waves of a T-38C Aircraft This schlieren image of a T-38C aircraft was captured using the patent-pending BOSCO technique and then processed with NASA-developed code to reveal shock wave structures. Researchers at Armstrong and NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, have developed new schlieren techniques based on modern image processing methods. via NASA http://ift.tt/1KPgwer

Moons In Hiding Prometheus and Pandora are almost hidden in Saturn’s rings in this image. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Fry5kq

Great Exuma Island, Bahamas An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting between them. For astronauts, this is one of the most recognizable points on the planet. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MEuGRY

Clear Skies Over the United States On Sept. 17, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured images and video from the International Space Station during an early morning flyover of the United States. Sharing with his social media followers, Kelly wrote, „Clear skies over much of the USA today. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace.“ via NASA http://ift.tt/1imWoVW

Clear Skies Over the United States On Sept. 17, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured images and video from the International Space Station during an early morning flyover of the United States. Sharing with his social media followers, Kelly wrote, „Clear skies over much of the USA today. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace.“ via NASA http://ift.tt/1imWoVW

Pluto’s Majestic Mountains, Frozen Plains and Foggy Hazes Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft looked back toward the sun and captured this near-sunset view of the rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains extending to Pluto’s horizon. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MsTWKJ

First Weld of Orion Exploration Mission-1 Crew Module Lockheed Martin engineers at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, perform the first weld on the Orion spacecraft pressure vessel for Exploration Mission-1 on Sept. 5, 2015. This is the third pressure Orion pressure vessel built. via NASA http://ift.tt/1FMZ4Sg

3,000th Comet Spotted by Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) On Sept. 13, 2015, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory – a joint project of the European Space Agency and NASA — discovered its 3,000th comet, cementing its standing as the greatest comet finder of all time. Prior to the 1995 launch of the observatory, commonly known as SOHO, only a dozen or so comets had ever even been discovered from space. via NASA http://ift.tt/1LeIwbW