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Western Wildfire Smoke Has Drifted Over the Atlantic Smoke from the treacherous western wildfires has wafted across country and out to sea. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MXEkxm

Signs of Katrina Linger in the Marshes Ten years after making landfall, scars from Hurricane Katrina still linger. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MSLi6M

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Corrals the Supply of Fresh Fruit NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren corrals the supply of fresh fruit that arrived on the Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5.) via NASA http://ift.tt/1hI2yjP

Stark Beauty of Supersonic Shock Waves Updating a 150-year-old German photography technique, NASA and the U.S. Air Force released what’s called a „schlieren“ image of the shock wave from a supersonic aircraft. via NASA http://ift.tt/1fFScyS

The Lonely Mountain NASA’s Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres from a distance of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). via NASA http://ift.tt/1IcpgoZ

Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea As the northern hemisphere experiences the heat of summer, ice moves and melts in the Arctic waters and the far northern lands surrounding it. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of sea ice off Greenland on July 16, 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1PuQrkn

A Hubble Cosmic Couple Here we see the spectacular cosmic pairing of the star Hen 2-427 — more commonly known as WR 124 — and the nebula M1-67 which surrounds it. via NASA http://ift.tt/1U4ogtV

Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at ‚Buckskin‘ Drilling Site on Mount Sharp This low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle above the „Buckskin“ rock target, where the mission collected its seventh drilled sample. via NASA http://ift.tt/1NvoIS7

Testing on Deck In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated August 19 as National Aviation Day in honor of Orville Wright’s birthday, directing citizens to celebrate the day with activities that encourage an interest and appreciation for aviation. NASA’s heritage in aviation research goes back more than 100 years. via NASA http://ift.tt/1PmyG6I

Aurora’s Colorful Veil Over Earth NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared this photograph on social media, taken from the International Space Station on August 15, 2015. Kelly wrote, „#Aurora trailing a colorful veil over Earth this morning. Good morning from @space_station! #YearInSpace“ via NASA http://ift.tt/1EAdN2i