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OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission Launch The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. via NASA http://ift.tt/2cHNiEK

OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission at the Launch Pad The ULA Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft on board is seen illuminated in the distance in this thirty second exposure on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to launch Sept. 8. via NASA http://ift.tt/2cIwNcT

Expedition 48 Crew Returns Home The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 48 crew members NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016(Kazakh time). Williams, Ovchinin, and Skripochka are returning after 172 days in space. via NASA http://ift.tt/2bTdurb

Expedition 48 Crew Lands Safely on Earth The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 48 crew members NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 (Kazakh time). via NASA http://ift.tt/2cEVHdn

Expedition 48 Crew Preparing to Return Home Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA returns to Earth Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, after a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Williams captured this photograph and wrote, „I will certainly miss this view! Vast gratitude toward my crewmates, ground teams, supporting friends, and family.“ via NASA http://ift.tt/2bV7T75

Jupiter Down Under This image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft provides a never-before-seen perspective on Jupiter’s south pole. via NASA http://ift.tt/2caKPR1

Ceres‘ Mountain Ahuna Mons: Side View Ceres‘ lonely mountain, Ahuna Mons, is seen in this simulated perspective view. The elevation has been exaggerated by a factor of two. The view was made using enhanced-color images from NASA’s Dawn mission. via NASA http://ift.tt/2c81958

Hurricanes Madeline and Lester The island of Hawaii rarely takes a direct hit from a hurricane. This week, two Pacific storms are lining up to change that. This natural-color image of Hurricane Madeline and Hurricane Lester is a composite built from two overpasses by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite on August 29, 2016. via NASA http://ift.tt/2c0w2dn

Good Morning From the International Space Station Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA shared this sunrise panorama taken from his vantage point aboard the International Space Station, writing, „Morning over the Atlantic…this one will hang on my wall.“ via NASA http://ift.tt/2c5sWSy

An Age-defying Star An age-defying star designated as IRAS 19312+1950 (arrow) exhibits features characteristic of a very young star and a very old star. The object stands out as extremely bright inside a large, chemically rich cloud of material, as shown in this image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. via NASA http://ift.tt/2bMlE8G