Springtime in the South Atlantic

Springtime in the South Atlantic The springtime phytoplankton communities shown in this image were spotted between the Falkland Islands to the west and South Georgia Island to the east by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite on November 16, 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1QEaqkM

Northwest Australia From the Space Station’s EarthKAM

Northwest Australia From the Space Station’s EarthKAM This image of the northwest corner of Australia was snapped by a student on Earth after remotely controlling the Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station. The program allows students to request photographs of specific Earth features, which are taken by a special camera mounted on the station when it passes over these features. via NASA http://ift.tt/1S95YrK
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Nov. 19, 1969, Apollo 12 Lunar Module Intrepid

Nov. 19, 1969, Apollo 12 Lunar Module Intrepid The Apollo 12 Lunar Module (LM), in a lunar landing configuration, is photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) on Nov. 19, 1969. Aboard the LM were astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander; and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot. via NASA http://ift.tt/1lwOF9L

Cloud Patterns Over the Prince Edward Islands

Cloud Patterns Over the Prince Edward Islands Early November 2015 brought cloudy skies and intriguing patterns over the Prince Edward Islands in the South Indian Ocean. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this scene on November 5. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MV1RLD

Veiny ‚Garden City‘ Site and Surroundings on Mount Sharp, Mars

Veiny ‚Garden City‘ Site and Surroundings on Mount Sharp, Mars This March 27, 2015, view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows a site with a network of prominent mineral veins below a cap rock ridge on lower Mount Sharp. via NASA http://ift.tt/1H0kNMM

Scott Kelly on the Second Spacewalk of Expedition 45

Scott Kelly on the Second Spacewalk of Expedition 45 On Nov. 6, 2015, NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren spent 7 hours and 48 minutes working outside the International Space Station on the 190th spacewalk in support of station assembly and maintenance. The astronauts restored the port truss (P6) ammonia cooling system to its original configuration, the main task for the spacewalk. via NASA http://ift.tt/1kK3Z2c

Layers and Fractures in Ophir Chasma, Mars

Layers and Fractures in Ophir Chasma, Mars Ophir Chasma forms the northern portion of the vast Mars canyon system Valles Marineris, and this image, acquired on Aug. 10, 2015, by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, features a small part of its wall and floor. via NASA http://ift.tt/1RIGilw