2020年1月30日星期四

NASA Day of Remembrance


Amy Resnik touches the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial after a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at Arlington National Cemetery.

Luca Parmitano Works to Repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer


Astronaut and station commander Luca Parmitano is tethered to the International Space Station while finalizing thermal repairs on the AMS.

2020年1月28日星期二

Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making


Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters.

2020年1月27日星期一

Spitzer Observes TRAPPIST-1


Spitzer Space Telescope, one of agency’s great observatories, one of Spitzer's great discoveries was that of the TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, which has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it.

2020年1月24日星期五

Setting the Stage for Artemis Testing


All eyes are on south Mississippi with this month’s delivery and installation of NASA’s Space Launch System.

2020年1月22日星期三

Martin Luther King Day of Service at NASA Headquarters


The Amidon-Bowen Elementary School choir performs at the MLK Day of Service.

2020年1月21日星期二

Liftoff of SpaceX's In-Flight Abort Test


SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 10:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2020.

2020年1月17日星期五

Hubble Views Galaxy From Famous Catalog


This bright, somewhat blob-like object — seen in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope — is a galaxy named NGC 1803. It is about 200 million light-years away, in the southern constellation of Pictor (the Painter’s Easel), and it was discovered in 1834 by astronomer John Herschel.

2020年1月16日星期四

Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico


In the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla lies the Cuatro Cienegas Basin.

2020年1月15日星期三

Astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain at the National Air and Space Museum


NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain talk about their experiences onboard the International Space Station at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in D.C.

2020年1月14日星期二

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Has a Close Encounter with Jupiter


A multitude of swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.

2020年1月10日星期五

Welcoming NASA’s Newest Astronauts


NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday.

2020年1月8日星期三

What Happens When Planets Collide


This artist’s concept illustrates a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets, turning both into dusty debris.

2020年1月7日星期二

TESS Finds First Earth-Size Planet in the Habitable Zone


TOI 700 d is the first Earth-size habitable-zone planet discovered by TESS, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

2020年1月6日星期一

The Next Step in Testing Rockets to Take Humanity to the Moon


On Jan.1, 2020, ​​NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted: "Making progress! The massive @NASA_SLS core stage is moving to Building 110 at the Michoud Assembly Facility.

2020年1月3日星期五

Hubble Sights Galaxy’s Celestial Sequins


This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). This might sound like an odd name for a constellation — and in fact it is somewhat unusual. It’s the only modern constellation named in honor of a real person from history: Queen Berenice II of Egypt.

2020年1月2日星期四

Glittering Lights of Earth As Seen From the Space Station


Stars glitter in the night sky above the Earth's atmospheric glow.