Space Contents Archive

🎵Sun in the sky, you know how I feel 🌅 While each & every sunrise literally marks the beginning of a brand new day, it also reminds us all that we, too, can start fresh with a good attitude, positivity, and gratitude. We are all about that for 2021 and beyond. In a region often shrouded in clouds, this sunglint photograph was snapped by an Expedition 56 crew astronaut aboard the ISS who focused a camera lens on the Sun’s reflection point, about 1050 miles to the northeast of the spacecraft’s position over Massachusetts. The photograph shows the horizon and coastline of the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, with Quebec further inland. Flying towards the sunrise looks magical: the feeling of speed, the Earth rotating below and the ISS humming, and then a massive burst of vibrant light. Let's go? Credit: NASAJohnson #NASA #Universe #Sun #Sunrise #NewDawn #MondayMotivation #2021 #Earth #STEM #NewYear2021

Fun fact: you’re probably holding @NASA_Technology right now. 🤳🏾 In the 1990s, one of our engineers invented an image sensor — excellent for space missions as well as cell phone cameras on Earth. Enjoy #NationalTriviaDay with more NASA in your life: https://t.co/j0A9jac4wl https://t.co/pxRcDREQZk

Watch the @SpaceX cargo Dragon, loaded with science experiments and cargo, fire its thrusters and undock from the @Space_Station on Jan. 11. Live NASA TV coverage will begin at 9am ET: https://t.co/WFzaJEosJm https://t.co/A0XzKzuTQB

University teams will present their ideas in a @NASA_Technology challenge that could help @NASAArtemis missions explore uncharted areas of the Moon. Administrator @JimBridenstine joins the event on Jan. 6 at 10:30am ET; awards will be announced Jan. 11: https://t.co/oMzC6Tiscs https://t.co/9MUAecvbFE

The Exp 64 crew spent the first weekend of 2021 studying advanced ways to improve human health while packing a pair of U.S. resupply ships for departure. More... https://t.co/v1NPlB54ft https://t.co/AKsmybhmI6

First image of a black hole

ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week: A galaxy to take your breath away! In the last century alone, this galaxy experienced 10 observed supernovae, earning its nickname as the Fireworks Galaxy. https://t.co/ajsUrbDBWV https://t.co/K44QkTRwms

Happy #NationalTriviaDay! 🧠 Our Hubble Trivia series explores the telescope's history, discoveries, and science! Test your Hubble knowledge with our quizzes and short videos. Get started: https://t.co/N59IXKZJ9P https://t.co/hTtS7fOcP2

So my wife graduates soon with a degree in Physics and is also an amazing artist. I am just a super proud husband and figured you all would appreciate this.

It was easier to sell 'flight proven' to customers than it was to sell Falcons - Gwynne Shotwell

Today in 1958, Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite, burned up on reentry into Earth's atmosphere: https://t.co/ZBKhh9DnVZ https://t.co/iSQ1vAAeRS

The Andromeda Galaxy and an Unexpected Visitor

#11 🎁 Anyone hear the pipers piping in this image? Resembling the traditional musical instrument, this is the Cone Nebula, a pillar of gas and dust. #12DaysOfChristmas Credit: @NASA, Holland Ford, the ACS Science Team & @ESA https://t.co/58Dxfjo1H4 https://t.co/ZPpov0vDXL

"One of the things I noticed in [the movie] Midnight Sky was the size of the spacecraft. It’s about 500 to 1,000 tons. You’d think that’s extravagant for five people, but it’s about right. We think a vehicle to Mars would be the size of the International Space Station" says NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew

Pleiades, Seven sisters in the Winter