Space Contents Archive

There I was, all these years, thinking conservative Republicans were all about minimizing how much the Government should meddle in our private lives.

Exploring the night sky of Cres Island, Croatia [OC]

In your eyes, there’s a heavy blue. The wispy blue swirls of the Cygnus Loop nebula are the result of a massive stellar explosion that occurred 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. However, the shockwave from this explosion is still spreading out through space. Supernova remnants like this nebula play an important role in stellar evolution, enriching space with heavy elements and spurring the formation of new stars by compressing stellar gas. The gas and dust visible here in an ultraviolet (UV) image from our Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) were heated by the shockwave from the supernova. GALEX was an orbiting space telescope that made observations at UV wavelengths to measure the history of stars forming in the universe—nearly all the way back to the Big Bang. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech #space #NASA #supernova #nebula #stars #astronomy

Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex from AZ

On worlds beyond our solar system, clouds of superhot sand drift through strange skies—and NASA telescopes are studying what makes them possible: https://t.co/esnrAMjQ2k https://t.co/o5A2ABalTU

For the first time, the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock has helped take out the trash from the @Space_Station! ~172 pounds of waste was sent to burn up on reentry this past weekend. The trash included packing materials, dirty crew clothing and used office supplies. 🗑️ https://t.co/52VTyw0G7y

The Exp 67 crew worked a human nervous sytem study and organized office supplies while prepping for a July 21 spacewalk today. https://t.co/zEsAztzLE1

Expedition 67 Flight Engineers pose for a fun portrait inside their individual crew quarters aboard the International Space Station.

We’re days away from the reveal of @NASAWebb’s first images! One of Webb’s four science instruments, the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), is managed by JPL for @NASA. It was recently declared ready for science: https://t.co/5bs7WOLx0x Tune in on July 12 #UnfoldTheUniverse! https://t.co/XHz24WjmZz

Expedition 67 Flight Engineers (clockwise from bottom) Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren, and Bob Hines, all from NASA, and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency), pose for a fun portrait inside their individual crew quarters aboard the International Space Station. #nasa #esa #astronaut #fun #portrait #international #space #station

Moon at 61% during daylight

The milky way over big bend national park

A ball pit for spacecraft?? Upon studying data from OSIRIS-REx, scientists discovered the surface of asteroid Bennu is loosely bound and offers very little resistance. In fact, the spacecraft had to use its thrusters to avoid sinking in: https://t.co/FzaEtZDz3t https://t.co/tpYpfzUGPp

First Quarter Moon at 61%, shot during daylight

US military's mysterious X-37B space plane sets new spaceflight record https://t.co/xp1ZImBLPk https://t.co/EVdfYxTdZK