Norman Rockwell Commemorates Gemini Program with Grissom and Young
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Astronauts John Young and Gus Grissom are suited for the first flight of the Gemini program in March 1965. NASA loaned Norman Rockwell a Gemini spacesuit in order to make this painting as accurate as possible.
Uranus Discovered 244 Years Ago
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Uranus was the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. It was discovered on March 13, 1781, by astronomer William Herschel, although he originally thought it was either a comet or a star. Herschel tried unsuccessfully to name his discovery Georgium Sidus after King George III. Instead, the planet was named for Uranus, the Greek god of the sky, as suggested by astronomer Johann Bode.
Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features an astronaut view of Mount Nemrut, a volcano located in eastern Turkey near Lake Van...
#imageoftheday #nasaearthobservatory #turkiye #mountnemrut #volcano #lakevan #photography #geography
https://www.earth.com/image/the-immense-caldera-of-mount-nemrut/
Image of the Day (Feb 1) from NASA Earth Observatory features Ksudach, a remarkable volcanic complex located on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula...
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https://www.earth.com/image/ksudach-a-volcano-shaped-by-explosive-forces/
Alone by the lake, it gazes at the horizon, carried by the silence and the wind.
Wolf Moon in Washington
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The full Moon, also known in January as the Wolf Moon, rises above the Lincoln Memorial and the Memorial Bridge, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, as seen from Arlington, Virginia.
Hubble Reveals Jupiter in Ultraviolet Light
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Released on Nov. 3, 2023, in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, which occurs when the planet and the Sun are in opposite sides of the sky, this view of the gas giant planet includes the iconic, massive storm called the “Great Red Spot.”
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/hubble-provides-unique-ultraviolet-view-of-jupiter-2/
Langley’s Propeller Research Tunnel
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Chief of aerodynamics Elton W. Miller ponders the future of the Sperry M-1 Messenger, the first full-scale airplane tested in the Propeller Research Tunnel. Miller was one of the designers of the Propeller Research Tunnel.
#ImageOfTheDay: Artist's illustration of Firefly Aerospace's #BlueGhost lander.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is a lunar lander designed to deliver payloads to the Moon's surface.
It's part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, which aims to send scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon using commercial partners.
Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559, located around 35 million light-years away...
#EuropeanSpaceAgency #imageoftheday #photography #space #galaxies #NGC1559 #starformation
https://www.earth.com/image/barred-spiral-galaxy-ngc-1559-is-a-hotspot-for-star-formation/
CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image, PPE engineers successfully tested the integration of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s thruster with Maxar’s power procession unit and Xenon Flow Controller.
