Tag: NASA

April 19, 2017 at 11:04 am

NASA Releases Amazing New Photos of the World at Night

NASA Releases Amazing New Photos of the World at Night

NASA scientists have released new global maps of Earth at night, providing the clearest-yet views of the patterns of human settlements across our planet

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March 14, 2017 at 5:42 pm

Picture of the Day: Piercing Aurora

Picture of the Day: Piercing Aurora

A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket soars skyward into an aurora over Alaska following a 5:14 a.m. EST, Feb. 22, 2017 launch from the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska

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January 26, 2017 at 1:05 pm

Picture of the Day: Blue Marble, 2017

Picture of the Day: Blue Marble, 2017

“That’s here. That’s home. That’s us.” – Carl Sagan

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January 25, 2017 at 2:32 pm

In 1977 Jimmy Carter Put This Note on the Voyager Spacecraft

In 1977 Jimmy Carter Put This Note on the Voyager Spacecraft

It remains the only letter in history to reach extrasolar space

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January 3, 2017 at 10:56 am

Picture of the Day: An Avalanche on Mars as It was Occurring

Picture of the Day: An Avalanche on Mars as It was Occurring

In an incredible feat of technology and timing, the HiRISE camera captures an avalanche from above as it was occurring

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December 21, 2016 at 12:47 pm

Picture of the Day: The Linear Dunes of the Namib Sand Sea from Space

Picture of the Day: The Linear Dunes of the Namib Sand Sea from Space

The Namib Sand Sea is a World Heritage Site and the only coastal desert in the world that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog

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November 30, 2016 at 3:32 pm

Picture of the Day: Planet For Sale

Picture of the Day: Planet For Sale

A classic from the NASA archives. Photo taken November 14, 1984

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November 21, 2016 at 12:35 pm

12 Highlights from the Supermoon Space Launch

12 Highlights from the Supermoon Space Launch

The historic Expedition 50 marks notable firsts for the French as well as Female astronauts

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November 9, 2016 at 4:06 pm

Picture of the Day: Earth Seen from the Window of the Apollo 12 Spacecraft

Picture of the Day: Earth Seen from the Window of the Apollo 12 Spacecraft

A striking view of Earth taken in November of 1969

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October 27, 2016 at 1:25 pm

Picture of the Day: Jupiterrise

Picture of the Day: Jupiterrise

It’s like a ‘moonrise’, only Jupiter-sized 🙂

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