This view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft showcases some of the amazingly detailed structure of Saturn’s rings. via NASA http://ift.tt/2eFDPOl
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Hubble Takes Flight with the Toucan and the Cluster
NGC 299 is an open star cluster located within the Small Magellanic Cloud just under 200,000 light-years away. via NASA http://ift.tt/2eGZlQm
Orion Crew Module Underway Recovery Testing
U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a rigid hull Zodiac boat have attached tether lines to a test version of the Orion crew module during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA and the U.S. Navy are conducting a series of tests to practice for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. via NASA http://ift.tt/2fyVo4V
Orion Crew Module Underway Recovery Testing
U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a rigid hull Zodiac boat have attached tether lines to a test version of the Orion crew module during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA and the U.S. Navy are conducting a series of tests to practice for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. via NASA http://ift.tt/2fyVo4V
Orion Crew Module Underway Recovery Testing
U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a rigid hull Zodiac boat have attached tether lines to a test version of the Orion crew module during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA and the U.S. Navy are conducting a series of tests to practice for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. via NASA http://ift.tt/2fyVo4V
James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Will Piece Together Cosmic Puzzles
The primary mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that consists of 18 hexagonal mirrors looks like a giant puzzle piece standing in the massive clean room of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The telescope will help piece together puzzles scientists have been trying to solve throughout the cosmos. via NASA http://ift.tt/2fE9EZi
James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Will Piece Together Cosmic Puzzles
The primary mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that consists of 18 hexagonal mirrors looks like a giant puzzle piece standing in the massive clean room of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The telescope will help piece together puzzles scientists have been trying to solve throughout the cosmos. via NASA http://ift.tt/2fE9EZi
Prototype Capture System, Mock Asteroid Help Simulate Mission Sequence
A prototype of the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) robotic capture module system is tested with a mock asteroid boulder in its clutches at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The robotic portion of ARM is targeted for launch in 2021. via NASA http://ift.tt/2evAi2z
Rains of Terror on Exoplanet HD 189733b
This Halloween, take a tour with NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration site of some of the most terrifying destinations in our galaxy. The nightmare world of HD 189733 b is the killer you never see coming. To the human eye, this far-off planet looks bright blue. But any space traveler confusing it with the friendly skies of Earth would be badly mistaken. via NASA http://ift.tt/2f5xN8K
Rains of Terror on Exoplanet HD 189733b
This Halloween, take a tour with NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration site of some of the most terrifying destinations in our galaxy. The nightmare world of HD 189733 b is the killer you never see coming. To the human eye, this far-off planet looks bright blue. But any space traveler confusing it with the friendly skies of Earth would be badly mistaken. via NASA http://ift.tt/2f5xN8K