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45 years ago now: #Apollo11 launches to the moon with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins onboard. This coming weekend marks 45 years ago that Neil Armstrong took the small step onto the surface of the moon that changed the course of history. The years that followed saw a Space Age of scientific, technological and human research, on which we have built the modern era. We stand on a new horizon, poised to take the next giant leap—deeper into the solar system. The Apollo missions blazed a path for human exploration to the moon and today we are extending that path to near-Earth asteroids, Mars and beyond. Learn about our #NextGiantLeap: http://www.nasa.gov/nextgiantleap/; -
This rock encountered by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is an iron meteorite called "Lebanon," similar in shape and luster to iron meteorites found on Mars by the previous generation of rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Lebanon is about 2 yards or 2 meters wide (left to right, from this angle). The smaller piece in the foreground is called "Lebanon B." This view combines a series of high-resolution circular images taken by the Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) of Curiosity's Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument with color and context from rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam). The component images were taken during the 640th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars (May 25, 2014). The imaging shows angular shaped cavities on the surface of the rock. One possible explanation is that they resulted from preferential erosion along crystalline boundaries within the metal of the rock. Another possibility is that these cavities once contained olivine crystals, which can be found in a rare type of stony-iron meteorites called pallasites, thought to have been formed near the core-mantle boundary within an asteroid. Iron meteorites are not rare among meteorites found on Earth, but they are less common than stony meteorites. On Mars, iron meteorites dominate the small number of meteorites that have been found. Part of the explanation could come from the resistance of iron meteorites to erosion processes on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/LPGNantes/CNRS/IAS/MSSS #nasa #mars #redplanet #curiosity #marscuriosity #space #solarsystem; -
Reddish Bands on Europa: This colorized image of Jupiter's moon Europa is a product of clear-filter grayscale data from one orbit of our Galileo spacecraft, combined with lower-resolution color data taken on a different orbit. The blue-white terrains indicate relatively pure water ice, whereas the reddish areas contain water ice mixed with hydrated salts, potentially magnesium sulfate or sulfuric acid. The reddish material is associated with the broad band in the center of the image, as well as some of the narrower bands, ridges, and disrupted chaos-type features. It is possible that these surface features may have communicated with a global subsurface ocean layer during or after their formation. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute #nasa #europa #jupiter #solarsystem #moon #space #science; -
Our Next Giant Leap: The first humans who will step foot on Mars are walking the Earth today. It was 45 years ago that Neil Armstrong took the small step onto the surface of the moon that changed the course of history. The years that followed saw a Space Age of scientific, technological and human research, on which we have built the modern era. We stand on a new horizon, poised to take the next giant leap—deeper into the solar system. The Apollo missions blazed a path for human exploration to the moon and today we are extending that path to near-Earth asteroids, Mars and beyond. This is an artist's concept image of a boot print on the moon and on Mars. Image Credit: NASA #nasa #nextgiantleap #apllo45 #path2mars #mars #moon #apollo11; -
Changes Near Downhill End of a Martian Gully: This image of the surface of Mars covers a location that has been captured several times by the HiRISE camera aboard our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to look for changes in gullies. Changes have now been seen in many gullies on Mars, and show that these landforms are evolving rapidly. The timing of the changes is often in winter or early spring, suggesting that they are caused by the carbon dioxide frost that forms in and around most gullies every year. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona #nasa #space #mars #hirise #mro #planets #science;
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The crowd watches as the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Cygnus spacecraft is filled with over 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-2 mission is Orbital Sciences' second contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky #orb2 #cygnus #antares #orbitalsciences #nasa #space #iss #rocket #rocketlaunch #launch; -
Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft lifted off at 12:52 p.m. EDT and is on its way to the International Space Station. At the time of launch, the International Space Station was traveling at an altitude of 260 miles over northwest Australia. The Cygnus spacecraft is safely on orbit with solar arrays deployed. The cargo ship will rendezvous with the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 16. It will be grappled at approximately 6:39 a.m. by Commander Steve Swanson of NASA. He will be assisted in a backup position by Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency. Cygnus will be attached to the Earth-facing port of the station's Harmony node and will remain in place for approximately one month. It is scheduled depart the space station on August 15. Seen here is the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launching from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Cygnus spacecraft is filled with over 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-2 mission is Orbital Sciences' second contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls #orb2 #cygnus #antares #orbitalsciences #nasa #space #iss #rocket #rocketlaunch #launch; -
The countdown is progressing smoothly today for the launch of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on top. Weather remains 90 percent “go.” Liftoff is scheduled for 12:52 p.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Spaceport's Pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. There is a five minute window for launch. Live coverage of the launch on NASA TV will begin at noon at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv Cygnus is loaded with approximately 3,300 pounds of science investigations, food, supplies and hardware for the space station and its crew. Image credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani #orb2 #antares #cygnus #orbitalsciences #nasa #space #rocket #launch #rocketlaunch; -
A full moon is seen rising over Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket ready to carry #Orb2 to the #ISS at 12:52pm ET Sunday. The Antares is scheduled to launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The #Orb2 mission is Orbital Sciences' second contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani; -
Twas the night before launch... At a Launch Readiness Review Saturday, managers for Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Virginia, and NASA gave a “go” to proceed toward the Sunday, July 13, launch of the Orb-2 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Orbital is targeting a 12:52 p.m. EDT launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA Television coverage of the launch will begin at noon EDT online at http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv. There is a 90-percent chance of favorable weather at the time of launch. Seen here is the full Moon setting in the fog behind the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Saturday, July 12, 2014, launch Pad-0A, NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch Sunday, July 13 at 12:52 p.m. EDT with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-2 mission is Orbital Sciences' second contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls #Orb2 #nasa #space #iss #launch #rocketlaunch #rocket;
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The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen during sunrise, Saturday, July 12, 2014, at launch Pad-0A of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-2 mission is Orbital Sciences' second contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls #orb2 #nasa #space #virginia #launch #rocket #orbitalsciences #nasawallops #wallops #iss #rocketlaunch; -
Today marks 5,000 consecutive days of humans living & working aboard the International Space Station. That's almost 14 years going strong. The space station, including its large solar arrays, spans the area of a U.S. football field, including the end zones, and weighs 924,739 pounds. The complex now has more livable room than a conventional six-bedroom house, and has two bathrooms, a gymnasium and a 360-degree bay window. The orbiting outpost has been a platform for hundreds of science experiments. This image shows the ISS in May 2010 from the undocking STS-132 Space Shuttle mission to the orbiting outpost. Image credit: NASA #iss #humansinspace #space #nasa #spacestation #internationalspacestation; -
"Morning sun casts long shadows. I bet the view is equally stunning looking up from below," tweeted astronaut Reid Wiseman today aboard the International Space Station. The space station, including its large solar arrays, spans the area of a U.S. football field, including the end zones, and weighs 924,739 pounds. The complex now has more livable room than a conventional six-bedroom house, and has two bathrooms, a gymnasium and a 360-degree bay window. Image Credit: NASA #nasa #iss #spacestation #exp40 #space #science #earth; -
Station Crew Gears Up for Cygnus Arrival: Expedition 40 crew finished out the week with physics research, maintenance work and preparations for the arrival of the next cargo vehicle now set to launch Sunday. A close-up view of a section of space station solar array panels is provided by this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member. Image Credit: NASA #nasa #exp40 #iss #spacestation #space #science #cygnus #orb2 #antares; -
Galaxy With a Glowing Heart: This view, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 1433. At about 32 million light-years from Earth, it is a type of very active galaxy known as a Seyfert galaxy — a classification that accounts for 10% of all galaxies. They have very bright, luminous centers that are comparable in brightness to that of our entire galaxy, the Milky Way. The centers of most galaxy cores, if not all, galaxies are thought to contain a supermassive black hole, surrounded by a disk of in-falling material. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA #nasa #space #astronomy #hubble #hst #esa #galaxy #science;
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