Revisiting a Celestial Fireworks Display: DEM L 190 | Hubble

Revisiting a Celestial Fireworks Display: DEM L 190 | Hubble

Shreds of the luridly colored supernova remnant DEM L 190 seem to billow across the screen in this image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. The delicate sheets and intricate filaments are debris from the cataclysmic death of a massive star that once lived in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. DEM L 190—also known as LMC N49 — is the brightest supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud and lies approximately 160,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Dorado.

Image Description: A supernova remnant, in the shape of a flame, occupies the center and top. It is made of many long strands and thin layers of gas, that brightly glow orange and blue. Faint gas clouds outline its edges. It is surrounded by several scattered blue and red stars, and the background is black and filled with small red stars.

This striking image was created with data from two different astronomical investigations, using one of Hubble’s retired instruments, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2). This instrument has since been replaced by the more powerful Wide Field Camera 3, but during its operational lifetime it contributed to cutting-edge science and produced a series of stunning public outreach images. The first of the two WFPC2 investigations used DEM L 190 as a natural laboratory in which to study the interaction of supernova remnants and the interstellar medium, the tenuous mixture of gas and dust that lies between stars. In the second project, astronomers turned to Hubble to pinpoint the origin of a Soft Gamma-ray Repeater, an enigmatic object lurking in DEM L 190 which repeatedly emits high-energy bursts of gamma rays. 

This is not the first image of DEM L 190 to be released to the public—a previous Hubble portrait of this supernova remnant was published in 2003. This new image incorporates additional data and improved image processing techniques, making this spectacular celestial fireworks display even more striking!

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, S. Kulkarni, Y. Chu

Release Date: November 28, 2022

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch for NASA | International Space Station

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch for NASA | International Space Station

NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the 26th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took place from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A at 2:20 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. 

While the International Space Station was traveling over the Pacific Ocean, the CRS26 SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 7:39 a.m. EST, Nov. 27, 2022, with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada monitoring operations from the station.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is carrying more than 7,700 pounds of research, hardware, and supplies to the International Space Station. After Dragon spends about one month attached to the space station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with cargo and research.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

Capture Date: Nov. 26, 2022

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch for NASA | International Space Station

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch for NASA | International Space Station

NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the 26th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took place from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A at 2:20 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. 

While the International Space Station was traveling over the Pacific Ocean, the CRS26 SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 7:39 a.m. EST, Nov. 27, 2022, with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada monitoring operations from the station.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is carrying more than 7,700 pounds of research, hardware, and supplies to the International Space Station. After Dragon spends about one month attached to the space station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with cargo and research.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

Duration: 1 minute, 24 seconds

Capture Date: Nov. 26, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Looks to Earth

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Looks to Earth

Flight Day 11: NASA’S Artemis I Orion spacecraft captured imagery looking back at the Earth from a camera mounted on one of its solar arrays. The spacecraft is currently in a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. On flight day 11, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at 8:42 a.m EST (13:42 UTC), the Artemis I Orion spacecraft broke the record for farthest distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans to deep space and to safely return them to Earth. This distance record was previously held by the Apollo 13 spacecraft. 

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Nov. 26, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Approaches Moon's Far Side

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Approaches Moon's Far Side

On flight day 6, NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft approached the far side of the Moon for the outbound powered flyby, when it would pass just 81 miles above the lunar surface.

On flight day 11. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at 8:42 a.m EST (13:42 UTC), the Artemis I Orion spacecraft broke the record for farthest distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans to deep space and safely return them to Earth. This distance record was previously held by the Apollo 13 spacecraft. 

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)/Thomas Appéré

Source: Thomas Appéré on Flickr: http://bit.ly/3UdNg7U

Capture Date: Nov. 21, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Approaches The Moon [Video]

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Approaches The Moon [Video]

On flight day 6, NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft approached the Moon for the outbound powered flyby, when it would pass just 81 miles above the lunar surface.

On flight day 11. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at 8:42 a.m EST (13:42 UTC), the Artemis I Orion spacecraft broke the record for farthest distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans to deep space and safely return them to Earth. This distance record was previously held by the Apollo 13 spacecraft. 

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 9 minutes, 23 seconds

Capture Date: Nov. 21, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft: Moon Views (Nov. 22-25, 2022)

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft: Moon Views (Nov. 22-25, 2022)

Flight Day 9: Orion Looks Back at Moon

Flight Day 9: Orion Looks Back at Moon

Flight Day 9: Orion Looks Back at Moon

Flight Day 7: Orion's NAVCAM Captures the Moon

Flight Day 7: Orion's NAVCAM Captures the Moon

Flight Day 10: Orion Sees Moon From Distant Retrograde Orbit

Flight Day 9: Orion Captures Moon

Flight Day 9: Orion Captures Moon

Lunar images captured by NASA’s Orion spacecraft from flight days 7 (Nov. 22), 9 (Nov. 24), and 10 (Nov. 25). On flight day 11. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at 8:42 a.m EST (13:42 UTC), the Artemis I Orion spacecraft broke the record for farthest distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans to deep space and safely return them to Earth. This distance was previously held by the Apollo 13 spacecraft. 

On flight day 10, NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured imagery of the Moon while in a distant retrograde orbit. Orion uses its optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: Nov. 22-25, 2022 

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Apollo to Artemis: NASA Returns to the Moon

Apollo to Artemis: NASA Returns to the Moon

On Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at 8:42 a.m EST (13:42 UTC), the Artemis I Orion spacecraft broke the record for farthest distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans to deep space and safely return them to Earth. This distance was previously held by the Apollo 13 spacecraft. 

In this video, Apollo astronauts and flight directors give their insights into the Apollo program, the nation’s reaction then, and how the Artemis program will benefit the nation today. As we go back to the Moon, Artemis will prepare us to travel even deeper into space.

Credits: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producer: Amy Leinart & Sami Aziz

Duration: 3 minutes, 19 seconds

Release Date: Nov. 26, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Looks Back at Earth

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Looks Back at Earth

On flight day 7, Nov. 22, 2022, Orion used a camera mounted on the tip of one of its four solar arrays to capture  images of our home planet Earth when it was more than 200,000 miles away. 

Artemis I Mission Update for Flight Day 10: Flight Controllers in the White Flight Control Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston successfully performed a burn on Nov. 25, 2022, to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit by firing the orbital maneuvering system engine for 1 minutes and 28 seconds at 4:52 p.m. CST, propelling the spacecraft at 363 feet per second.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 4 minutes, 55 seconds

Capture Date: Nov. 22, 2022 

Release Date: Nov. 25, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Looks Back at 'Blue Marble' Earth

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Looks Back at 'Blue Marble' Earth

On Flight Day 9, NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured imagery looking back at the Earth from a camera mounted on one of its solar arrays. The spacecraft is enroute to distant retrograde orbit of the Moon.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Capture Date: Nov. 24, 2022 

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NASA's Astronaut Snoopy at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City

NASA's Astronaut Snoopy at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City

NASA employees, Brandon Hancock, left, Whitney Sheppard, Corinne Edmiston, and Ashley Nelson, right, lead Astronaut Snoopy balloon as it floats along in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Snoopy hitches ride to space aboard Artemis I

The Astronaut Snoopy balloon as it floats along in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, in New York City. The Astronaut Snoopy balloon is flying in New York City at the same time that Snoopy also flies around the Moon in the Orion spacecraft as a zero gravity indicator for the Artemis I mission. 

Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is sometimes called American Thanksgiving (outside the United States) to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions. 

NASA has shared an association with Charles M. Schulz and Snoopy since the Apollo missions and the relationship continues under Artemis. Snoopy was selected as the zero-gravity indicator for the flight because of the inspiration and excitement the character has provided for human spaceflight for more than 50 years.

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Release Date: November 24, 2022

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The European Space Agency's Astronaut Class of 2022

The European Space Agency's Astronaut Class of 2022

Get to know the European Space Agency's Astronaut Class of 2022 as they answer the following questions: 

- Why did you apply to become an astronaut?

- Tell us about your background

- How did you feel when you found out you would be part of ESA’s Astronaut Class of 2022?

- What excites you most about human exploration, and how do you see yourself as part of this challenge?

- What message do you have for young people today who are passionate about space and science?

00:00 - 00:02 – Intro

00:03 - 05:20 – Sophie Adenot from France

05:21 - 07:48 – Pablo Álvarez Fernández from Spain

07:49 - 11:33 – Meganne Christian from the United Kingdom

11:34 - 15:59 – Anthea Comellini from Italy

16:00 - 19:50 – Rosemary Coogan from the United Kingdom

19:51 - 23:45 – Sara García Alonso from Spain

23:46 - 27:10 – Raphaël Liégeois from Belgium

27:11 - 32:19 – John McFall from the United Kingdom

32:20 - 35:58 – Andrea Patassa from Italy

35:59 - 40:41 – Carmen Possnig from Austria

40:42 - 45:30 – Arnaud Prost from France

45:31 - 48:41 – Amelie Schoenenwald from Germany

48:42 - 54:05 – Marco Sieber from Switzerland

54:06 - 56:23 – Aleš Svoboda from Czech Republic

56:24 - 1:02:09 – Sławosz Uznański from Poland

1:02:10- 1:04:55 – Marcus Wandt from Sweden

1:04:56 - 1:08:47 – Nicola Winter from Germany

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)

Duration: 1 hour, 8 minutes

Release Date: Nov. 23, 2022

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Waxing Gibbous Moon above Indian Ocean | International Space Station

Waxing Gibbous Moon above Indian Ocean | International Space Station

The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia's island state of Tasmania.

Expedition 68 Crew

Station Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Anna Kikina & Dmitri Petelin

NASA: Flight Engineers Nicole Mann, Frank Rubio & Josh Cassada

JAXA (Japan): Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on ISS: https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Nov. 4, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion: Earthset at The Moon

NASA's Artemis I Orion: Earthset at The Moon

Flight Day 6: A camera mounted on one of Orion’s solar array wings captures Earth as it sets behind the Moon ahead of the outbound powered flyby on Nov. 21, 2022, an approximately 2 minute, 30 second burn that committed the spacecraft to a distant retrograde orbit.

 The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 2 minutes, 22 seconds

Capture Date: Nov. 21, 2022 

Release Date: Nov. 24, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft and The Earth

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft and The Earth

Orion continues to travel farther away from the Moon as it prepares to enter a distant retrograde orbit. The orbit is “distant” in the sense that it is at a high altitude from the surface of the Moon, and it is “retrograde” because Orion will travel around the Moon opposite the direction the Moon travels around Earth.  

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 3 minutes

Capture Date: Nov. 23, 2022 

Release Date: Nov. 24, 2022

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft and The Crescent Moon

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft and The Crescent Moon

On the eighth day of the Artemis I mission, a camera mounted on one of Orion’s solar arrays captured the spacecraft and the Moon. Orion continues to travel farther away from the Moon as it prepares to enter a distant retrograde orbit. The orbit is “distant” in the sense that it is at a high altitude from the surface of the Moon, and it is “retrograde” because Orion will travel around the Moon opposite the direction the Moon travels around Earth.  

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 3 minutes

Capture Date: Nov. 23, 2022 

Release Date: Nov. 24, 2022

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