SpaceX Starship 2 | SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas
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Sunday, September 10, 2023
SpaceX Starship 2 | SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas
Orbital Sunset over Argentina | International Space Station
Orbital Sunset over Argentina | International Space Station
Follow Expedition 69 updates here:
Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin, Konstantin Borisov
European Space Agency: Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (Denmark)
JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)
NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Jasmin Moghbeli (USA)
Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science
For more information about STEM on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
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 Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Image Date: Sept. 5, 2023
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Saturday, September 09, 2023
Wide-field View of The Serpent's Nebula | European Southern Observatory
Wide-field View of The Serpent's Nebula | European Southern Observatory
Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date: Oct. 31, 2018
#NASA #ESO #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Nebulae #Nebula #Sh264 #EmissionNebula #Sharpless64 #Westerhout40 #W40 #RCW174 #Serpens #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #Telescope #DSS2 #Chile #SouthAmerica #Europe #STEM #Education
Serpent’s Nebula | Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Distance: 6,000 light years
Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
Acknowledgments: Image Processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
Release Date: Jan. 27, 2021
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Emission Nebula Sh2-64 in Serpens | Schulman Telescope
Emission Nebula Sh2-64 in Serpens | Schulman Telescope
Sh2-64 is a star-forming region in the Milky Way galaxy located in the constellation Serpens. In this region, interstellar gas, forming a diffuse nebula, surrounds a cluster of several hundred new-born stars.
Distance: 1,400 light years
Technical Details:
Optics: Schulman 32-inch RCOS Telescope
Camera: SBIG STX16803
The 0.81 m (32 in) Schulman Telescope is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector built by RC Optical Systems and installed in 2010. It is operated by the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and is Arizona's largest dedicated public observatory. The Schulman Telescope was designed from inception for remote control over the Internet by amateur and professional astrophotographers worldwide. It is currently the world's largest telescope dedicated for this purpose.
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Release Date: June 1, 2013
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Newly Detected Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura): Tails Growing Near Sun
Newly Detected Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura): Tails Growing Near Sun
Comet Nishimura is expanding. More precisely, the tails of comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) are growing as it nears the Sun. Discovered in August 2023, the comet is already near naked eye brightness as it now moves inside the Earth's orbit. The comet will be nearest the Earth next week, but nearest the Sun the week after—on September 17, 2023. Speculation holds that expelled ice and dust from Comet Nishimura's last visit to the inner Solar System may have created the Sigma Hydrids meteor shower which peaks yearly in December. If so, then this meteor shower may become more active, refreshed with new comet debris.
This image of Comet Nishimura was captured from Edgewood, New Mexico, USA four nights ago, showing a long ion tail structured by interactions with the solar wind. The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, called the corona.
Look for this comet near your eastern horizon just before sunrise for the next few mornings, but very near your western horizon just after sunset next week—as its coma continues to brighten and its tails continue to grow.
C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) is a long-period comet discovered by Hideo Nishimura on Aug. 12, 2023. With an observation arc of seven months, the orbital period of the comet is estimated to be 434 years. An eccentricity of 0.996 gives the comet a semi-major axis (average distance from the Sun) of about 57 astronomical units (AU), which is comparable to the average distance of Eris at 68 AU. The comet will not leave the Solar System and will come to aphelion (farthest distance from the Sun) in the year 2227.
1 astronomical unit (AU) = equal to 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) or 8.3 light-minutes
Japanese amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura discovered the comet in images he obtained using a 200-mm f/3 telephoto lens mounted on a Canon EOS 6D on Aug. 12, 2023, when the comet was 1 AU from the Sun.
Image Credit & Copyright: Peter Kennett
Peter's Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/kennettphotography/
Image Date: Sept. 5, 2023
Release Date: Sept. 9, 2023
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Esto es lo que necesitas saber sobre Encélado | NASA en Español
Esto es lo que necesitas saber sobre Encélado | NASA en Español
Bajo su superficie helada, la luna de Saturno Encélado esconde muchas sorpresas: un depósito de agua líquida, compuestos químicos orgánicos y fuentes hidrotermales. Descubre lo que necesitas saber sobre Encélado, un mundo oceánico que podría presentar condiciones favorables para la vida.
Para obtener más información sobre la ciencia de la NASA, suscríbete al boletín semanal: https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete
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Credit: NASA en Español
Duration: 1 minute, 47 seconds
Release Date: Sept. 8, 2023
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NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana: Supporting Human Spaceflight
NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana: Supporting Human Spaceflight
On September 7, 1961, NASA named the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) to be the sole manufacturing plant for building human space flight vehicles. This year MAF is responsible for producing space flight hardware for Apollo, Shuttle, and now Artemis. Throughout the years, MAF has endured several natural disasters which tested their resiliency—a test they continue to pass time and time again.
Credit: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Duration: 3 minutes
Release Date: Sept. 8, 2023
#NASA #Space #Earth #Moon #ApolloProgram #SpaceShuttleProgram #STS #ArtemisProgram #Rockets #LaunchVehicles #Science #SpaceTechnology #Engineering #MichoudAssemblyFacility #MAF #NewOrleans #Louisiana #UnitedStates #Astronauts #HumanSpaceflight #STEM #Education #HD #Video
Friday, September 08, 2023
NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Safely Returns to Earth | This Week @NASA
NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Safely Returns to Earth | This Week @NASA
NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission safely returns to Earth, the tech demo hitching a ride on NASA's Psyche spacecraft, and studying ancient life on Earth to better understand Mars . . . a few of the stories to tell you about—This Week at NASA!
Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Duration: 2 minutes, 44 seconds
Release Date: September 8, 2023
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A Storm Brewing in the Indian Ocean | International Space Station
A Storm Brewing in the Indian Ocean | International Space Station
Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin, Konstantin Borisov
European Space Agency: Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (Denmark)
JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)
NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Jasmin Moghbeli (USA)
Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science
For more information about STEM on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
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 Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Image Date: Sept. 5, 2023
#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #ISS #Planet #Earth #Atmosphere #Meteorology #Weather #Storm #IndianOcean #Sumatra #Indonesia #Astronauts #Cosmonauts #Russia #Россия #Роскосмос #HumanSpaceflight #JAXA #Japan #日本 #ESA #Europe #UnitedStates #SpaceLaboratory #Expedition69 #STEM #Education
Astronauts Moghbeli & Rubio Talk to Georgia Students | International Space Station
Astronauts Moghbeli & Rubio Talk to Georgia Students | International Space Station
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio and Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Sept. 7, 2023, with students at Dames Ferry Elementary School in Gray, Georgia. Rubio and Moghbeli are in the midst of science missions living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.
NASA Astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli Official NASA Biography:
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jasmin-moghbeli
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jasmin-moghbeli/biography
NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Official NASA Biography
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/frank-rubio
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/frank-rubio/biography
Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin, Konstantin Borisov
European Space Agency: Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (Denmark)
JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)
NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Jasmin Moghbeli (USA)
Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science
For more information about STEM on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
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 Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 20 minutes
Release Date: Sept. 7, 2023
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Virgin Galactic Completes Second Private Astronaut Flight: Galactic 03
Virgin Galactic Completes Second Private Astronaut Flight: Galactic 03
‘Galactic 03’ was Virgin Galactic’s fourth successful spaceflight in the past four months, and the third flight of Virgin Galactic’s inaugural commercial spaceflight season. The flight followed the Company’s first research mission in June 2023 and first private astronaut mission in August.
Onboard Galactic 03:
Astronaut 014 Ken Baxter from the United States of America
Astronaut 015 Timothy Nash from South Africa
Astronaut 016 Adrian Reynard from the United Kingdom
Spaceship VSS Unity was piloted by Commander Nicola Pecile and Pilot Michael Masucci; Chief Astronaut Instructor Beth Moses was also on board. Mothership VMS Eve was piloted by Commander Jameel Janjua and Pilot Kelly Latimer.
Credit: Illustration, images & video footage courtesy of Virgin Galactic
Acknowledgement: SciNews
Duration: 1 minute, 23 seconds
Release Date: June 29, 2023
#NASA #Space #Earth #CommercialSpaceflight #VirginGalactic #SpaceShipTwoVehicle #Galactic03 #VSSUnity #VMSEve #SuborbitalFlight #Astronauts #KenBaxter #TimothyNash #AdrianReynard #HumanSpaceflight #SpaceportAmerica #SpaceTourism #NewMexico #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video
NASA's Space to Ground: Splashdown in the Atlantic | Week of Sept. 8, 2023
NASA's Space to Ground: Splashdown in the Atlantic | Week of Sept. 8, 2023
Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin, Konstantin Borisov
European Space Agency: Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (Denmark)
JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)
NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Jasmin Moghbeli (USA)
Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science
For more information about STEM on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
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 Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 2 minutes, 29 seconds
Release Date: Sept. 7, 2023
#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #ISS #Astronauts #JasminMoghbeli #SatoshiFurukawa #AndreasMogensen #Cosmonauts #Russia #Россия #Роскосмос #HumanSpaceflight #JAXA #Japan #日本 #ESA #Europe #Denmark #UnitedStates #MicrogravityResearch #SpaceLaboratory #Expedition69 #STEM #Education
New Expedition 69 Crew Photos | International Space Station
New Expedition 69 Crew Photos | International Space Station
Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin, Konstantin Borisov
European Space Agency: Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (Denmark)
JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)
NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Jasmin Moghbeli (USA)
Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science
For more information about STEM on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
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 Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Image Dates: Sept. 4-6, 2023
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Thursday, September 07, 2023
Emission Nebula IC 417 in Auriga | Schulman Telescope
Emission Nebula IC 417 in Auriga | Schulman Telescope
IC 417 is an emission nebula almost 100 light-years across, located about 10,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Auriga.
Technical Details
Optics: Schulman 32-inch RCOS Telescope
Camera: SBIG STX16803
The 0.81 m (32 in) Schulman Telescope is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector built by RC Optical Systems and installed in 2010. It is operated by the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and is Arizona's largest dedicated public observatory. The Schulman Telescope was designed from inception for remote control over the Internet by amateur and professional astrophotographers worldwide. It is currently the world's largest telescope dedicated for this purpose.
New Mars Images: Sept. 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL
Mars 2020 - Sol 721
Mars 2020 - Sol 793
Mars 2020 - Sol 654
MSL - Sol 3940
MSL - Sol 3934