Hurricane Dorian Seen From Aboard the Space Station

NASA astronaut Christian Koch snapped this image of Hurricane Dorian as the International Space Station during a flyover on Monday, September 2, 2019. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Uq1OE8

Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life

NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that lies about 10,000 light-years from Earth, can be seen in the constellation Centaurus. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Llc1h6

Celebrating Spitzer's Sweet Sixteen

Spitzer Space Telescope into orbit around the Sun on Aug. 25, 2003. Since then, the observatory has been lifting the veil on the wonders of the cosmos, from our own solar system to faraway galaxies, using infrared light. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NF8CMW

Lifting the Space Launch System Core Stage Into Place

NASA cleared a milestone in preparation for Green Run testing of its Space Launch System (SLS) core stage with the lift and installation of the core stage pathfinder simulator onto the B-2 Test Stand. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ztaoZb

Astronaut Andrew Morgan Performs His First Spacewalk

West Point graduate, physician and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is pictured working outside the International Space Station . via NASA https://ift.tt/32clUER

Christine Darden: From Human Computer to Engineer

In 1967, Christine Darden was added to the pool of 'human computers' who wrote complex programs and tediously crunched numbers for engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NwYzJW

Hubble Captures Dynamic Dying Star

This Hubble image shows a dark, gloomy scene in the constellation of Gemini (the Twins). The subject of this image confused astronomers when it was first studied — rather than being classified as a single object, it was instead recorded as two objects, owing to its symmetrical lobed structure. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Nr3vQv