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Cassini outdoes itself. A mosaic of Saturn passing in front of…
Cassini outdoes itself.
A mosaic of Saturn passing in front of the Sun from the point of view of Cassini.
There is a high-resolution version, an annotated version, and a description of the image.
A scale model of an X-48C blended-wing aircraft in a NASA wind…
A scale model of an X-48C blended-wing aircraft in a NASA wind tunnel in Langley, Virginia. The model has been sprayed with fluorescent oil to enable scientists to study airflow patterns.
From October to November 2012 and April to May 2013, the…
From October to November 2012 and April to May 2013, the instruments on Voyager 1 measured vibrations in interstellar plasma. These vibrations are within the range of human hearing.
Amplified and played back through a speaker, this is what space sounds like.
“Made by hand.” The suits for the Apollo missions…
“Made by hand.”
The suits for the Apollo missions were all sewn entirely by hand, without the use of traditional sewing tools such as pins and other temporary fasteners for fear that one would be forgotten and left in the suit.
Eye in the sky False-colour image of Saturn’s north polar…
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t…
Jets of plasma fly away from the supermassive black hole in…
Jets of plasma fly away from the supermassive black hole in galaxy Hercules A. This image is a composite of visible light and radio data, combined from the Hubble and the Very Large Array.
The jets are composed of plasma, magnetic fields, and subatomic particles; they are travelling near the speed of light, and are 1.5 million light-years in length, dwarfing the galaxy at their centre.
NASA has a high-resolution version of this image available.
Curiosity, self-portrait.
The wheels of the Curiosity rover covered in Martian dust. Image…
The wheels of the Curiosity rover covered in Martian dust. Image taken by Curiosity’s MAHLI instrument.