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Yesterday, 03:30 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota in Science

The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above the U.S. state of Minnesota on Dec. 17, 2021....

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Yesterday, 03:20 AM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays in Science

NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21, 2024, in a clean room at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The photo was taken as...

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09-12-2024, 02:40 AM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Chile Flowers Bloom in Space in Science

Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore fruit in the late summer and fall of 2021....

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09-10-2024, 10:10 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image A Starry View in Science

NGC 1333 is a nearby star-forming region in the Perseus constellation. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope surveyed a large portion of NGC 1333,...

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09-09-2024, 09:30 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibi in Science

iss071e522460 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the...

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09-06-2024, 11:52 AM

Bok started a thread NASA Image CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit in Science

Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of...

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09-05-2024, 11:10 AM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Ames Wind Tunnel in Science

Construction of the world’s largest wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot...

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09-04-2024, 01:00 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up in Science

In this image, PPE engineers successfully tested the integration of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s thruster with Maxar’s power procession unit and Xenon Flow...

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09-03-2024, 03:20 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Great Aurora in Science

A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Australia and...

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08-30-2024, 11:10 AM

Bok started a thread NASA Image T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad in Science

NASA T-38s fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B. More...

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08-29-2024, 02:30 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Saharan Dust in the Wind in Science

Dense bands of dust streamed offshore from southern Morocco in summer 2024. The VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the Suomi NPP...

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08-28-2024, 08:40 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image A SAFER Way in Science

Backdropped against the blue and white Earth 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee tests the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER)...

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08-27-2024, 04:10 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy in Science

The Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI, is one of at least 13 dwarf galaxies that orbit the Andromeda galaxy. More...

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08-26-2024, 03:20 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Dr. Irene Duhart Long in Science

When this picture was taken in July 1994, Dr. Irene Duhart Long was director of the Biomedical Operations and Research Office at NASA's Kennedy Space...

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08-23-2024, 01:41 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft in Science

The Dash 7 that will be modified into a hybrid electric research vehicle under NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project on...

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08-22-2024, 03:00 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Sunrise Begins in Science

The International Space Station was orbiting on a northeast track 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean when this photograph captured the first rays of...

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08-21-2024, 02:50 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Rare Blue Supermoon 8/19/24 in Science

The Sturgeon Moon rises behind a replica Saturn V rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama on Monday, August 19, 2024. Over...

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08-21-2024, 01:20 AM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll in Science

Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher...

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08-19-2024, 04:10 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Revisiting OSIRIS-REx in Science

A training model of the sample return capsule is seen is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...

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08-16-2024, 04:00 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image Rings and Things in Science

The subject of this week’s circular Hubble Picture of the Week is situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, 320 million light-years...

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08-15-2024, 05:50 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Image São Francisco’s Colorful Palette in Science

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this photo while in orbit over southeast Brazil. The image focuses on the Três Marias...

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