Space as never seen before

Space as never seen before

Testing astronauts’ lungs in Space Station airlock

Testing astronauts’ lungs in Space Station airlock

Scanning Earth, saving lives

Scanning Earth, saving lives

DELTA II SMAP OBSERVATORY LAUNCH

FROM:  NASA 

Caption Credit:  NASA.  A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory onboard is seen in this long exposure photograph as it launches from Space Launch Complex 2, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. SMAP is NASA’s first Earth-observing satellite designed to collect global observations of surface soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. SMAP will provide high resolution global measurements of soil moisture from space. The data will be used to enhance scientists' understanding of the processes that link Earth's water, energy, and carbon cycles. )Photo Credit-NASA-Bill Ingalls.

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躍動する磁気圏 磁場から宇宙の謎にせまる

Scanning Earth, saving lives

Scanning Earth, saving lives

ESA experts assess risk from exploded satellite

ESA experts assess risk from exploded satellite

Space Station Crew Participates in First Lady’s “GimmeFive” Challenge

Simulating space for JWST

Simulating space for JWST

UNITED NATIONS DECLARED 2015 TO BE THE YEAR OF LIGHT

FROM:  NASA

The year of 2015 has been declared the International Year of Light (IYL) by the United Nations.

Organizations, institutions, and individuals involved in the science and applications of light will be joining together for this yearlong celebration to help spread the word about the wonders of light. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory explores the universe in X-rays, a high-energy form of light.  By studying X-ray data and comparing them with observations in other types of light, scientists can develop a better understanding of objects likes stars and galaxies that generate temperatures of millions of degrees and produce X-rays.

 To recognize the start of IYL, the Chandra X-ray Center is releasing a set of images that combine data from telescopes tuned to different wavelengths of light. From a distant galaxy to the relatively nearby debris field of an exploded star, these images demonstrate the myriad ways that information about the universe is communicated to us through light.  In this image, an expanding shell of debris called SNR 0519-69.0 is left behind after a massive star exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. Multimillion degree gas is seen in X-rays from Chandra, in blue. The outer edge of the explosion (red) and stars in the field of view are seen in visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope.  Chandra Celebrates the International Year of Light.  Image Credit: NASA-CXC-SAO.

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Spacewalk continues prepping of ISS for new docking ports

CubeSats offered deep-space ride on ESA asteroid probe

CubeSats offered deep-space ride on ESA asteroid probe