Large water sphere in 0g. This sphere is the size of my head and when hit with a puff of air, shows surprising dynamics due to the diminishing role of surface tension as diameter increases. Video 3X slower from Exp 30 in 2012
Today in 1945, Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" dropped atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first time an atomic weapon was used in combat.
On his birthday, we remember the illustrious Neil Armstrong: test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, professor, and of course, the first person to set foot on the Moon.
Watch: 54 years ago today, Armstrong celebrated while in quarantine 🎂 https://t.co/qeWu8nxA19
Spotlight on samples: these two Mars rock cores were the first I got from the ancient river formation here at Jezero Crater. They’re from an area that scientists think could be a top prospect for finding signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. Meet Samples No. 10 and 11:
🚀Launch update: @NASA and its commercial and international partners now are targeting launch 6:56 am ET Thursday, Aug. 17, for the agency’s @SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the @Space_Station.
Learn more: https://t.co/Bu75sbULSB
Rock on! Or...off?
After last year's #DARTMission, when @NASA intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, Hubble has been observing the aftermath.
This Hubble image shows a few dozen boulders knocked off the asteroid by the collision: https://t.co/R1kIweXA9G
Today, @ulalaunch is preparing for the Flight Readiness Firring (FRF) of the #VulcunRocket, to validate the fully integrated vehicle at SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.🚀🔥
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🚀 @NASA’s SpaceX #CRS28 is on the way to the @Space_Station after its successful launch from @NASAKennedy earlier today, June 5.
Learn more about the cargo being delivered for @ISS_Research >> https://t.co/8nv9zgLP1Y
About this time next year, it will be Artemis III, the first mission to land Humans on the moon since 1972, in this position. NASA has stepped up to the plate for their most ambitious program to date, and is ready to drive it home.