2019 September 21 The Tulip in the Swan Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Eder Explanation: Framing a bright emission region, this telescopic view looks out across a pretty field of stars along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly call […]
Many of the best-loved galaxies in the cosmos are remarkably large, close, massive, bright, or beautiful, often with an unusual or intriguing structure or history. However, it takes all kinds to make a universe — as demonstrated by this Hubble image of Messier 110. Messier 110 may not look like much
This image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft shows sedimentary rock and sand within Danielson Crater, an impact crater about 42 miles or 67 kilometers in diameter, located in the southwest Arabia Terra region of Mars. The rock was formed millions or billions of years ago when loose
2019 September 20 Saturn at Night Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute, Mindaugas Macijauskas Explanation: Still bright in planet Earth’s night skies, good telescopic views of Saturn and its beautiful rings often make it a star at star parties. But this stunning view of Sat
2019 September 19 Along the Western Veil Image Credit & Copyright: Min Xie Explanation: Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, are draped across planet Earth’s sky toward the constellation of Cygnus. They form the western part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula i
2019 September 18 Gigantic Jet Lightning over India Image Credit & Copyright: Hung-Hsi Chang Explanation: Yes, but can your lightning bolt do this? While flying from Munich to Singapore earlier this month, an industrious passenger took images of a passing lightning storm and caught something une
Actor Brad Pitt spoke with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, currently aboard the International Space Station, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 from the Space Operations Center at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Pitt, who stars as an astronaut in his latest film Ad Astra, spoke with Hague about what it’s like to li
ɸ-Sat 人工智能（AI） 版权：CERN/M. Brice 几个月后，欧洲第一颗配备人工智能的对地观测卫星即将发射，以展示机载人工智能如何提高将地球观测数据发回地球的效率。这种革命性的人工智能技术被称为“ɸ-Sat”或“PhiSat”，将搭载于FSSCat任务中的两个立方体卫星的其中一个上发射，这是在哥白尼大师奖（Copernicus Masters）中获冠的主意。 作为2017年Copernicus Masters的冠军，FSSCat任务由西班牙加泰罗尼亚理工大学（Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya）提出，并由欧洲公司和研究机构组成的一个财团开发。
In this image from June 2002, astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz works with a grapple fixture during a spacewalk on the STS-111 mission to perform work on the International Space Station. The first spacewalk of the mission began with the installation of a power and data Grapple fixture (PDGF) for the
2019 September 17 Water Vapor Discovered on Distant Exoplanet Illustration Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble; Artist: M. Kornmesser Explanation: Where else might life exist? One of humanity’s great outstanding questions, locating planets where extrasolar life might survive took a step forward recently
