Lights in the Darkness Just hours after the winter solstice, a mass of energetic particles from the Sun smashed into the magnetic field around Earth. The strong solar wind stream stirred up a display of northern lights over northern Canada.
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Espace : les 10 plus belles photos de 2016 Voici notre sélection de dix photos d’événements astronomiques ou de rendez-vous célestes prises en 2016 par des amateurs passionnés. S’y ajoutent deux images réalisées par des missions spatiales qui ont marqué l’année.
Life on Mars: The Amazing Rovers on @natgeochannel.Mars Exploration Rovers Opportunity & Spirit.The journey continues.•••
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/22/2016 Sarcolab-3 Deconfigure and Stow: After successful completion of the Flight Day (FD) 30-60 sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, the crew deconfigured and stowed the Muscle Atrophy Research & Exercise System (MARES). Later today, the crew will verify and downlink the data and stow the remaining ancillary Sarcolab-3 hardware. The
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/23/2016 Fluid Shifts Dilution Measurements: The 49S subject, with blood draw assistance from a Crew Medical Officer (CMO) Operator, performed the first part of the Fluid Shift activities – Dilution Measurement. Upon wakeup the subject collected saliva, blood and urine and inserted them into Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer
Today, in 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders (pictured) splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after their historic mission. Hey truly accomplished so much for all of us during this mission. While Apollo 11 was the first mission to touch down on the Moon, Apollo 8 was the first mission
The Kepler Spacecraft’s final tally suggests there may be 15-30 billion Earth like planets in the Milkyway.. Via Kepler and k2 Missions /
Andes view ➡️ ISS thank’s Thomas Pesquet Repost: @thom_astro Twitter