Jupiter Down Under
This image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft provides a never-before-seen perspective on Jupiter’s south pole. via NASA http://ift.tt/2caKPR1
Ceres’ Mountain Ahuna Mons: Side View
Ceres’ lonely mountain, Ahuna Mons, is seen in this simulated perspective view. The elevation has been exaggerated by a factor of two. The view was made using enhanced-color images from NASA’s Dawn mission. via NASA http://ift.tt/2c81958
This weeks chaotic traffic ä
I am thinking about the importance of communication right now. Both with customers and with employees. This is prompted by the fact that my local bus company is very confused ri now. Yesterday when I waited for the bus home another bus driver called a PSA that the bus didn’t stop at a couple of […]
Hurricanes Madeline and Lester
The island of Hawaii rarely takes a direct hit from a hurricane. This week, two Pacific storms are lining up to change that. This natural-color image of Hurricane Madeline and Hurricane Lester is a composite built from two overpasses by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite on August 29, 2016. […]
Good Morning From the International Space Station
Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA shared this sunrise panorama taken from his vantage point aboard the International Space Station, writing, “Morning over the Atlantic…this one will hang on my wall.” via NASA http://ift.tt/2c5sWSy
If someone had told me yesterday that I would voluntarily do math, I would have laughed at them. That was before I decided to figure out why The Cauldron Bound was so much shorter than it should be on Amazon. Or maybe it is that Exile is longer than it should be. I don’t know. […]
An Age-defying Star
An age-defying star designated as IRAS 19312+1950 (arrow) exhibits features characteristic of a very young star and a very old star. The object stands out as extremely bright inside a large, chemically rich cloud of material, as shown in this image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. via NASA http://ift.tt/2bMlE8G
Speeding Towards Jupiter’s Pole
Jupiter’s north polar region is coming into view as NASA’s Juno spacecraft approaches the giant planet. This view of Jupiter was taken on August 27, when Juno was 437,000 miles (703,000 kilometers) away. The Juno mission successfully executed its first of 36 orbital flybys of Jupiter. via NASA http://ift.tt/2bIW01K
Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center
NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at her desk at Langley Research Center. Born on Aug. 26, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, WV, Johnson worked at Langley from 1953 until her retirement in 1986, making critical technical contributions which included calculating the trajectory of Alan Shepard’s historic 1961 flight. via NASA http://ift.tt/2bThBp5
Day made
I have been wanting to buy the limited edition hardcover version of Laura Anne Gilman’s Dragon Virus but I was sure that it was out of print. But I checked the publisher’s webpage earlier this week and they still had it. So I bought a copy, even if the shipping made me go ouch Today […]