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Queen Mary Coast

Queen Mary Coast

As the day of the summer solstice, 2012, dawned on the Queen Mary Coast, Antarctica, the light of the all-day sun reflected a brilliant image of cloud, sea and ice. Although the colors are simple...

Images of the Day

Glittering Swirl

This beautiful, glittering swirl is named, rather...


Nili Fossae Devil Tracks

This observation shows a sand dune field in the Nili...


Erupting Pavlof

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS)...

Solar System

Southern Central Romania

Korea’s Kompsat-2 satellite captured this image of...


The Panama Canal

Central Panama and its 80 km-long ship canal that...


The island of Elba Italy

This Envisat image shows the island of Elba off Italy’s...

Human Exploration

Back to the HIF

The Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle first stage...


Antares Rocket at Wallops

The Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle first stage...


Antarest Test Vehicle

The Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle first stage...

Science

Snow in Coastal North Carolina

With miles of sandy beaches and generally good weather,...


Partial Dome Collapse at Soufriere Hills

At 12:35 p.m. local time on February 11, 2010, Soufrière...


Tropical Cyclone Rene

Cyclone Rene was weakening from a Category 3 storm with...

Return to Flight

Flight Suit Demonstration

An attendee at the NASA Social at Dryden Flight Research...


NASA Pilot Jim Less

This is NASA pilot Jim Less signing autographs at the...


Mark Pestana

NASA pilot Mark Pestana speaks to attendees of the NASA...

Wallpapers

Strait of Gibraltar Spain

The Strait of Gibraltar is the main feature on this...


Southern Florida Cuba and the Bahamas

The shallow blue waters of the Bahamas as seen from...


Paris France

The City of Light, Paris is centered on this Medium...

Telescopes

NASAs Fermi Swift See Shockingly Bright Burst

Swift's X-Ray Telescope took this 0.1-second exposure of...


NASAs Fermi Swift See Shockingly Bright Burst

The maps in this animation show how the sky looks at...


Dying Supergiant Stars Implicated in Hours-long Gamma-Ray

Astronomers suggest that blue supergiant stars may be the...

Robotic Exploration

Lermontovs Legacy

Date acquired: February 12, 2013 Image Mission Elapsed...


Balanchines Blues

Date acquired: June 29, 2011 Image Mission Elapsed Time...


Close-Up of Esperance After Abrasion by Opportunity

This mosaic of four frames shot by the microscopic imager...

Misc

CES Car Cameras

GoPro giving attendees a look at what its product line is...



ESPN 3D At CES

Boxer "Dr. Drain" making his professional debut on ESPN...

Word of the Day
squidger
  • The round disk used to play winks in the game of tiddlywinks.
  • Someone who squidges a wink in the game of tiddlywinks.
The origin of this word is uncertain. The earliest citation, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is 1955.
Quote of the Day
The real accomplishment of modern science and technology consists in taking ordinary men, informing them narrowly and deeply and then, through appropriate organization, arranging to have their knowledge combined with that of other specialized but equally ordinary men. This dispenses with the need for genius. The resulting performance, though less inspiring, is far more predictable.

- John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908), U.S. economist.
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