Photo of the Day This was a very unusual type of solar eclipse. Typically, it is the Earth's Moon that eclipses the Sun. In 2012, though, the planet Venus took a turn. Like a solar eclipse by the Moon, the phase of Venus became a continually thinner crescent as Venus became increasingly better aligned [...]
As part of their spotlight month, the Global Women Engineers Affinity Group highlights an interview with engineer and AG Collegiate Engagement Lead Abosede Adewole. Source
As part of their spotlight month, the Late Career and Retiree Affinity Group shares the story of Jan Williams, SWE Fellow and, in her retirement, ship lecturer. Source
Photo of the Day What phase of the Moon is 3.14 radians from the Sun? The Full Moon, of course. Even though the Moon might look full for several days, the Moon is truly at its full phase when it is Pi radians (aka 180 degrees) from the Sun in ecliptic longitude. That's opposite [...]
Technicians work on the Artemis III Orion crew module inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 5, 2025.
Photo of the Day Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a modest central bar. Prominently barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, featured here, was captured in spectacular detail in an image taken by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. Visible are dark filamentary dust [...]
Photo of the Day Why are there so many cyclones around the north pole of Jupiter? The topic is still being researched. NASA's robotic Juno mission orbiting Jupiter took data in 2018 that was used to construct this stunning view of the curious cyclones at Jupiter's north pole. Measuring the thermal emission from Jovian [...]
jsc2025e015859 (March 7, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Commander Anne McClain poses for a portrait in her pressure suit at the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX
jsc2025e015860 (March 7, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Pilot Nichole Ayers poses for a portrait in her pressure suit at the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX
jsc2025e015861 (March 7, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX
