NASA – A Pondering Mind

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 shortlist

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 shortlist http://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2016/jul/27/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2016-shortlist-in-pictures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress

‘Hubble Spies the Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 4394’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2016/hubble-spies-the-barred-spiral-galaxy-ngc-4394 via #NASA_APP

‘A Mercury Transit Sequence’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap160504.html via #NASA_APP

‘Aurora over Sweden’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap160503.html via #NASA_APP

‘NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap160422.html via #NASA_APP

Nasa captures the Aurora Borealis in ‘ultra high-definition’ timelapse

Nasa captures the Aurora Borealis in ‘ultra high-definition’ timelapse ———————————- The video is a 1:04 and all I can say is WOW! http://gu.com/p/4tgvd?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress

‘Lapland Northern Lights’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap160408.html via #NASA_APP

Timelapse of the Earth’s horizon as seen from space

Timelapse of the Earth’s horizon as seen from space http://gu.com/p/4t5at?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress The video is 35 seconds in length.

‘Frontier Fields Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/frontier-fields-galaxy-cluster-macs-j0717.html via #NASA_APP

‘Hubble and a Stellar Fingerprint’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2016/hubble-and-a-stellar-fingerprint via #NASA_APP

Scott Kelly snaps photos of Earth and the galaxy from space

Scott Kelly snaps photos of Earth and the galaxy from space http://gu.com/p/4h8qf?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress

‘M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap160221.html via #NASA_APP

‘Hubble’s Diamond in the Dust’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2016/hubbles-diamond-in-the-dust via #NASA_APP

‘LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Merging Black Holes’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap160211.html via #NASA_APP

‘Hubble Sees a Supermassive and Super-hungry Galaxy’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2016/hubble-sees-a-supermassive-and-super-hungry-galaxy via #NASA_APP

‘A Starry Night of Iceland’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap160103.html via #NASA_APP

‘Sky Lights in the New Year’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap160102.html via #NASA_APP

‘Solstice Sun at Lulworth Cove’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap151231.html via #NASA_APP

‘Geminid Meteors over Xinglong Observatory’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap151223.html via #NASA_APP

‘Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth’ image

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87167 via #NASA_APP

‘Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap151212.html via #NASA_APP

‘Comet Catalina Emerges’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap151207.html via #NASA_APP

‘Earth in Full View’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_329.html via #NASA_APP

‘Hubble Peers Through the Elliptical Haze’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/hubble-peers-through-the-elliptical-haze via #NASA_APP

‘Giant Cluster Bends Breaks Images’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150823.html via #NASA_APP

Computer Quote

http://www.buzzquotes.com

‘Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at ‘Buckskin’ Drilling Site on Mount Sharp’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/msl/pia19807/curiosity-low-angle-self-portrait-at-buckskin-drilling-site-on-mount-sharp via #NASA_APP

‘M27: Not a Comet’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150820.html via #NASA_APP

‘Andromeda Rising over the Alps’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150817.html via #NASA_APP

‘Comet Dust over Enchanted Rock’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150814.html via #NASA_APP

‘Moonless Meteors and the Milky Way’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150813.html via #NASA_APP

‘A Proton Arc Over Lake Superior’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150803.html via #NASA_APP

‘Hubble Sees a Dying Star’s Final Moments’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/hubble-sees-a-dying-stars-final-moments via #NASA_APP

‘Rainbows and Rays over Bryce Canyon’ image

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150728.html via #NASA_APP

‘Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica’ image

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150727.html via #NASA_APP

‘The Sombrero Galaxy from Hubble’ image

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150726.html via #NASA_APP

‘Infrared Trifid’ image

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150725.html via #NASA_APP

‘Pluto’s Breathtaking Farewell to New Horizons’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto-s-breathtaking-farewell-to-new-horizons via #NASA_APP

‘Pluto Dazzles in False Color’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto-dazzles-in-false-color via #NASA_APP

‘Comet PanSTARRS and a Crescent Moon’ image

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150720.html via #NASA_APP

‘Comet Tails and Star Trails’ image

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150721.html via #NASA_APP

‘NASA Captures “EPIC” Earth Image’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-captures-epic-earth-image via #NASA_APP

‘The First Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150719.html via #NASA_APP

‘STEREO-A Spacecraft Returns Data From the Far Side of the Sun’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/stereo-a-spacecraft-returns-data-from-the-far-side-of-the-sun via #NASA_APP

‘The Icy Mountains of Pluto’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-icy-mountains-of-pluto via #NASA_APP

‘Recent Measurements of Pluto and Charon Obtained by New Horizons’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/recent-measurements-of-pluto-and-charon-obtained-by-new-horizons via #NASA_APP

‘APOD: 2015 July 11 – Geology on Pluto’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150711.html via #NASA_APP

‘Hubble Looks at Stunning Spiral’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/hubble-looks-at-leda-89996 via #NASA_APP

‘Zeta Oph: Runaway Star’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150705.html via #NASA_APP

‘Stellar Sparklers That Last’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/stellar-sparklers-that-last.html via #NASA_APP

‘Venus and Jupiter are Close’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150702.html via #NASA_APP

‘Triple Conjunction Over Galician National Park’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150624.html via #NASA_APP

‘Panorama of the Pacific Northwest’ image

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86041 via #NASA_APP

‘M64: The Black Eye Galaxy’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150618.html via #NASA_APP

‘M101: The Pinwheel Galaxy’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150614.html via #NASA_APP

Two hundred days aboard the International Space Station

Two hundred days aboard the International Space Station http://gu.com/p/49yn7?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress

‘Galaxy NGC 7714 After Collision’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150609.html via #NASA_APP

‘The Milky Way over the Temple of Poseidon’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150608.html via #NASA_APP

‘Green Flash at Moonrise’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150605.html via #NASA_APP

‘Shadow of Surveyor 1 on the Moon’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1477.html via #NASA_APP

‘Polaris and Comet Lovejoy’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150602.html via #NASA_APP

‘Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150531.html via #NASA_APP

‘Hubble Peers into the Most Crowded Place in the Milky Way’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/hubble-peers-into-the-most-crowded-place-in-the-milky-way via #NASA_APP

‘Large Hubble Survey Confirms Link between Mergers and Supermassive Black Holes with Relativistic Jet’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/large-hubble-survey-confirms-link-between-mergers-and-supermassive-black-holes-with via #NASA_APP

‘Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150519.html via #NASA_APP

‘Auroras and Star Trails over Iceland’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150518.html via #NASA_APP

‘NGC 2440: Pearl of a New White Dwarf’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150517.html via #NASA_APP

‘Hubble Spots the Layers of NGC 3923’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/hubble-spots-the-layers-of-ngc-3923 via #NASA_APP

Dwarf Planet http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150514.html

‘http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150514.html’: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150514.html via #NASA_APP

‘The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150513.html via #NASA_APP

‘Scandinavia at Night’ image

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85855 via #NASA_APP

‘Early Morning Sunrise Over the Grand Canyon’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/early-morning-sunrise-over-the-grand-canyon via #NASA_APP

‘Two Worlds One Sun’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150512.html via #NASA_APP

‘Serene Saturn’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/cassini/pia18314/serene-saturn via #NASA_APP

‘MyCn18: An Hourglass Planetary Nebula’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150510.html via #NASA_APP

The first space walk

The first space walk http://gu.com/p/488df

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150509.html

‘http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150509.html’: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150509.html via #NASA_APP

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131023.html

‘http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131023.html’: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131023.html via #NASA_APP

‘Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees ‘Cinco de Mayo’ Solar Flare’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/solar-dynamics-observatory-sees-cinco-de-mayo-solar-flare via #NASA_APP

‘Gravitational Anomalies of Mercury’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150505.html via #NASA_APP

‘Trajectory of Alan Shepard’s Historic Flight’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1939.html via #NASA_APP

‘Mimas Stares Back’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia06654.html via #NASA_APP

‘An Unexpected Aurora over Norway’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150504.html via #NASA_APP

‘Moonrise Through Mauna Keas Shadow’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150503.html via #NASA_APP

‘M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150502.html via #NASA_APP

‘MESSENGER’s Final Image’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/messengers-final-image via #NASA_APP

‘Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko in Crescent’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150429.html via #NASA_APP

‘Space Station over Lunar Terminator’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150427.html via #NASA_APP

‘Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150428.html via #NASA_APP

‘Unmasking the Secrets of Mercury’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/unmasking-the-secrets-of-mercury via #NASA_APP

‘Blue Tears and the Milky Way’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150424.html via #NASA_APP

‘Meteor in the Milky Way’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150423.html via #NASA_APP

‘Celestial Fireworks’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/celestial-fireworks via #NASA_APP

‘A Sky View of Earth From Suomi NPP’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/a-sky-view-of-earth-from-suomi-npp via #NASA_APP

‘Total Solar Eclipse over Svalbard’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150420.html via #NASA_APP

‘Ring Galaxy AM 0644 741 from Hubble’ image

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap150419.html via #NASA_APP

‘Vanguard Satellite, 1958’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/archive/content/vanguard-satellite-1958 via #NASA_APP

‘White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/content/white-dwarf-may-have-shredded-passing-planet-0 via #NASA_APP

‘Death of Giant Galaxies Spreads from the Core’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/death-of-giant-galaxies-spreads-from-the-core via #NASA_APP

‘SpaceX Launches NASA Cargo and Research To International Space Station’ image

http://www.nasa.gov/content/spacex-launches-nasa-cargo-and-research-to-international-space-station via #NASA_APP

A Pondering Mind,