This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents the Arches Cluster, the densest known star cluster in the Milky Way. via NASA http://ift.tt/1FHM6qV
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Parachute Testing for NASA’s InSight Mission
This parachute testing for NASA’s InSight mission to Mars was conducted inside the world’s largest wind tunnel, at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, in February 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1dzEQnH
Russia Says FIFA Corruption Investigation Is No Threat to 2018 World Cup by ANDREW ROTH
By ANDREW ROTH
Officials said the arrests of top FIFA officials would not derail Russia from hosting the World Cup in 2018.
Published: May 27, 2015 at 08:00PM
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View From an F-15D
NASA pilot Jim Less and photographer Jim Ross pull their F-15D #897 aircraft away from a KC-135 refueling tanker. NASA is supporting the Edwards Air Force Base F-15 program with safety and photo chase expertise. via NASA http://ift.tt/1AtUvPM
Europa’s Jupiter-Facing Hemisphere
This 12-frame mosaic provides the highest resolution view ever obtained of the side of Jupiter’s moon Europa that faces the giant planet. It was obtained on Nov. 25, 1999 by the camera onboard the Galileo spacecraft, a past NASA mission to Jupiter and its moons which ended in 2003. via NASA http://ift.tt/1dv2LVx
Businesses Quietly Switch to Dollar in Socialist Venezuela by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It’s still possible to buy a gleaming Ford truck in Venezuela, rent a chic apartment in Caracas, and snag an American Airlines flight to Miami. Just not in the country’s official currency.
Published: May 24, 2015 at 08:02PM
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Opting Out of State Tests Based on Common Core Standards by Unknown Author
By Unknown Author
Readers discuss the growing movement to refuse to take state tests tied to the Common Core curriculum.
Published: May 22, 2015 at 08:00PM
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Coronal Loops Over a Sunspot Group
The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory images the solar atmosphere in multiple wavelengths to link changes in the surface to interior changes. When AIA images are sharpened a bit, such as this AIA 171Å channel image, the magnetic field can be readily visualized through the bright, thin strands that ar via NASA http://ift.tt/1Q1m9oI
Paying the Price for a Personal Drill Sergeant by PAUL SULLIVAN
By PAUL SULLIVAN
For those who can afford the luxury, personal trainers will conduct private, specialized exercise classes at any hour or in any location.
Published: May 22, 2015 at 08:00PM
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SpinSat Investigation Tests New Technology, Returns Data
Equipment and data from the SpinSat investigation returns to Earth today, May 21, 2015, with splashdown of the sixth SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. This Nov. 28, 2014 photograph by NASA astronaut Terry Virts captures the predeploy of SpinSat, which was launched into orbit from the station. via NASA http://ift.tt/1KmpTCL
