Commander Terry Virts  posted Video Of His View. You May Want To See This.

Better late than never!

This week’s comic: Red Spider Nebula

Two more comics will be posted tonight or by tomorrow at noon!

Have a great night!

http://annesastronomynews.com/photo-gallery-ii/nebulae-clouds/the-red-spider-nebula-ngc-6537/

https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0109a/

Video released by SpaceX of a pad abort test.

“The video is filmed from the point-of-view of an astronaut inside the rocket — the rocket that accelerates from zero to 100 mph in 1.2 seconds, that is.” x

Time for another out of this world comic for starry cosmos month!

This week’s entry, “Gamma Ray Bursts”

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/bursts1.html

http://earthsky.org/space/gamma-ray-bursts-are-the-most-powerful-explosions-in-the-universe

What do you get when you combine a doctor, engineer & astronaut? Mae Carol Jemison! Dr. Jemison flew on Space Shuttle Endeavour in Sept 1992 to become the 1st African-American woman in space. The 7-day, 22-hour flight was the 50th Shuttle mission & had a focus on conducting microgravity investigations in materials & life sciences. Dr. Jemison also holds an amazing 9 doctorates; don’t know how that’s humanly possible; getting my BA was tough enough!

Source:  TheGeekerie

Modern geometric illustrations of Planets of the Solar System. These infographic illustrations feature a history of scientific exploration. Probes, satellites, space stations, etc., highlighting the achievements of man in astronomic discovery. Each illustration also features the distance from the Sun, rotational period in days/years and the number of confirmed, natural satellites.

Here’s the orbital period of our solar system’s 8 major planets (how long it takes each to travel around the sun). Their size is to scale and their speed is accurate relative to Earth’s. The repetition of each GIF is proportional to their orbital period. Mercury takes less than 3 months to zoom around Sol, Neptune takes nearly 165 years.  

Massive cluster of galaxies: MACS J0416

Image: Jack Hughes /Twitter: @jackmrhughes

#ScienceIsCool #WeAreTheUniverse #StarSeed #Universe #Beyond #Space

Tulip Nebula in Cygnus

Enchanted Moon II by Nima Shayesteh

Wolf Moon by miguel aviles - Art of Visuals Collective

Moon on the horizon, Santa Barbara | California (by A. Klioutchnikov)

And unfortunately I can’t find credit for the final photo.