Fluid Dynamics, Tina York, 1995.Tina York graphically depicts the principles of fluid dynamics, the movement of gases as a solid body passes through them. York researched this concept at California’s NASA Ames Research Center while participating in the NASA Art Program. Image and Caption Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
(via Art at the Air and Space Museum | Science and the Arts)
The Juno spacecraft, which NASA hopes will unlock key mysteries about Jupiter and the origin of the solar system, lifts off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is managing the $1.1-billion mission. (via NASA launches Juno spacecraft on flight to Jupiter - latimes.com)
“I don’t know whether the authors are just bad scientists or whether they’re unscrupulously pushing NASA’s ‘There’s life in outer space!’ agenda,” wrote University of British Columbia Prof. Rosie Redfield on her blog about the study, which was published Dec. 2 in Science. (via CBC News - Technology & Science - NASA’s arsenic microbe science slammed)
Falling Material Kicks Up Cloud of Dust on Dunes (PSP_007962_2635) Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona HiRISE | Falling Material Kicks Up Cloud of Dust on Dunes (PSP_007962_2635)
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During a suit test in 1968, engineer Bill Peterson fits test pilot Bob Smyth with a Lunar Excursion Module restraint harness. With the development of the Apollo suits, engineers faced brand-new challenges. Astronauts needed protection against the lunar environment but also needed the mobility to explore. (via Technology Review: A Look Back at U.S. Space Suits )
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