I just thought i’d take the time to remember the ‘American hero’ Neil Armstrong. Thoughts go out to his friends and family at this time.
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RIP Neil Armstrong.
Posted in Space, Space exploration with tags nasa, neil armstrong, spacecraft on August 26, 2012 by LIFEThe suns handle shaped prominence. Beautiful picture!
Posted in Space, Space exploration with tags Earth, nasa, science, space exploration, spacecraft, sun, universe on June 8, 2012 by LIFE
NASA’s extreme ultraviolet imagine telescope aboard ESA’s SOHO spacecraft took this image of a huge handle-shaped prominence in 1999
Prominences are huge clouds of cool dense plasma suspended in the suns hot, thin corona.
NuStar hitches a ride on stargazer
Posted in Space, Space exploration with tags Galaxy, nasa, NuStar, rocket, space, spacecraft, stargazer, universe on June 8, 2012 by LIFE
Obital sciences cooperation pegasus XL rocket with NASA’s NuStar spacecraft after attachment to the L-1011 carrier aircraft known as Stargazer
Astro Linni 