Assembly: A new interactive #art installation launching this Saturday Nov 19th at the Jackie Clarke Collection, Ballina, Co. Mayo, #Ireland
The work is about collecting. It blends technology, philosophy, newspapers, print, and human and nonhuman storytelling. It is the culmination of 6 months of research with an unusual historical collection.
Supported by Mayo Arts Office Decade of Centenaries funding.
Mémoire Historique et Physique sur les Chutes des Pierres Tombées sur la Surface de la Terre a Diverses Époques.Par M. P. M. S. Bigot de Morogues.1812....
These mini articulated skeletons were party favors, given out to guests at Roman feasts as a reminder to enjoy the pleasures of the day, for death would soon come.
The bronze figures, which ‘danced’ when shaken, were called larva convivialis, (banquet ghosts), and were made 25 B.C.– 100 A.D. 📷: from the Getty Villa
Thanks for following along with the #LOFTID technology demonstration of an inflatable heat shield! 🚀 Stay tuned for updates as the recovery team works to retrieve the aeroshell and ejectable data recorder. Learn more about what happens after splashdown: go.nasa.gov/3NUqSPJ #NASATechnologynitter.net/NASA_Technology/sta…
I had to stop by Edendale Community Environment Farm to pick up some flyers today. I was sidetracked by this cutie--which meant I got caught in the deluge when I was a block from my car. Just call me "Soggy One". That was one in my face kid!
The @NASAPersevere rover has hit paydirt on Mars (scientifically). The latest findings provide rich detail about a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past, and is yielding promising samples for the NASA/ESA Mars Sample Return campaign. See more: go.nasa.gov/3RLBzoB #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/157…
The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and is yielding promising samples for the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return campaign.
The @NASAInSight lander has picked up vibrations from four space rocks that crashed on Mars – the first time seismic and acoustic waves from an impact have been detected on the Red Planet. More: go.nasa.gov/3SdKz5J #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/157…
A breath of fresh air...11 of them in fact. The MOXIE technology demonstration on @NASAPersevere has completed 11 oxygen generation runs, testing a method that could be used for propellant and for breathing in future crewed Mars exploration missions. More: go.nasa.gov/3RrBaqS #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/156…
Today, we published our first peer-reviewed, post-landing paper on MOXIE, detailing the seven oxygen generation runs we completed during Perseverance’s first year on Mars.
International teamwork pays off at the Red Planet: By combining data from our MAVEN orbiter and the @HopeMarsMission, scientists are closer to understanding the proton auroras of Mars. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3Q32dYs #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/156…
It's taken about 13 years for us to finally realize you don't actually want perfect frames 100% of the time, sometimes tearing is a better experience and hopefully 2023 we finally see this ship to users gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland…
This protocol is meant to be used by drivers to be able to hint to the compositor if and when it should employ asynchronous page flips for presentation....
A breath of fresh air...11 of them in fact. The MOXIE technology demonstration on @NASAPersevere has completed 11 oxygen generation runs, testing a method that could be used for propellant and for breathing in future crewed Mars exploration missions. More: go.nasa.gov/3RrBaqS #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/156…
Today, we published our first peer-reviewed, post-landing paper on MOXIE, detailing the seven oxygen generation runs we completed during Perseverance’s first year on Mars.
In a remarkable feat of sharp shooting 10 years ago today, a powerful camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured @MarsCuriosity in the act of descending to the surface beneath its parachute. go.nasa.gov/3SGK0Tl #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/155…
NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT).
A ridge line, perhaps marking the path of an ancient, inverted channel, rises among dunes in this view from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The area shown is about half a mile (about a kilometer) across. Details: go.nasa.gov/3oOAboy #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/155…
This image acquired on March 28, 2022 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a ridge standing prominently in this scene, left behind as the surroundings were eroded, perhaps marking inverted erosion of an ancient fluvial channel.
How it started / how it's going Left: one of @MarsCuriosity's first images, taken 10 years ago, showing the flat landing area in Gale Crater, with Mt. Sharp in the distance. Right: a view taken yesterday from the slopes of the mountain. All raw images: mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/r… #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/155…
Mariner 9 successfully entered Mars orbit #OTD in 1971, beating the Soviet Mars 2 spacecraft which had an 11-day head start, to become the first spacecraft to orbit another planet! Taking over 7,000 pictures, Mariner 9 mapped 85% of Mars's surface. More: go.nasa.gov/3zZ4zTe #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
60 years ago today, Gordon "Gordo" Cooper was named as pilot for Mercury-Atlas 9, the last mission of the Mercury Program. Cooper was the last NASA astronaut to be launched into orbit on a solo flight! Get more Gordo photos and stories: go.nasa.gov/3tgPGI9 #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
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Gemini ✅ Next up, Apollo At 3:46 PM #OTD in 1966, the last mission of the ♊ Program, Gemini XII, launched from Cape Canaveral! Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin successfully docked with the Agena target vehicle and Aldrin performed 3 spacewalks. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3TsDAq3 #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
The primary objectives of Project Gemini included proving the techniques required for the Apollo Program to fulfill President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth before the end of the 1960s.
We see Martian dust devils (whirlwinds) from the ground, as in this shot from the Opportunity rover in 2016, left. From space, we can see the tracks they leave behind, as in this view of dunes from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2009, right. More: go.nasa.gov/3AfnmJ9 #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/156…
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the last day we heard from the Viking 1 lander after its 6 years of collecting images, weather data and soil composition information from the surface of the Red Planet. @NASAMars Learn more about Viking 1: go.nasa.gov/3EcZmK0 #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
#40YearsAgo today in 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia was launched for STS-5, the first official "operational" Shuttle mission. 4 astronauts made up the crew for this 5 day mission on which two commercial communications satellites were deployed, ANIK C-3 and SitS-C. #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
Lifting off at 10:10am #OTD in 1981, Space Shuttle Columbia made its second trip to space for STS-2 with astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly on board. It was also Truly's birthday! What better way to celebrate than making your first trip to space. #HappyBirthday Richard Truly! #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
Voyager 1's Saturn #photography: 💯 @NASAVoyager 1 flew by Saturn #OTD in 1980, discovering 3 moons (Atlas, Prometheus & Pandora) and taking this shot as it sped by on its way out of our solar system. Learn more about Voyager's rendezvous with Saturn: go.nasa.gov/3UEm8jP #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
Loss of contact with the @NASAMars Phoenix lander was reported #OTD in 2008 after its successful 157 sols gathering data near Mars's north pole. Like its namesake, this craft rose from the ashes of the Mars Surveyor lander and Mars Polar Lander missions: go.nasa.gov/3DRKcbD #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
Mars has long fascinated us as a place possibly once hospitable to life. The early robotic missions of the 1960s relayed images of a Moon-like cratered terrain with a forbiddingly cold and thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide.
Remembering astronaut Ron Evans on his birthday. 🫡 As the command module pilot for #Apollo17, Evans holds the record for most time spent in lunar orbit. Read about how Ron and his wife Jan chose to commemorate his trip to the Moon in our newsletter: go.nasa.gov/3A1rMEb #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
I'm giving a talk about the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17 here for the St. Louis AIAA chapter in December. Ron seems like an overlooked piece of the mission, so I've got a special place carved out in the talk for Captain America.
A near miss! 🆘 #OTD in 1962, research pilot Jack McKay made a crash landing of the X-15 #2 aircraft after an engine failure. McKay sustained injuries but eventually recovered and returned to flying and the craft was repaired and returned to service: go.nasa.gov/3UfP41l #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
Which Apollo mission is #Artemis I most analogous to? One answer is Apollo 4 (SA-501), the first "all-up" uncrewed test flight of the Saturn V rocket, which launched from @NASAKennedy 55 years ago today! 🧵 1/3 #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
Defective satellites now 25% off! #OTD in 1984, STS-51A launched on a mission to show that the Shuttle orbiters could be used to retrieve malfunctioning satellites in orbit and return them to Earth. 2 satellites were brought back and refurbished. More: go.nasa.gov/3heifTx #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
Who's your STEM inspiration? This #NationalSTEMDay, we celebrate the men and women of NASA's history who have furthered aeronautics and space exploration, inspiring generations of young people to follow in their footsteps! 📷 Mary W. Jackson, NASA's first black female engineer #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
#60YearsAgoToday, Grumman was awarded the contract to build the Apollo Lunar Module, the lander that carried astronauts between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface for the Apollo Program. It is the only crewed vehicle to land anywhere besides Earth! More: go.nasa.gov/3T43H6s #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM), built by the Grumman Corporation in Bethpage, NY, was the vehicle that would take two astronauts down to the lunar surface and return them to the waiting Command Module in lunar orbit.
The Mars Global Surveyor, launched #NOW in 1996, was the first successful mission to the Red Planet since the Viking launches of 1975. Over its 9 years in orbit, it sent more than 240,000 images back to Earth, including this one of Mars's north pole. More: go.nasa.gov/3hcvTXx #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
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