# apod — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover apod. Page: Feed: --- ## [Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers](https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/behind-the-lens-meet-nasa-johnsons-photographers/) _2026-08-19 · Sumer Loggins · NASA_ Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight. From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control operations and milestone celebrations, their images preserve the history of exploration while capturing the people and teams behind the missions shaping the next era. Meet the photographers behind the lens… ## [APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor](https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-august-19-the-case-of-the-mysterious-maybe-meteor/) _2026-08-19 · NASA_ APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 19 – The…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web… ## [NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details](https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-lro-images-falcon-9-crater-on-moon-learns-new-details/) _2026-08-18 · NASA_ Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. To capture imagery of the \[…\] ## [NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure](https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-student-aviation-challenge-focuses-on-nations-infrastructure/) _2026-08-18 · Bailey G. Light · NASA_ NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastructure is the foundation of the nation’s strong economy, global competitiveness, and daily quality of life. When that infrastructure is \[…\] ## [NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint](https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-b777-gets-new-coat-of-paint/) _2026-08-18 · HQ Web Team · NASA_ NASA’s Boeing 777 shows off a new paint job in this Aug. 11, 2026, photo. The B777 was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA DC-8, which was retired in 2024. The B777, set to begin operations from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia in 2027, will be a unique flying \[…\] ## [NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research](https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-glenn-inflight-research/) _2026-08-18 · Heather Baeslack · NASA_ Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted flight tests — piloting aircraft into targeted environments such as icing clouds and carefully defined atmospheric routes. This approach allowed them to collect measurements directly in flight, providing… ## [APOD: 2026 August 18 – Perseids from Perseus](https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-august-18-perseids-from-perseus/) _2026-08-18 · NASA_ APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 18 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Perseids from Perseus Explanation: This was a good year for the Perseids meteor… ## [Lala Batters Hawaii](https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/lala-batters-hawaii/) _2026-08-18 · NASA_ The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane. ## [Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary](https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4975-4981-happy-14th-landing-anniversary/) _2026-08-17 · NASA_ By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very special for the Curiosity team here on Earth as we celebrated the 14th landing anniversary. I still remember watching the buildup to the entry phase on “Eyes on the Solar System” \[…\] ## [NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-companies-to-provide-payload-processing-services/) _2026-08-17 · Lauren E. Low · NASA_ NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision. The provision enables qualified providers to offer commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from multiple locations where capabilities were not available at the time of the initial contract award. Contract awardees are: Through… ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YQB71pzfZi6z) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia](https://www.nasa.gov/missions/maia/nasa-mission-studies-air-pollution-over-ethiopia/) _2026-08-17 · Stephen Carney · NASA_ A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion sources, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The detailed measurements show how pollution changes by time of day and season, including increases associated with \[…\] ## [Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills](https://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/science-activation/next-generation-of-planetary-scientists-learn-public-engagement-skills/) _2026-08-17 · NASA_ FORCE is a world-class laboratory that uses high-pressure experimental equipment to recreate the extreme conditions found deep within Earth and other planetary bodies, enabling researchers to better understand how planets form, evolve, and behave under immense pressures. ## [Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula](https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/colorful-collage-of-tarantula-nebula/) _2026-08-17 · HQ Web Team · NASA_ Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a vibrant view of 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, in this Aug. 11, 2026, image. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighbor galaxy to the Milky Way about 160,000 light-years from Earth, the \[…\] ## [NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility](https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/nasa-challenge-tests-wheel-designs-for-moon-base-mobility/) _2026-08-17 · Sumer Loggins · NASA_ As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems travel farther across the lunar surface. To help advance that capability, the Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge invited public innovators to design and build next-generation lunar rover wheels. Five teams from 128 submissions and 49 countries advanced to the final phase of the… ## [Hubble Solves Merger Mystery From Milky Way’s Early Years](https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-solves-merger-mystery-from-milky-ways-early-years/) _2026-08-17 · NASA_ New Hubble data shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way in the earliest phases of its evolution. ## [APOD: 2026 August 17 – A Golden Corona Eclipse](https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-august-17-a-golden-corona-eclipse/) _2026-08-17 · NASA_ APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 17 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. A Golden \[…\] ## [Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah](https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/chasing-fire-clouds-in-utah/) _2026-08-17 · NASA_ NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus. ## [APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky Way over Yellowstone](https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod/apod-2026-august-16-milky-way-over-yellowstone/) _2026-08-16 · NASA_ APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Milky Way \[…\] ## [An official map of Argentina with south oriented up showing its Antarctic claims.](https://tumble.justinpoliey.com/post/795133311255216128) _2025-09-19 · TXXGUH_ An official map of Argentina with south oriented up showing its Antarctic claims. ## [From Roadside Lights VI by Eiji Ohashi](https://tumble.justinpoliey.com/post/792999402486808576) _2025-08-27 · TXXGUH_ From Roadside Lights VI by Eiji Ohashi ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HA9xP16ejdjA) _2025-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Alan Kay builds an animation frame editor in a few seconds using the built-in capabilities of a…](https://tumble.justinpoliey.com/post/786255580588392448) _2025-06-13 · TXXGUH_ Alan Kay builds an animation frame editor in a few seconds using the built-in capabilities of a Smalltalk system. It exemplifies his vision for personal computing, where people can make tools for themselves on the fly based on what they need in the moment. ## [As brilliant as they are, we can only see half of their color. Cardinals are as bright in…](https://tumble.justinpoliey.com/post/777011928301207552) _2025-03-03 · TXXGUH_ As brilliant as they are, we can only see half of their color. Cardinals are as bright in ultraviolet as they are in red, a color human eyes can’t see. Their true color is one for which we have no name, one that mixes UV and red the way fuchsia mixes red and blue. Birds however can see it as clearly as any other color. What fuchsia is to our eyes, “cardinal” is to birds. Ryan Moulton, A Few of the… ## [Then I’m going down the steps, and my wife calls up, ‘Where are you going?’ I say, ‘Well, I’m going…](https://tumble.justinpoliey.com/post/766915872343343104) _2024-11-12 · TXXGUH_ Then I’m going down the steps, and my wife calls up, ‘Where are you going?’ I say, ‘Well, I’m going to go buy an envelope.’ And she says, ‘You’re not a poor man. Why don’t you buy a thousand envelopes? They’ll deliver them, and you can put them in a closet.’ And I say, ‘Hush.’ — Kurt Vonnegut in a 1996 interview with Inc. magazine on finding any small reason to get outside and interact with the… ## [A Moon Dressed Like Saturn. Nice belt.](https://tumble.justinpoliey.com/post/766313974909288448) _2024-11-05 · TXXGUH_ ALT A Moon Dressed Like Saturn . Nice belt. ## [Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty. In the ten years that we have worked together, I can…](https://tumble.justinpoliey.com/post/762741005842890752) _2024-09-27 · TXXGUH_ Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty. In the ten years that we have worked together, I can recall only one case of miscoordination of work. On that occasion, I discovered that we both had written the same 20-line assembly language program. I compared the sources and was astounded to find that they matched character-for-character. The result of our work together has been far greater than… ## [Shutterbug is a photography game by vividfax where you use your browser window as the viewfinder to…](https://tumble.justinpoliey.com/post/760929021918887936) _2024-09-07 · TXXGUH_ Shutterbug is a photography game by vividfax where you use your browser window as the viewfinder to snap pics of bugs. Resize to shoot in portrait or landscape, move to pan, and the smaller the window the tighter the zoom.