The Pic of the Day: InSight’s first view from Mars

The Pic of the Day: InSight’s first view from Mars

NASA’s InSight Mars lander acquired this image of the area in front of the lander using its lander-mounted, Instrument Context Camera (ICC). This image was acquired on Nov. 26, 2018, Sol 0 of the InSight mission where the local mean solar time for the image exposures was 13:34:21. Each ICC image has a field of […]

The Pic of the Day: Atlantic City International Airport trains for the worst

The Pic of the Day: Atlantic City International Airport trains for the worst

U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres and Sgt. Cory Sweetman descend from an aircraft during an exercise at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J., Nov. 7, 2018. Caceres and Sweetman are with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard.   Watch footage of how U.S. Military personnel train for an […]

The Pic of the Day: President Trump visits fire-ravaged California

The Pic of the Day: President Trump visits fire-ravaged California

President Donald J. Trump is joined Mayor Jody Jones as he surveys the fire damage to the Skyway Villa Mobile Home and RV Park Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, during President Trump’s visit to Paradise, Calif., which was devastated by the Camp fire.   Watch raw footage of President Trump addressing the media in the aftermath […]

Watch: New footage of massive F-35 formation flying over Utah

Watch: New footage of massive F-35 formation flying over Utah

As previously reported on Fighter Sweep, Hill Air Force Base in Utah was the scene of a spectacular display of technology and air power earlier this week, with a whopping 35 U.S. Air Force F-35As taking to the sky in rapid succession. This training exercise, commonly referred to as an “elephant walk,” is intended to […]

The Pic of the Day: US and Ukraine strengthen ties amid Russian aggression

The Pic of the Day: US and Ukraine strengthen ties amid Russian aggression

Secretary Pompeo delivers remarks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, following a U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission meeting, at the Department of State, on November 16, 2018. Learn more about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine in the video below: Ukraine’s war with Russian-backed separatist rebels in the east is entering its fifth year. Since February, there has […]

The Pic of the Day: Antares rocket launch seen from Washington, DC

The Pic of the Day: Antares rocket launch seen from Washington, DC

The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft on board, is seen above the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, on Nov. 17, 2018. The rocket launched from Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia that morning. Northrop Grumman’s 10th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver […]

Watch live: NASA’s InSight Lander touches down on Mars today

Watch live: NASA’s InSight Lander touches down on Mars today

Mars, perhaps the only planet in the universe populated solely by robots, is about to gain a new resident — that is, if everything goes the way it’s supposed to today. Watch the landing live right here. The stream is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Eastern time. At 3 p.m. EST, NASA’s InSight lander […]

The Pic of the Day: Astronaut uncovers relic aboard the International Space Station

The Pic of the Day: Astronaut uncovers relic aboard the International Space Station

A collection of 3.5″ discs that must have been aboard the International Space Station for years were uncovered by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst. Gerst posted his discovery to Twitter: I found a locker on the @Space_Station that probably hasn’t been opened for a while… / Ich habe hier auf der #ISS ein Fach […]