Stress Testing Super Hornet’s Wings

Teams at the NASA Armstrong Research Center recently completed stress testing on the Navy’s F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, seen here in a top view while in a wing loading test configuration at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, Maryland. via NASA https://ift.tt/NmCB9Ah

Nature quote of the day

“I know the lands are lit, with all the autumn blaze of Goldenrod.” – Helen Hunt Jackson

AM Rain today!

AM Rain today! With a high of 15C and a low of 15C.
90 Humidity.
13 C currently.
18 Km/h Wind from
Southwest.

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

Why is the Lobster Nebula forming some of the most massive stars known? No one is yet sure. Cataloged as NGC 6357, the Lobster Nebula houses the open star cluster Pismis 24 near its center — a home to unusually bright and massive stars. The overall red glow near the inner star forming region results from the emission of ionized hydrogen gas. The surrounding nebula, featured here, holds a complex tapestry of gas, dark dust, stars still forming, and newly born stars. The intricate patterns are caused by complex interactions between interstellar winds, radiation pressures, magnetic fields, and gravity. The image was taken with DOE’s Dark Energy Camera on the 4-meter Blanco Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. NGC 6357 spans about 400 light years and lies about 8,000 light years away toward the constellation of the Scorpion. via NASA https://ift.tt/hg0p65I