Douglas Coupland

"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween."

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Close View of Saturn's Moon Enceladus From Oct. 28 Flyby

This unprocessed "raw" image of Saturn's icy, geologically active moon Enceladus was acquired by NASA's Cassini spacecraft during its dramatic Oct. 28, 2015 flyby in which the probe passed about 30 miles (49 kilometers) above the moon's south polar region. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MxNoLy

Rudyard Kipling

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."

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Spacewalk Selfie

Expedition 45 Commander Scott Kelly took this photograph during a spacewalk on Oct. 28, 2015. Sharing the image on social media, Kelly wrote, "#SpaceWalkSelfie Back on the grid! Great first spacewalk yesterday. Now on to the next one next week. #YearInSpace" via NASA http://ift.tt/1kefVc5

Don Marquis

"Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun."

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Colors After the Storms

Damaging heavy rains fell on South Carolina in the southeastern United States at the beginning of October 2015. Much of that water had, by mid-October, flowed into the Atlantic Ocean bringing with it heavy loads of sediment, nutrients, and dissolved organic material. The above VIIRS image shows the runoff as it interacts with ocean currents. via NASA http://ift.tt/1HbbVhG

Persius

"He conquers who endures."

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Scott Kelly Prepares For a Spacewalk

Expedition 45 Commander Scott Kelly tries on his spacesuit for a fit check inside the U.S. Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Kelly and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren will venture outside the station for a pair of spacewalks on Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Friday, Nov. 6. via NASA http://ift.tt/1P2HJfa

Edwin Markham

"Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out."

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A Tale of Two Hemispheres

Enceladus is a world divided. To the north, the terrain is covered in impact craters, much like other icy moons. via NASA http://ift.tt/1P0XcfT

Paul Valery

"At times I think and at times I am."

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Walter Savage Landor

"We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier."

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Margaret Thatcher

"Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

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A Hubble View of Starburst Galaxy Messier 94

This image shows the galaxy Messier 94, which lies in the small northern constellation of the Hunting Dogs, about 16 million light-years away. via NASA http://ift.tt/203ss2Y

Jack Welch

"Change before you have to."

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Artist Concept: Space Launch System Takes Flight

Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. via NASA http://ift.tt/1C6ok6j

NASA's Space Launch System Design 'Right on Track' for Journey to Mars

For the first time in almost 40 years, a NASA human-rated rocket has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR). The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V. via NASA http://ift.tt/1DOoofc

R. Buckminster Fuller

"I look for what needs to be done. After all, that's how the universe designs itself."

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New Perspective on a Galaxy Cluster

The galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421 is home to one of the most powerful eruptions ever observed. X-rays detected by NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue) show the hot gas that comprises much of the mass of this enormous object. This image is part of a collection of new images released from the Chandra archive to celebrate American Archive Month. via NASA http://ift.tt/1RouPHp

Nicolas Chamfort

"The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed."

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'Pluto Time' Mosaic

NASA is unveiling mosaics of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, representing the global response to its popular “#PlutoTime” social media campaign. A photo of Clyde Tombaugh, the American who discovered Pluto in 1930, is embedded in this mosaic of hundreds of images shared during the campaign. via NASA http://ift.tt/1M4voC3

Earth Art From Australia

On Oct. 12-13, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of seventeen photographs taken from the International Space Station during a flyover of Australia. This first photo of the series was shared on Twitter with the caption, "#EarthArt in one pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 1 of 17. #YearInSpace". via NASA http://ift.tt/1MyWHFc

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see."

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Ambrose Bierce

"Doubt is the father of invention."

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Herbert Hoover

"About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends."

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Scott Kelly Becomes U.S. Astronaut to Spend the Most Time in Space

Just before the 15th anniversary of continuous human presence on the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2015, U.S. astronaut and commander of the current Expedition 45 crew, Scott Kelly, is breaking spaceflight records. On Friday, Oct. 16, Kelly begins his 383rd day living in space, surpassing U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke’s record. via NASA http://ift.tt/1LxHgR7

Alexis de Tocqueville

"There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle."

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Oct. 15, 1997, Launch of Cassini Spacecraft to Saturn

On Oct. 15 1997, a seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn began with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe. This spectacular streak shot was taken from Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with a solid rocket booster retrieval ship in the foreground. via NASA http://ift.tt/1RKoeYL

Coronal Hole Front and Center

The dark area across the top of the sun in this image is a coronal hole, a region on the sun where the magnetic field is open to interplanetary space. via NASA http://ift.tt/1LtVeDv

Thomas Hardy

"Fear is the mother of foresight."

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Worlds Apart

Although Mimas and Pandora, shown here, both orbit Saturn, they are very different moons. via NASA http://ift.tt/1NaybwU

Joseph Brodsky

"Man is what he reads."

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Theodore Roosevelt

"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."

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Abraham Lincoln

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other."

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Napoleon Bonaparte

"Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent."

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Morning Aurora From the Space Station

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photograph from the International Space Station on Oct. 7, 2015. Sharing with his social media followers, Kelly wrote, "The daily morning dose of #aurora to help wake you up. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace" via NASA http://ift.tt/1RxQzRU

John Wooden

"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."

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Pluto's Blue Sky

Pluto’s haze layer shows its blue color in this picture taken by the New Horizons Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC). The high-altitude haze is thought to be similar in nature to that seen at Saturn’s moon Titan. This image was generated by software that combines information from blue, red and near-infrared images. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Rw44Bz

William James

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

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All Along the Fractures

The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter often takes images of Martian sand dunes to study the mobile soils. These images provide information about erosion and movement of surface material, about wind and weather patterns, even about the soil grains and grain sizes. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Meslre

NASA Completes Successful Heat Shield Testing for Future Mars Exploration Vehicles

As NASA missions to Mars progress with science and complex human exploration missions, spacecraft will require larger heat shields to protect against the extreme heat of entering a planet's atmosphere and decelerating at a safe altitude in the thin Martian atmosphere. via NASA http://ift.tt/1FRPRxG

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

"Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend."

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Oct. 5, 1984, Launch of History-Making STS-41G Mission

The Space Shuttle Challenger launches from Florida at dawn. On this mission, Kathryn Sullivan became the first U.S. woman to perform a spacewalk and Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space. The crew of seven was the largest to fly on a spacecraft at that time, and STS-41G was the first flight to include two female astronauts. via NASA http://ift.tt/1iZTMh2

Thomas Tusser

"A fool and his money are soon parted."

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

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George Chapman

"They're only truly great who are truly good."

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Hurricane Joaquin From the International Space Station

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photo on Oct. 2, 2015, from the International Space Station and wrote on Twitter, "Early morning shot of Hurricane #‎Joaquin‬ from @space_station before reaching ‪#‎Bahamas‬. Hope all is safe. #‎YearInSpace‬." via NASA http://ift.tt/1VuP879

E. M. Forster

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."

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Charon in Enhanced Color

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the spacecraft’s Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC); the colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties. via NASA http://ift.tt/1JGKP1O