59K views · 1K reactions |  The Northrop Grumman Corporation's #Cygnus spacecraft is slated to deliver about 8,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station on Sat., Feb. 20. Get to know 9 of the scientific investigations heading up & join us on Thurs. at 1 p.m. EST for a live discussion with experts: https://go.nasa.gov/2Z3FELo | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

Ride the (shock) wave! This time-lapse video shows Hubble images of the Cygnus Loop, the tattered remnants of a star’s supernova explosion, taken in 2001 and 2020. The remnant’s shock front has expanded with time, traveling into interstellar space at over half a million miles per hour (~ 805,000 km/hr). Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/46lDZkS Video credits: NASA, ESA, STScI, Ravi Sankrit (STScI) #NASA #Hubble #supernova #star #space #science #Reel #astronomy #new #astrophotography | NASA's Hu