Meet Orion – The Hunter in the Sky! 🌟⁠ ⁠ One of the most recognizable constellations, Orion dominates the night sky with its bright stars and stunning nebulae.⁠ ⁠ ✨ What makes Orion special?⁠ 🔹 Orion’s Belt – Three stars in a perfect row.⁠ 🔹 Betelgeuse – A giant red star that could explode one day! 💥⁠ 🔹 Rigel – A dazzling blue supergiant.⁠ ⁠ ☁️ Orion’s Nebulas⁠ 🌠 Orion Nebula (M42) – A birthplace of new stars.⁠ 🐴 Horsehead Nebula – A dark cloud with a striking shape.⁠ ⁠ 🔭 How to find Ori

The constellation Orion, the Hunter, may be one of the most well-known star patterns in the night sky, but it won't look the same forever. http://buff.ly/2tcVyRo | Space.com

What is today's NASA’s Orion Spacecraft ascent abort test all about? We're verifying the Orion capsule’s launch abort system, a tower on top of the crew module, can steer the capsule and astronauts inside it to safety in the event of an issue after liftoff. The test is quick, fast and high, lasting less than three minutes with the test crew module reaching an average speed of Mach 1.5, roughly 1020 miles per hour, at approximately 32,000 feet in altitude. Live coverage: https://go.nasa.gov/323Aa

This Week at NASA: Another test of the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system came to a successful conclusion. The test evaluated the parachutes’ performance in an emergency abort situation that would require Orion to be jettisoned from the agency’s Space Launch System rocket during a launch. Watch and discover that and more! http://go.nasa.gov/2mbYcUD | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration