NASA satellites finds vast quantities of industrial aerosols and smoke from East Asia and Russia travel from one side of the globe to another. 07.17.08 - 04.21.08 - The bulletin also forecast a high probability of a tropical cyclone in the region from December 26-28, 2008. Phil Davis 03.07.08 - nasa.gov. The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. The original target, comet Boethin, is lost in space. Compared to earlier images, the storm appears more compact in this picture, and occurs almost entirely over the ocean. Edouard had not strengthened into a hurricane when MODIS acquired this image, and the storm was expected to lose strength as it moved inland. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. A new nano satellite mission, called 'Firefly,' sponsored by the National Science Foundation and led by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will explore the relationship between lightning and these sudden bursts, called Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes. One popular theme is to find images that look very peculiar. A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert likely contributed to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season. 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Inspired by a desire to make finding space physics information as easy as book lovers locate a text on Amazon.com, the heliophysics virtual observatories offer a wealth of resources to learn more about the sun, Earth and heliosphere. 12.10.08 - This is a COMPTEL image, one of the lowest resolution surveys we have in Continue reading , This image from 2008-12-06 15:57:53 shows a very interesting feature that looks like a giant worm squirming amongst the stars. Along with a redesigned user interface, these efforts have culminated in the launch of the new Earth Observatory (see screenshot below). For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov and http://www.nasa.gov/cassini. Did you know the weeks surrounding this All Hallows Eve mark a haunting milestone? as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. 12.12.08 - Last Month: December 2008: Next Month: Sun: Mon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri: Sat Last Month | Calendar | Next Month > Index | Search | Send Mail to APOD | Today's . 10.19.08 - NEO Surveyor Successfully Passes Key Milestone. However WMAP images are generally stored in Continue reading , This image from 2008-12-10 09:39:28 is pretty interesting It looks like we are seeing some very special object with rings around it. meteors streaking overhead, NASA / Australian Associated Press Pty Limited. 12.16.08 - You will be directed to the NASA Visible Earth webpage when you select Images by Mission below, or click on the images at right that are randomly generated to represent four out of all possible topics. This artist concept shows a mirror-smooth lake on the surface of the smoggy moon Titan. After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. To get the best experience possible, please download a compatible browser. 01.22.08 - Bands Used: 1,4,3 09.26.08 - This pair of maps shows average percent snow cover in December 2008 and February 2009, the first and last months of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. 11.07.08 - 02.08.08 - 05.07.08 - 09.29.08 - ET. Image of the Day Social Media Lead: Moore Boeck, The Story Behind Apollo 8's Famous Earthrise Photo. planet Earth's 06.30.08 - The predicted rain held off, encouraging approximately 13,000 people to visit the Center. 07.23.08 - 09.15.08 - NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is receiving finishing touches at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near the beaches of eastern central Florida for its launch. NASA by Caltech. 01.02.08 - A team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center designs and builds the special tools and aids astronauts need when they service the Hubble Space Telescope. 07.02.08 - 10.15.08 - By astronomical standards, Northern Hemisphere winter wont end until March 20. 06.11.08 - The animation shows monthly snow cover from February 2000 through February 2009. Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) 11.7.08 - Making a proper distinction by looking at both raindrop size and abundance may be a key to assisting weather forecasters in estimating rainfall intensity to reduce the surprise factor of flash flooding. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the first scientific results from the TRMM satellite, media are invited to a media roundtable on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. EST. 10.23.08 - A comprehensive Mission Operations Readiness (MOR) review of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) was successfully completed last month. A rare snowfall blanketed parts of the southeastern US on December 11, 2008 - this image was captured by the MODIS on the Terra satellite the next day. Researchers have identified the common thread that determines how aerosols from human activity, like the particles released from forest fires, influence cloud cover and affect climate. Astronomers are reporting on a strange case where one of the littlest of stars "twinkled" with gamma rays, X-rays, and light -- and then vanished. 05.29.08 - NASA has selected SP Systems Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract. NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC announced the beginning of a new partnership to commercialize over 40 NASA-funded technologies to the private sector for commercial application. NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More. Researchers have estimated more precisely than ever the heat-trapping effect of water in the air, validating the role of the gas as a critical component of climate change. 01.09.08 - 01.11.08 - Land 07.01.08 - NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. Because snow insulates the ground, it reduces the flow of heat and water vapor from the ground to the atmosphere, which influences weather and climate. The total estimated cost of the contract is $20,412,996 over the five-year period of performance. On December 28, 2008, the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology downgraded the storms status to that of ex-tropical cyclone, stating that it posed no further threat to communities of Western Australia. The final day of competition for The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist concludes the evening of Oct. 6, 2008. The Hubble team today received approval from officials at NASA Headquarters to reconfigure a failed data handling unit on Hubble to begin operations on a redundant side of the unit. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey. Design & Development: 10.08.08 - composed from a series of 7,000 images highlighting This graphic shows the trajectory for the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of the icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 31, 2008. New microprocessors for the telescope are about the size of a half-dollar and can do the same job as a 20-pound electronics box. 02.29.08 - 03.20.08 - Understanding Earth: Our Ocean. 10.14.08 - 06.12.08 - GSFC Earth Science film producer Maria Frostic explores the world of Iceland's puffin population in her upcoming PBS documentary. In January 2008, NASA's Dr. Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica. 01.07.08 - After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics every day for more than 25 years via the use of their Hubble telescope. Robert Nemiroff During the night of Oct. 15, Space Telescope Operations Control Center engineers at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center turned on and checked out Side B of Hubbles Science Instrument Control and Data Handling (SI C&DH) system. New studies show the wrenching gravity just outside the outer boundary of a black hole can produce yet another bizarre effect: light echoes. 05.21.08 - 05.07.07 - 9.17.08 - 05.29.08 - 05.21.08 - 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. Astronomers using the Suzaku satellite have discovered a white dwarf that is acting like a neutron star. U. APOD Editor to Speak in New York on Jan. 2, NASA Web NASA researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate. The bulletin warned of wind gusts up to 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, should the storm take a route more toward the southwest. The nation's largest estuary just happens to be in the backyard of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The snow cover patterns also identify various topographic features, especially mountain ranges. The image has been processed with a resolution of 128 pixels/deg. A powerful stellar explosion detected by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object visible with the naked eye. A new look at a classic experiment reveals volcanoes may have played a crucial role in the rise of life on Earth. The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. In fact its actually a tiny hair that got on the photographic plate sometime in the process of taking, developing Continue reading , A new version of SkyView has been installed to accommodate the issues that off center GALEX GR4 images presented. 03.04.08 - View videos produced at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center as part of Earth Science Week 2008. The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics. Liftoff of GLAST aboard a Delta II rocket is currently targeted for 11:45 a.m. EDT on May 16. 10.15.08 - NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. The underlying GALEX observations used in SkyView are 38403840 pixel images where only a circle with a radius of about 2900 pixels is actually exposed. Rocchio When you think of Landsat, images of the Earth's land surface rightly come to mind because that is the type of. 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter. Tropical Cyclone Billy continued traveling along Western Australia's Kimberley Coast . 07.28.08 - along the horizon changing in a beautiful As predicted, Edouard came ashore along the Gulf Coast early in the day on August 5, 2008, one day after this image was acquired. Acquired December 16, 2009, this true-color image shows Tropical Cyclone Laurence spanning hundreds of kilometers over the Indian Ocean, just off the Australian coast. Snow and Ice, Winter Snow Cover in the Northern Hemisphere, NASA Goddard Space 07.24.08 - On April 25, NASAs Swift satellite picked up a record-setting flare from a star known as EV Lacertae. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 03.13.08 - A million names will be blasted into space and "to the moon" on LRO. 12.03.08 - The National Academy of Sciences will award the 2008 Arctowski Medal to Dr. Leonard Burlaga, an Astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. NASAs Solar Shield experiment explores how timely space weather forecasts can help power companies keep the power flowing to the many appliances and electronic gadgets we rely on every day. When astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope in October 2008 for its final servicing mission, they will be facing a task that has no precedence performing on-orbit surgery on two ailing science instruments that reside inside the telescope. 07.31.08 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed the first round of environmental testing at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. NASAs Polar satellite concludes its successful mission at the end of April with a breathtaking visible light image of the colorful dancing lights of the aurora. After a nationwide search for junior science researchers on GLAST mission, three people have been chosen for these prestigious post-doctoral positions. Still need to come up with a good new year's resolution? NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is aiming its largest telescope at five stars in a search for alien planets as it enters its extended mission, called EPOXI. 04.22.08 - One of Saturn's rings soaks up material gushing from the fountains on the tiny ice-moon, Enceladus, according to new Cassini observations. A service of: ASD at NASA . Scientists have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. Snow and Ice, Image of the Day Internet technologies that enable computers to talk to each other may make it possible for satellites to communicate the same way. Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have identified the smallest known black hole in the universe. Researchers now believe that some of the most intense winter storm activity over parts of the United States may have origins in far-flung parts of the Pacific Ocean. Besides strong winds, heavy rains, and a brief electrical outage, Edouard caused little damage. 06.27.08 - 11.04.08 - 06.26.08 - 07.10.08 - NASA Official: Boosted to almost the speed of light, "killer electrons" can knock out computers, pierce spacesuits and damage the tissues of astronauts. The EPOXI mission uses the Deep Impact spacecraft has begun its search for "super Earth" planets. BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. Scientists from NASA and organizations around the world will convene physically and electronically in Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost U.S. city, during the first week of Arctic sunrise at Barrow January 23 29. Dr. Peter Hildebrand was recently named a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. 06.02.08 - The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. 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Scientists believe that pollution is causing more rainfall midweek than on weekends. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. JPL is a federally funded research and development center managed for Event document.write( '' ) 04.28.08 - Inside the polar night boundary, MODIS cannot observe snow cover because there is not enough daylight. Design & Development: 01.29.08 - emailE=('brandon.f.mac' + 'cherone@nas' + 'a.gov') Very light blue shows places where at least a trace of snow was observed, while white shows where the ground was 100 percent snow covered. 04.14.08 - The WMAP data are central to our current understanding of cosmology. Christa Peters-Lidard of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has been awarded the 2007 Arthur S. Flemming Award in the category of Applied Science, Engineering and Mathematics. SOHO has discovered its 1500th comet, making it more successful than all the other discoverers of comets throughout history put together. Ten middle school student finalists from across the country will vie for the title of "America's Top Young Scientist" at Goddard in early October. The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. The tiny sensor, only the size of a quarter, acts like a smoke detector. SnoMotes are the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic. 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Im pleased to report that the Earth Observatory team has completed an extensive redesign of their siteearthobservatory.nasa.gov. 06.05.08 - 03.28.08 - NASA has selected 10 offerors to provide the agency with access to a variety of airborne platforms to conduct airborne science research and range support. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after launch. The full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope resumes its world tour with a stop in Montreal, July 13 through July 20, 2008. Answering bold questions about life and climate on Earth and other planets is the goal behind a new Space Act Agreement signed between Goddard and Northrop Grumman. 11.04.08 - from all teams. 06.03.08 - The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. Reliable power and potential lunar resources make the lunar poles attractive enough to attempt hairy landings on a crater rim. A new study has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa. 05.27.08 - With winds of about 384 miles per hour, some of the highest wind speeds ever detected on any planet, Jupiter's Little Red Spot could blow away any hurricane on Earth. Dr. Joan M. Centrella and Dr. John G. Baker are the 2008 recipients of the John C. Lindsay Memorial Award for Space Science. as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. 07.17.08 - 12.15.08 - 04.01.08 - For reasons not fully understood, auroras are more common in the spring than at other times. 04.02.01 - New data from the W. M. Keck Observatory at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, are helping scientists overturn long-standing assumptions about powerful stellar explosions. According to a report from the U.S. National Hurricane Center, elevated oil rigs south of the Louisiana coast reported sustained winds of 72 to 89 kilometers (45 to 55 miles) per hour, well below the wind-speed threshold for a Category 1 hurricane. NASAs Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, designed to image global interactions at the outer reaches of the solar system, today began its move to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California. Thousands converged on Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries. The high-resolution image provided above is at MODIS full spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. 10.16.08 - topographic profile of the dark, possibly liquid-filled area known as Astronomy Picture of the Day Calendar . 1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B) But the sequence also features 05.13.08 - NASA scientists have determined that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earths second warmest year in a century. Atmosphere NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009. 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