The five-craft THEMIS fleet may help scientists determine why. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. This graphic shows the trajectory for the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of the icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 31, 2008. Scientists have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. Katherine Heinzen, a student from Fairfax, Va., will spend this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The Delta II 7920-H rocket that will launch GLAST is in the process of being assembled on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. 04.08.08 - The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. NASA will hold a series of news media briefings Sept. 8 - 9 to preview the space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. much of what you could see. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. Water featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 05.29.08 - Never having acquired hurricane strength, the storm made landfall west of the Texas-Louisiana border, east of Galveston, Texas. Severe Storms. 10.02.08 - Goddard and the Howard B. Owens Science Center will celebrate a first year partnership created to inspire and educate students in the study of Earth science. After 10 years of fine-tuning a technique to efficiently manufacture super-thin, curved mirrors needed to focus X-ray photons, Goddard astrophysicist Will Zhang and his team have won a position on the NuSTAR mission to provide the telescopes more than 3,000 individual mirror segments. 05.07.08 - 03.04.08 - Robert Nemiroff 06.02.08 - Last Updated: November 15, 2019 . Managing Editor: 06.26.08 - The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. Others were less distinct, such as the U.S. Sierra Nevadas, the Pyrnes of France and Spain, and the Caucasus of Eastern Europe, but by the end of winter, their peaks were crisply defined in white. 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. 06.13.08 - Official NASA photographs from agency photographers chronicle what's making news across the agency, from launches and landings to important science announcements. (2008, December 28). The maps are based on observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terra satellite. 12.03.08 - 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. 05.30.08 - 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. 02.08.08 - 05.01.08 - NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) received the final "Ready to Go!" along the horizon changing in a beautiful Social Media Lead: This graphic depicts a cross-section of the Saturnian moon Titan. 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. International Year of Astronomy; NASA Headquarters approves an instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe. Whats going on here? The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. The Hubble Space Telescope team completed switching the required hardware modules to their B-sides about 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 15. 09.15.08 - NASA study shows that the rising frequency and intensity of arctic storms over the last half century directly accelerated the rate of arctic sea ice drift which is a harbinger of climate change. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries. Landsat Important to Coastal Studies. The "Tiger Stripe" region on Saturn's moon Enceladus has been found to be even warmer than previous measurements indicated. During RockOn!, university faculty and students will learn the basics of building experiments for flight on suborbital rockets. 02.15.08 - The MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of the storm at noon Central Daylight Time (17:00 UTC). 06.11.08 - 07.15.08 - Along with a redesigned user interface, these efforts have culminated in the launch of the new Earth Observatory (see screenshot below). Governor Visits Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA's GLAST Gets Shades, Blankets for the Beach, Visionary 'NASA Exploration Experience' Exhibit to Tour Connecticut May 14 - June 4, NASA Goddard and Howard B. 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Americas plans for opening the space frontier are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to tour Connecticut for three weeks beginning May 14. 01.24.08 - In earlier releases the exposed region seemed to be centered with the image square but . Atmosphere Lt. Project Science Office Communications Staff, Using Remote Sensing for Improved Decision Making for Food Security, Hanging Out in the Arctic: An Airborne Study of Arctic Atmosphere and Air Pollution, Part II, Citizen Science as a Tool to Engage the Public in Earth System Science: The Citizens and Remote Sensing Observational Network (CARSON) Guide, Arctic Sea Ice Down to Second-Lowest Extent; Likely Record-Low Volume, HIRDLS UK-US Science Team Meeting Summary, Smog Blog for Central America and Caribbean Debuts, NASA Maps Shed Light on Carbon Dioxides Global Nature, NASA Science Mission DirectorateScience Education Update. GSFC Earth Science film producer Maria Frostic explores the world of Iceland's puffin population in her upcoming PBS documentary. . The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. To prepare for Servicing Mission 4, new Hubble components must endure harsh tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 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. 11.07.08 - 02.08.08 - Atmosphere Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Denver was selected to build the satellites for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-R, Program. Moore Boeck, The Story Behind Apollo 8's Famous Earthrise Photo. NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. . The MODIS on NASAs Terra satellite captured this image of the storm at noon Central Daylight Time (17:00 UTC). 09.10.08 - After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. A service of: ASD at NASA . SnoMotes are the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic. 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 . 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. Privacy Policy and Important Notices. 03.20.08 - These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. Global snow cover maps are valuable for both practical and scientific tasks. NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009. Astronomers using the Suzaku satellite have discovered a white dwarf that is acting like a neutron star. NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. meteors streaking overhead, Im pleased to report that the Earth Observatory team has completed an extensive redesign of their siteearthobservatory.nasa.gov. Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have identified the smallest known black hole in the universe. BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. Swift caught sight of a splintered comet fragment as it passed by the Ring Nebula. 01.10.08 - composed from a series of 7,000 images highlighting October 31, 2008. 06.24.08 - 10.14.08 - own rotation are 07.17.08 - Researchers have discovered that an explosion of magnetic energy powers sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the Northern Lights. 01.09.08 - 07.23.08 - It's up to LRO to make those landings as safe as possible. 09.02.08 - The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. 05.13.08 - Design & Development: 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. 07.25.08 - Two Goddard employees have been recognized by the National Women of Color (WOC) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) as 2008 WOC All-Stars and Rising Stars of Technology. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. Privacy Policy and Important Notices from all teams. This 4-minute, time-lapse video is Severe Storms, NASA Goddard Space To get the best experience possible, please download a compatible browser. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. Atmosphere 9.17.08 - Edouard had not strengthened into a hurricane when MODIS acquired this image, and the storm was expected to lose strength as it moved inland. A 2006 solar flare surprised scientists by behaving in unexpected ways. 08.05.08 - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on Thursday announced that Rob Strain will be the next center director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California. Snow and Ice, Image of the Day 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 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. 03.03.08 - NASAs Swift satellite demonstrates what happens when astronomers look at a galaxy in ultraviolet light. 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. Over the course of the past year, the team was hard at work implementing a new underlying core that included development of an improved information architecture, as well as administration and content management tools. 01.30.08 - the 5-year anniversary of some the most powerful solar storms ever recorded. 10.14.08 - 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. 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. The proposed new mission, called Gravity and Extreme Magnetism (GEMS), will use a new technique to accomplish what has been impossible until now. Northrop Grumman has created a Sunshield for NASAs James Webb Space Telescope that can withstand the harsh environment of space. 10.06.08 - Caption by Michon Scott. The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. Observations made by NASA instruments onboard an Air Force satellite have shown that the boundary between the Earths upper atmosphere and space has moved to extraordinarily low altitudes. After four years of observations, a European satellite named Integral may have solved one of our galaxy's greatest mysteries. 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