31 december 2008 nasa picture

1 NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. A service of: 03.17.08 - NASA has selected SP Systems Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract. much of what you could see. Date Acquired: 08/04/2008 NASA / 02.01.08 - The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT and remains unchanged through Aug. 7. 09.08.08 - 03.27.08 - Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again on a Work Day? 02.25.08 - The Hubble Space Telescope team completed switching the required hardware modules to their B-sides about 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 15. Design & Development: The first of 18 mirror segments that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at the Marshall Space Flight Center to prepare it to meet the extreme temperatures it will encounter in space. NASA has selected the University of Alaska for the management and operations of the EOS Data and Information System Synthetic Aperture Radar DACC. 02.15.08 - 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. Privacy Policy and Important Notices. February 1, 2000 - February 28, 2009QuickTime, Google Earth - December 1, 2008 - February 28, 2009KML. + 'frazier@nas' + 'a.gov') 12.08.08 - A powerful one-two punch for astronomy happens when you team up orbiting and ground-based observatories. 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. 01.28.08 - We could make huge telescopes on the moon relatively easily, and avoid the large expense of transporting a large mirror from Earth. 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. (2008, December 28). Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia in late December 2008. A winter camp for educators known as History of Winter 2008 will be hosted by a team from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 05.07.08 - That's how many people have submitted their names to this project. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey. Your browser or your browser's settings are not supported. 09.29.08 - Atmosphere nasa.gov. The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will be used to launch GLAST into space arrived at Hangar M at Cape Canaveral. 04.01.08 - The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. Titan Flyby - July 31, 2008 . 08.14.08 - 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. 11.17.08 - Authors & editors: Water These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. 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. 01.22.08 - 01.10.08 - emailE=('brandon.f.mac' + 'cherone@nas' + 'a.gov') Two giant storms erupted from a jet stream on Jupiter in March, 2007. 06.24.08 - 08.26.08 - Ryan Sheridan, a student from Moscow, Idaho, will spend this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. 07.01.08 - 05.20.07 - The nation's largest estuary just happens to be in the backyard of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Social Media Lead: A new NASA-led study shows that human-caused climate change has impacted a wide range of Earth's natural systems. One of the priorities of the GLAST Burst Monitor science team has been to validate burst location information provided by the telescope. (2008, December 25). & Michigan Tech. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. 10.14.08 - Dr. Peter Hildebrand was recently named a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. In December, some of the Northern Hemispheres high mountain ranges already stood out from the surrounding terrain, including the Himalaya in Asia and the Atlas Mountains in northern Africa. NASA by Caltech. 01.02.08 - 03.03.08 - Scientists have used computer models to show how melt could contribute to the observed speed up of the ice sheet. 03.07.08 - 06.11.08 - When it comes to firing telescopes and their instruments into the frigid cold of space, the more you test your hardware, the better. Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC, Web Curator: Scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope say that hot spots near the shattered remains of an exploded star are echoing the blast's first moments. These maps show the average percent snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere for December 2008 (top) and February 2009 (bottom), the first and last months of meteorological winter. International Year of Astronomy; 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. 12.10.08 - NASA Official: If you know your browser is up to date, you should check to ensure that 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. 04.02.01 - Boosted to almost the speed of light, "killer electrons" can knock out computers, pierce spacesuits and damage the tissues of astronauts. 03.04.08 - NASA Headquarters approves an instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe. Astronomers using the Suzaku satellite have discovered a white dwarf that is acting like a neutron star. LRO Media Day will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. After canceling a tropical cyclone warning from Pardoo to Port Headland, the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology issued a cyclone warning for Western Australia coastal communities near Pilbara on December 25, 2008. javascript is enabled. Rocchio When you think of Landsat, images of the Earth's land surface rightly come to mind because that is the type of. NASA maps and animation by Kevin Ward, based on data from the NASA Earth Observations (NEO) project. Flight Center. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. emailName =('Shannell Frazier') Cassini scientists speculate there may be a layer of liquid water mixed with ammonia about 100 kilometers (62 miles) below the surface of Titan. 02.20.08 - 05.29.08 - 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. 09.17.08 - 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. Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website. Enceladus Global View with Plume (Artist's Rendering), Enceladus Organics on Grains of Ice (Illustration), NASAs Lunar Flashlight Team Assessing Spacecrafts Propulsion System. The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics. Continue reading , 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. Hurricane, tropical storm and tropical depression rainfall caused many severe floods and numerous lost lives during the 2008 north Atlantic hurricane season. The launch of NASA's GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Thursday, June 5. Students from all over the world will gather to participate in a creative problem-solving competition, at the University of Maryland, College Park, Md., May 31 through June 3. 05.21.08 - Managing Editor: 09.26.08 - On Oct. 31, 2008, during the second close flyby of Enceladus of the month, the cameras and other optical remote sensing instruments will be front and center, imaging the fractures that slash across the moon's south polar region like stripes on a tiger. 11.13.08 - 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. Goddard Symposium to focus on "Going to Work in Space.". NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., will open its doors to the public September 13 to learn about the more than 12 missions Goddard is launching in a year. 05.19.08 - 05.13.08 - Dec . Australian Associated Press Pty Limited. 06.27.08 - NASA has selected Sevatec Inc. in Arlington, Va. for professional and administrative support services for the Office of Human Capital Management at Goddard. Besides strong winds, heavy rains, and a brief electrical outage, Edouard caused little damage. Moore Boeck. 03.13.08 - Sun and The brown winter landscape is broken by patches of white snow still lingering on the ground on the Mississippi/Louisiana border, and a . After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. This uses knowledge of the GALEX survey to find the center of the Continue reading , Lots of people are using the Image gallery. The radar antenna was pointing toward Titan at an altitude of 970 kilometers (684 miles) during the closest approach. rays. Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California. GSFC Earth Science film producer Maria Frostic explores the world of Iceland's puffin population in her upcoming PBS documentary. Satellite: A blind engineer at Goddard had the vision for a solution to a problem that ultimately required a trip to Europe to help with a Soyuz capsule re-entry. The blast arose from a star 12.8 billion light-years away. Explanation: NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space. Understanding Earth: Our Ocean. 04.28.08 - 04.30.08 - NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. The tennis court-sized sunshield built by Northrop Grumman for NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has completed its preliminary design review. 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter. Severe Storms, NASA Goddard Space By astronomical standards, Northern Hemisphere winter wont end until March 20. The final day of competition for The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist concludes the evening of Oct. 6, 2008. The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. NASA selected two proposals from Goddard researchers to assist with measurements the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will make. 02.19.08 - With NASA, Washington and Baltimore Area Reporters Invited to Hubble Media Day, NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations in Disaster Aftermath, For Hurricanes, Storms, Raindrop Size Makes All the Difference, NASA Targets GLAST Launch for no Earlier than June 11, Star Trek's George Takei Beams Down to Goddard, NASA Scientists Pioneer Method for Making Giant Lunar Telescopes, NASA Awards Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Contract, Fairfax Student Accepted for NASA Goddard Engineering Internship, Idaho Student Accepted for NASA Goddard Engineering Internship. NASA announced the public will have a chance to suggest a new name for the cutting edge Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope observatory before it launches in mid-2008. The proposed new mission, called Gravity and Extreme Magnetism (GEMS), will use a new technique to accomplish what has been impossible until now. Event 05.29.08 - Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. Advance warning of radiation storms could give astronauts time to take cover and allow satellite operators to take protective measures. document.write( '' ) Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. Arcing through the sky in a stately reflection of 02.08.08 - 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. 07.11.08 - 02.19.08 - 02.29.08 - 12.19.08 - Im pleased to report that the Earth Observatory team has completed an extensive redesign of their siteearthobservatory.nasa.gov. 05.29.08 - Less than a week after launch, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is safely up-and-running well in orbit approximately 350 miles (565 kilometers) above Earth's surface. Specific rights apply. 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. NASA scientists say a new solar cycle is beginning, and this could have important repercussions for space-based technology, such as GPS and weather satellites. The bulletin warned of wind gusts up to 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, should the storm take a route more toward the southwest. 01.24.08 - 12.30.08 - 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. Features in the Gallery: Very Bright Stars, Unexpected image offsets in the GALEX GR4, SkyView v3.5.6 Security updates and bug fixes. 2008 December 31 The Sky in Motion Credit & Copyright: Video: Till Credner , ( The Sky in Motion.com ) 07.01.08 - Excitement Builds as GLAST Readies Its Gamma-ray Vision! 06.13.08 - SkyView GALEX GR4: Off center images fixed. 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. Source: Lance Nixon, South Dakota State University NASA is paying researchers on the cool prairies of South Dakota to help track biodiversity in the steamy. NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009. NASA has set June 7 as the new target launch date for GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. 10.29.08 - The launch of NASA's GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for no earlier than June 11. A new NASA study has found that storms are more intense during the work week than on the weekends. NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More. 02.27.08 - One of Saturn's rings soaks up material gushing from the fountains on the tiny ice-moon, Enceladus, according to new Cassini observations. For some while we have been looking at how to put the data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anistropy Probe (WMAP) into SkyView. Terra 09.10.08 - 02.08.08 - 11.12.08 - Lt. The predicted rain held off, encouraging approximately 13,000 people to visit the Center. NEO Surveyor Successfully Passes Key Milestone. Consider one appropriate for 2009, the One popular theme is to find images that look very peculiar. NASA Official: Phillip Newman What superficially resembles a giant moth floating in space is giving astronomers new insight into planetary system formation. Still need to come up with a good new year's resolution? 02.08.08 - stars. 12.04.08 - 01.08.08 - Bill Dunford The IBEX mission will provide Greg Frazier with just the example he needs to showcase his knowledge of what it takes to reach the stars. NASA's Science Communication Support Office Annual Report 2017. In Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form browser or your browser 's settings are supported. Winds, heavy rains, and a brief electrical outage, Edouard little. Climate change has impacted a wide range of Earth 's natural systems of Space. `` 1 EDT. X27 ; s Big 2022: Historic Moon mission, Webb Telescope,. 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31 december 2008 nasa picture