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The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. Opaque clouds surround the storms eye, but farther away from the eye, the clouds assume translucent, wispy shapes, especially in the east. along the horizon changing in a beautiful 10.14.08 - 09.26.08 - The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. After a nationwide search for junior science researchers on GLAST mission, three people have been chosen for these prestigious post-doctoral positions. Specific rights apply. That's how many people have submitted their names to this project. Land Thousands converged on Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. NASA Goddard officials have announced that an incident earlier this evening in a building at Goddard did not involve a chemical spill or release of any hazardous material. The storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall and local flooding to parts of the Kimberley Coast. 04.28.08 - 10.27.08 - 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. Phil Davis Site last updated: December 21, 2022 . E.g., look at the image in the gallery from 2008-11-29 19:02:44 This is a very peculiar looking field in the DSS. 07.11.08 - 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. A NASA-funded researcher has discovered that solar flares -- explosions in the atmosphere of the sun -- get much hotter when they stay "focused". Atmosphere In January 2008, NASA's Dr. Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica. Slice of History - Happy 25th Anniversary, Cassini! Atmosphere topographic profile of the dark, possibly liquid-filled area known as nasa.gov. Hubble has revealed a never-before-seen optical alignment in space: a pair of glowing rings, one nestled inside the other. Explanation: NASA Headquarters Images; Kennedy Space Center Images; Johnson Space Center Images; Goddard Space Flight Center Images; Marshall Space Flight Center Images Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. this past Saturday to celebrate LaunchFest. 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. High-Southern Latitudes in the Leading Hemisphere (Arrakis Planitia). A service of: The model of the James Webb Space Telescope has been making a lot of "orbits" around the world, and is now slated to "land" at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. iridescence, and beaming 02.19.08 - Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) satellites and 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. View videos produced at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center as part of Earth Science Week 2008. 10.15.08 - 01.29.08 - By the afternoon of August 4, 2008, Tropical Storm Edouard was headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast. NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. GSFC Earth Science film producer Maria Frostic explores the world of Iceland's puffin population in her upcoming PBS documentary. 07.01.08 - 05.07.07 - 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 . Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. If you know your browser is up to date, you should check to ensure that February 1, 2000 - February 28, 2009QuickTime, Google Earth - December 1, 2008 - February 28, 2009KML. Liftoff of GLAST aboard a Delta II rocket is currently targeted for 11:45 a.m. EDT on May 16. planet Earth's GSFC NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science. 12.10.08 - The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. New data from the W. M. Keck Observatory at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, are helping scientists overturn long-standing assumptions about powerful stellar explosions. A new look at a classic experiment reveals volcanoes may have played a crucial role in the rise of life on Earth. Lt. 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. 07.15.08 - 01.11.08 - 02.05.08 - Severe Storms, NASA Goddard Space 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. The bulletin also forecast a high probability of a tropical cyclone in the region from December 26-28, 2008. The snow cover maps reveal some of the winters significant snow events in the United States, including a rare snow fall in the Deep South that occurred in mid-December. rays. LRO Media Day will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Specific rights apply. 01.10.08 - (603 miles), obtaining radar images of Titan's south polar region and a 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. SnoMotes are the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic. 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. 10.24.08 - Did you know the weeks surrounding this All Hallows Eve mark a haunting milestone? GEMS will be the first mission designed just to measure the polarization of X-rays emitted near black holes, which will enable scientists to explore the exotic space around black holes in an unprecedented way. 12.03.08 - A new NASA-led study shows that human-caused climate change has impacted a wide range of Earth's natural systems. Tropical Cyclone Billy moved off the coast of Western Australia on December 25, 2008. 01.28.08 - 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. The "Tiger Stripe" region on Saturn's moon Enceladus has been found to be even warmer than previous measurements indicated. The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics. August 31, 2008. 06.24.08 - 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. A new NASA study has found that storms are more intense during the work week than on the weekends. The APOD website on 31 December 2016, displaying that day's astronomy picture of Trifid Nebula in infrared. Privacy Policy and Important Notices 01.02.08 - We could make huge telescopes on the moon relatively easily, and avoid the large expense of transporting a large mirror from Earth. Bands Used: 1,4,3 NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) received the final "Ready to Go!" Goddard Symposium to focus on "Going to Work in Space.". The launch of NASA's GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for no earlier than June 11. 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. 10.08.08 - 10.06.08 - Along with a redesigned user interface, these efforts have culminated in the launch of the new Earth Observatory (see screenshot below). 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These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. 05.21.07 - Moore Boeck. 12.12.08 - as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. The WMAP data are central to our current understanding of cosmology. These missions include a final repair trip to upgrade the famous Hubble Space Telescope and spacecraft to study powerful gamma-rays, the moon, the Sun, and Earth's weather and pollution. Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website. Managing Editor: 11.21.08 - NASA, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and their partners are in Nairobi, Kenya, to launch SERVIR-Africa, a program that helps scientists, government leaders and local communities address concerns related to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, biodiversity and climate change. Australian Associated Press Pty Limited. Scientists have used computer models to show how melt could contribute to the observed speed up of the ice sheet. The five-craft THEMIS fleet may help scientists determine why. Images by Mission. 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. 09.12.08 - Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California. 02.08.08 - 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. 09.29.08 - NASA selected two proposals from Goddard researchers to assist with measurements the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will make. The Aquarius Radiometer, recently delivered by Goddard to JPL, will help scientists study ocean salinity and its relation to climate. The snow cover patterns also identify various topographic features, especially mountain ranges. Image Credit: Moon, 09.04.08 - The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics every day for more than 25 years via the use of their Hubble telescope. 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. 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. Scientists have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) launched successfully on June 11, 2008, at 12:05 p.m. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. NASA Official: meteors streaking overhead, 05.19.08 - 12.19.08 - The predicted rain held off, encouraging approximately 13,000 people to visit the Center. 03.04.08 - Social Media Lead: 02.27.08 - NEO Surveyor Successfully Passes Key Milestone. The final day of competition for The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist concludes the evening of Oct. 6, 2008. A winter camp for educators known as History of Winter 2008 will be hosted by a team from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center. stars. The maps are based on observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite. 02.19.08 - Social Media Lead: 10.08.08 - 12.16.08 - Astronomers have discovered a timing mechanism that allows them to predict exactly when a neutron star will unleash incredibly powerful explosions. 07.01.08 - The proposed new mission, called Gravity and Extreme Magnetism (GEMS), will use a new technique to accomplish what has been impossible until now. Snow and Ice, Image of the Day The Hubble Space Telescope team completed switching the required hardware modules to their B-sides about 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 15. 10.29.08 - The Atlantic Hurricane Season began early in 2007, and by mid-December it was still going. 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Managing Editor: document.write( '' ) 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. Melissa Rey from Chesterfield, Mo., was named "America's Top Young Scientist" at the 2008 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. 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. . 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. 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. 07.01.08 - NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interacts with Earth's magnetosphere. 09.08.08 - 05.07.08 - 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter. 05.29.08 - (2008, December 28). clouds moving For reasons not fully understood, auroras are more common in the spring than at other times. 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. Event 12.04.08 - NASA / 04.14.08 - This graphic shows the trajectory for the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of the icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 31, 2008. Observations of two different systems -- each containing stellar-mass black holes -- are showing astronomers how much they have yet to learn. 05.30.08 - Tropical Cyclone Billy continued traveling along Western Australia's Kimberley Coast . 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. (MTU) & 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 radar antenna was pointing toward Titan at an altitude of 970 kilometers (684 miles) during the closest approach. NASA's Science Communication Support Office Annual Report 2017. xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'">. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Denver was selected to build the satellites for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-R, Program. 06.09.08 - 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. Sun and as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. crepuscular For the first time in the 2008 hurricane season, there are four tropical cyclones active in the Atlantic Ocean basin on one day. the 5-year anniversary of some the most powerful solar storms ever recorded. Servicing Mission 4 to the Hubble Space Telescope is currently on track for a mid-May 2009 launch based on a successful Pre-Environmental Readiness Review (PERR) held December 16 at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center for the flight spare Science Instrument Command and Data Handling (SI/C&DH). 09.02.08 - The original target, comet Boethin, is lost in space. 10.07.08 - 11.04.08 - Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. 07.02.08 - Robert Nemiroff 06.13.08 - Katherine Heinzen, a student from Fairfax, Va., will spend this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. In this image, the sprawling storm blocks the satellites view of much of the Louisiana coast including the New Orleans region, while skies remain clear farther inland, particularly in Texas. 02.08.08 - 03.28.08 - 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. 02.08.08 - The high-resolution image provided above is at MODIS full spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. 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. 05.16.07 - + 'frazier@nas' + 'a.gov') Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 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 - 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. China had clearer skies and easier breathing in mind in the summer of 2008 when they temporarily shuttered some factories and banished many cars in a pre-Olympic sprint to clean up Beijing's air. Smoke billows from scattered wildfires in California, as captured by NASA's Aqua Satellite. The National Academy of Sciences will award the 2008 Arctowski Medal to Dr. Leonard Burlaga, an Astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 04.03.08 - 06.18.08 - 10.27.08 - 02.29.08 - Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC, Web Curator: 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. 08.18.08 - Swift caught sight of a splintered comet fragment as it passed by the Ring Nebula. October 31, 2008. Atmosphere 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. Compared to earlier images, the storm appears more compact in this picture, and occurs almost entirely over the ocean. 11.17.08 - 03.07.08 - The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. 01.08.08 - Scientists around the world are excited about all the things that GLAST is going to uncover after it launches on June 5 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. 05.30.08 - This undertaking leaves the team better positioned to tackle additional components and content for the site as they look forward to their 10th anniversary in April 2009. 03.27.08 - NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. 04.02.01 - NASAs Swift satellite demonstrates what happens when astronomers look at a galaxy in ultraviolet light. NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More. NASA scientists have uncrated heat shields used on the Apollo missions to aid development of the upcoming Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. 11.21.08 - 08.14.08 - Dec. 21, 2008. 07.01.08 - 03.31.08 - 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. Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown to its facility on May 12, 2008. 10.19.08 - 06.02.08 - Sherrica Newsome currently finds herself as Operations Manager for the 2008 NASA Academy at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. One of the priorities of the GLAST Burst Monitor science team has been to validate burst location information provided by the telescope. Steve Platnick, EOS Senior Project Scientist Acting. The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT and remains unchanged through Aug. 7. 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