NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed the first round of environmental testing at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 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 MODIS on NASAs Terra satellite captured this image of the storm at noon Central Daylight Time (17:00 UTC). Scientists and engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have joined teams studying optics technologies for three possible new NASA missions to search for alien worlds (exoplanets). 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. 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. By the afternoon of August 4, 2008, Tropical Storm Edouard was headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast. This site is maintained by the Planetary Science Communications team at, The Next Full Moon is the Wolf or Ice Moon, NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science, 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter, Juno Explores Jovian Moons During Extended Mission, NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More, NEO Surveyor Successfully Passes Key Milestone. 09.08.08 - 05.20.07 - Land On December 19, 2008, Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 2 storm. A new look at a classic experiment reveals volcanoes may have played a crucial role in the rise of life on Earth. Cassini scientists speculate there may be a layer of liquid water mixed with ammonia about 100 kilometers (62 miles) below the surface of Titan. By astronomical standards, Northern Hemisphere winter wont end until March 20. 08.18.08 - 05.07.07 - U. APOD Editor to Speak in New York on Jan. 2, NASA Web (2008, December 25). The radar antenna was pointing toward Titan at an altitude of 970 kilometers (684 miles) during the closest approach. NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. If you know your browser is up to date, you should check to ensure that Astronomers who count sunspots have announced that 2008 is now the "blankest year" of the Space Age. Specific rights apply. 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. document.write( '' ) 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. The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics every day for more than 25 years via the use of their Hubble telescope. 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 - Social Media Lead: After four years of observations, a European satellite named Integral may have solved one of our galaxy's greatest mysteries. August 31, 2008. 06.13.08 - Tropical Cyclone Billy continued traveling along Western Australia's Kimberley Coast . NASA Headquarters approves an instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe. 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. Inside the polar night boundary, MODIS cannot observe snow cover because there is not enough daylight. 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. nasa.gov. Posted on December 1, 2008 by Tess Jaffe. But the sequence also features Cool, wet conditions in the Northwest, frigid weather on the Plains, and record dry conditions in the Southeast are all signs that La Nia is in full swing. At a teleconference on Aug. 26, 2008, NASA announced it was giving a new name to the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, launched June 11, 2008. Date Acquired: 08/04/2008 (603 miles), obtaining radar images of Titan's south polar region and a The blast arose from a star 12.8 billion light-years away. Astronomers are using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope as part of a quest to understand the violent lives of galaxies. NASA researchers have created an advanced data compression algorithm that will increase science data return for NASA missions. After a nationwide search for junior science researchers on GLAST mission, three people have been chosen for these prestigious post-doctoral positions. Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. 09.22.08 - The final day of competition for The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist concludes the evening of Oct. 6, 2008. NASA has selected the University of Colorado at Boulder for the management and operations of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center. Scientists have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. A new study has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa. Phil Davis 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. 12.15.08 - Water The high-resolution image provided above is at MODIS full spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. planet Earth's Atmosphere Consider one appropriate for 2009, the 06.02.08 - 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. Managing Editor: The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. 06.05.08 - Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again on a Work Day? The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. 02.05.08 - Image of the Day The tiny sensor, only the size of a quarter, acts like a smoke detector. much of what you could see. 10.08.08 - It can sense chemicals and gases that may be harmful to astronauts. 07.01.08 - 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. This graphic shows the trajectory for the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of the icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 31, 2008. 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. 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. 04.14.08 - 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. . Sherrica Newsome currently finds herself as Operations Manager for the 2008 NASA Academy at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. 02.26.08 - 11.7.08 - 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. 02.19.08 - 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 powerful stellar explosion detected by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object visible with the naked eye. NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) received the final "Ready to Go!" 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. 04.14.08 - Two giant storms erupted from a jet stream on Jupiter in March, 2007. emailName =('Brandon Maccherone') Whats going on here? 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. NASA has set June 7 as the new target launch date for GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Flight Center. . A winter camp for educators known as History of Winter 2008 will be hosted by a team from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center. Terra 07.10.08 - composed from a series of 7,000 images highlighting 04.21.08 - Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. Click on a picture and discover the cosmos! 02.08.08 - 04.02.01 - The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics. meteors streaking overhead, Managing Editor: The five-craft THEMIS fleet may help scientists determine why. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey. 06.03.08 - 01.08.08 - 05.21.08 - 05.29.08 - 02.07.08 - Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Denver was selected to build the satellites for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-R, Program. 11.04.08 - 01.08.08 - Land 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. 10.24.08 - They can be combined with information on snow depth to help predict flood risk and water availability in regions such as Afghanistan, where the winter snow pack is the primary source of water in the summer. rays. The brown winter landscape is broken by patches of white snow still lingering on the ground on the Mississippi/Louisiana border, and a . 08.07.08 - 09.17.08 - Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website. Never having acquired hurricane strength, the storm made landfall west of the Texas-Louisiana border, east of Galveston, Texas. Shadow of a Opportunity (August 3, 2004; February 4, 2007; June 29, 2008; May 8, 2011; . 01.10.08 - NASA scientists have determined that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earths second warmest year in a century. GLAST Mission Operations at NASA Goddard Powered Up, California Wildfires Continue to Burn Out of Control, Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On, NASA Goddard Has More Than a Dozen Exciting Missions in Next Year, Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes, NASA Goddard Mission Approved to Probe Matter in Extreme Environments, University Faculty and Students to "Rock On!" Severe Storms, NASA Goddard Space One of Saturn's rings soaks up material gushing from the fountains on the tiny ice-moon, Enceladus, according to new Cassini observations. NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. 05.29.08 - 07.17.08 - A new NASA study has found that storms are more intense during the work week than on the weekends. ASD at The image has been processed with a resolution of 128 pixels/deg. Social Media Lead: Lt. Contributor: Laura E.P. 08.04.08 - 02.08.08 - 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. On December 28, 2008, the storm was downgraded to an ex-tropical cyclone and was anticipated to pose no further threat to the coastal communities of Western Australia. This graphic depicts a cross-section of the Saturnian moon Titan. Design & Development: 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. 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Image of the Day News representatives are invited to attend a media day event on July 1 to learn about NASA's ambitious mission to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. Flight Center. 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. 09.23.08 - 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. 1 Last Updated: November 15, 2019 . 10.27.08 - nasa.gov. 07.17.08 - NASA has selected Sevatec Inc. in Arlington, Va. for professional and administrative support services for the Office of Human Capital Management at Goddard. 08.05.08 - 06.02.08 - 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. 01.25.08 - 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. & Jerry Bonnell NASA Technical Rep.: Phil Newman. 06.05.08 - 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. mars.nasa.gov. 07.24.08 - 07.07.08 - Compared to earlier images, the storm appears more compact in this picture, and occurs almost entirely over the ocean. This is the fourth of four fly-bys where RADAR can probe the interior of Titan and confirm the existence of an ocean. 06.30.08 - 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. 05.13.08 - 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. Thousands converged on Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. 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. emailE=('brandon.f.mac' + 'cherone@nas' + 'a.gov') crepuscular Bands Used: 1,4,3 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. 10.16.08 - NASA Headquarters Images; Kennedy Space Center Images; Johnson Space Center Images; Goddard Space Flight Center Images; Marshall Space Flight Center Images 04.14.08 - The launch of NASA's GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for no earlier than June 11. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space. Satellite: Ontario Lacus. South of the polar night boundary, dark gray means either no snow or no data, usually because of clouds. NASA Web 1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B) LRO Media Day will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. This site is maintained by the Planetary Science Communications team at, The Next Full Moon is the Wolf or Ice Moon, NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science, 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter, Juno Explores Jovian Moons During Extended Mission, NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More, NEO Surveyor Successfully Passes Key Milestone. The proposed new mission, called Gravity and Extreme Magnetism (GEMS), will use a new technique to accomplish what has been impossible until now. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. Took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local Time on December 1, 2008 Scientist concludes the evening Oct.... 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