NASA Official: Phillip Newman NASA has selected Lorraine Hansberry Academy of the Bronx, New York City, New York, to fly a student-designed experiment aboard the agencys reduced gravity aircraft, the Weightless Wonder.. 10.06.08 - 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. 08.04.08 - featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 01.30.08 - NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009. Internet technologies that enable computers to talk to each other may make it possible for satellites to communicate the same way. A service of: ASD at NASA . 05.29.08 - 01.28.08 - Resolutions: On December 19, 2008, Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 2 storm. Besides strong winds, heavy rains, and a brief electrical outage, Edouard caused little damage. 09.22.08 - During RockOn!, university faculty and students will learn the basics of building experiments for flight on suborbital rockets. 12.19.08 - These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. The Hubble Space Telescope team completed switching the required hardware modules to their B-sides about 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 15. 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. 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. 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. NASA's Science Communication Support Office Annual Report 2017. 10.27.08 - Contributor: Laura E.P. 06.03.08 - 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. 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. 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. 06.04.08 - The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics. 05.14.08 - This graphic shows the trajectory for the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of the icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 31, 2008. Water 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. A million names will be blasted into space and "to the moon" on LRO. 11.7.08 - Atmosphere 11.17.08 - Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown to its facility on May 12, 2008. 04.23.08 - 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. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. NASA has selected ASRC Research and Technology Solutions, LLC, of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract. Severe Storms. NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. 06.27.08 - Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. NASA scientists have determined that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earths second warmest year in a century. 12.19.08 - Several bases of operations for NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) are gearing up for data from the recently launched satellite. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. A winter camp for educators known as History of Winter 2008 will be hosted by a team from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center. 11.04.08 - SnoMotes are the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic. 05.23.07 - 01.16.08 - Land 07.10.08 - 12.23.08 - February 1, 2000 - February 28, 2009QuickTime, Google Earth - December 1, 2008 - February 28, 2009KML. One popular theme is to find images that look very peculiar. International Year of Astronomy; NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. STEREO findings help scientists map the energized particles where the hot solar wind slams into the cold interstellar medium. August 31, 2008. The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. If you know your browser is up to date, you should check to ensure that as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. emailName =('Brandon Maccherone') Phil Davis BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. 05.27.08 - 06.26.08 - Managing Editor: 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. 03.17.08 - 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. 12.10.08 - Social Media Lead: 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. Boosted to almost the speed of light, "killer electrons" can knock out computers, pierce spacesuits and damage the tissues of astronauts. Researchers have discovered that an explosion of magnetic energy powers sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the Northern Lights. NASA Headquarters Images; Kennedy Space Center Images; Johnson Space Center Images; Goddard Space Flight Center Images; Marshall Space Flight Center Images Last Updated: November 15, 2019 . 02.01.08 - 02.05.08 - Americas plans for opening the space frontier are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to tour Connecticut for three weeks beginning May 14. own rotation are xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'">. GALEX now uses a special GalexExposure Image finder. NASA researchers have created an advanced data compression algorithm that will increase science data return for NASA missions. 01.24.08 - October 31, 2008. 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. NASA Goddard Invites Public To See "Launchfest"! Scientists at NASA reveal a new understanding of the coronal heating enigma. 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. Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) Bill Dunford 06.11.08 - 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. 04.28.08 - document.write( '' ), Normalized Fluorescence Line Height (FLH), Instantaneous Photosynthetically Available Radiation, Daily Mean Photosynthetically Available Radiation, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC. 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. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. (2008, December 25). Specific rights apply. Cassini scientists speculate there may be a layer of liquid water mixed with ammonia about 100 kilometers (62 miles) below the surface of Titan. 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. NASA's Science Communication Support Office Annual Report 2017. The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. Goddard Symposium to focus on "Going to Work in Space.". 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. Astronomers who count sunspots have announced that 2008 is now the "blankest year" of the Space Age. The bulletin warned of wind gusts up to 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, should the storm take a route more toward the southwest. & Michigan Tech. Edouard had not strengthened into a hurricane when MODIS acquired this image, and the storm was expected to lose strength as it moved inland. Design & Development: 04.03.08 - 10.15.08 - 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. 01.02.08 - 01.25.08 - 07.01.08 - Event High-Southern Latitudes in the Leading Hemisphere (Arrakis Planitia). 09.12.08 - 10.16.08 - NASA selected The Hammers Company, Greenbelt, Md., to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Mission Operations Element (MOE). planet Earth's What superficially resembles a giant moth floating in space is giving astronomers new insight into planetary system formation. 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. SOHO has discovered its 1500th comet, making it more successful than all the other discoverers of comets throughout history put together. Global snow cover maps are valuable for both practical and scientific tasks. 10.23.08 - 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. the 5-year anniversary of some the most powerful solar storms ever recorded. 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 . The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. Goddard has awarded its highest honor for quality and technical performance to three companies that have contributed significantly to the center's mission. Juno Explores Jovian Moons During Extended Mission. New studies show the wrenching gravity just outside the outer boundary of a black hole can produce yet another bizarre effect: light echoes. 02.08.08 - Severe Storms. 04.15.08 - NASA Web crepuscular 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. The bulletin also forecast a high probability of a tropical cyclone in the region from December 26-28, 2008. The public is invited to come and see the expertise, technology and challenges associated with space exploration when NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center holds its Launchfest open house Sept. 13, 2008. Dec. 21, 2008. Design & Development: Atmosphere 04.30.08 - For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov and http://www.nasa.gov/cassini. Excitement Builds as GLAST Readies Its Gamma-ray Vision! Still need to come up with a good new year's resolution? The maps are based on observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terra satellite. GSFC Severe Storms, NASA Goddard Space Features in the Gallery: Very Bright Stars, Unexpected image offsets in the GALEX GR4, SkyView v3.5.6 Security updates and bug fixes. Reliable power and potential lunar resources make the lunar poles attractive enough to attempt hairy landings on a crater rim. stars. 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. 05.07.08 - 02.13.08 - 01.22.08 - 02.08.08 - 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. 04.14.08 - 04.14.08 - 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. 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NASA has selected Sevatec Inc. in Arlington, Va. for professional and administrative support services for the Office of Human Capital Management at Goddard. 07.01.08 - 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. 1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B) The storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall and local flooding to parts of the Kimberley Coast. 01.08.08 - 10.08.08 - NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science. Dr. Peter Hildebrand was recently named a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. The high-resolution image provided above is at MODIS full spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. 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. Image Credit: this past Saturday to celebrate LaunchFest. Managing Editor: (MTU) & The snow cover patterns also identify various topographic features, especially mountain ranges. 10.29.08 - Cassini streaked past Titan on Dec. 21 at an altitude of 971 kilometers (2008, December 28). 01.18.08 - The powerful antenna system that will enable NASA's GLAST)to communicate with stations on Earth has been successfully connected to the spacecraft. 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. Compared to earlier images, the storm appears more compact in this picture, and occurs almost entirely over the ocean. 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. 10.15.08 - 07.02.08 - After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. Smoke billows from scattered wildfires in California, as captured by NASA's Aqua Satellite. NASA / 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter. Hubble has found them to be brilliant blue clusters of stars born in the swirls and eddies of a galactic smashup 200 million years ago. 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. 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