05.29.08 - Because snow insulates the ground, it reduces the flow of heat and water vapor from the ground to the atmosphere, which influences weather and climate. The blast arose from a star 12.8 billion light-years away. Image Facts One of Saturn's rings soaks up material gushing from the fountains on the tiny ice-moon, Enceladus, according to new Cassini observations. Your browser or your browser's settings are not supported. To get the best experience possible, please download a compatible browser. December 16, 2008 - Snow in the Southeastern United States. Juno Spacecraft Recovering Memory After 47th Flyby of Jupiter, NASA Explores a Winter Wonderland on Mars, NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science, NASAs Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface, 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter, NASAs Perseverance Rover to Begin Building Martian Sample Depot, NASAs Juno Exploring Jovian Moons During Extended Mission. Social Media Lead: Along with a redesigned user interface, these efforts have culminated in the launch of the new Earth Observatory (see screenshot below). NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interacts with Earth's magnetosphere. ET. Scientists are using a video of Earth and the Moon taken from 31 million miles away to develop techniques to study alien worlds. 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. 06.04.08 - NASA maps and animation by Kevin Ward, based on data from the NASA Earth Observations (NEO) project. 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. SDO will discover how the sun builds up and explosively releases magnetic energy, which powers severe space weather. 05.21.08 - 07.17.08 - Researchers have discovered that an explosion of magnetic energy powers sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the Northern Lights. 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. To prepare for Servicing Mission 4, new Hubble components must endure harsh tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 03.20.08 - We could make huge telescopes on the moon relatively easily, and avoid the large expense of transporting a large mirror from Earth. emailName =('Shannell Frazier') 07.01.08 - much of what you could see. A NASA-funded researcher has discovered that solar flares -- explosions in the atmosphere of the sun -- get much hotter when they stay "focused". The bulletin also forecast a high probability of a tropical cyclone in the region from December 26-28, 2008. 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. 10.07.08 - 02.21.08 - 06.03.08 - The National Academy of Sciences will award the 2008 Arctowski Medal to Dr. Leonard Burlaga, an Astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 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. NASA Official: 06.10.08 - emailE=('shannell.c.' For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov and http://www.nasa.gov/cassini. Astronomers have discovered a timing mechanism that allows them to predict exactly when a neutron star will unleash incredibly powerful explosions. 07.25.08 - Goddard Symposium to focus on "Going to Work in Space.". NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. What superficially resembles a giant moth floating in space is giving astronomers new insight into planetary system formation. Severe Storms, NASA Goddard Space 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. 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. 10.27.08 - For some while we have been looking at how to put the data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anistropy Probe (WMAP) into SkyView. The "Tiger Stripe" region on Saturn's moon Enceladus has been found to be even warmer than previous measurements indicated. Hundreds came to Goddard's Visitor Center to celebrate the anniversary of the first manned spaceflight and the first flight of the space shuttle. 1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B) 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. 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. U. APOD Editor to Speak in New York on Jan. 2, NASA Web On Sunday, November 16, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center invites elementary school students to a free afternoon of eye-opening, hands-on activities that will help you experience what its like to be a NASA engineer. 04.23.08 - 09.10.08 - During the night of Oct. 15, Space Telescope Operations Control Center engineers at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center turned on and checked out Side B of Hubbles Science Instrument Control and Data Handling (SI C&DH) system. NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More. Global snow cover maps are valuable for both practical and scientific tasks. . 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. The WMAP data are central to our current understanding of cosmology. 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. emailE=('brandon.f.mac' + 'cherone@nas' + 'a.gov') The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. The animation shows monthly snow cover from February 2000 through February 2009. It can sense chemicals and gases that may be harmful to astronauts. Scientists at NASA reveal a new understanding of the coronal heating enigma. Did you know the weeks surrounding this All Hallows Eve mark a haunting milestone? Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have identified the smallest known black hole in the universe. 12.08.08 - Hubble has revealed a never-before-seen optical alignment in space: a pair of glowing rings, one nestled inside the other. 12.12.08 - Never having acquired hurricane strength, the storm made landfall west of the Texas-Louisiana border, east of Galveston, Texas. clouds moving Melissa Rey from Chesterfield, Mo., was named "America's Top Young Scientist" at the 2008 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. A million names will be blasted into space and "to the moon" on LRO. The EPOXI mission uses the Deep Impact spacecraft has begun its search for "super Earth" planets. Design & Development: 05.21.07 - Satellite: Researchers have identified the common thread that determines how aerosols from human activity, like the particles released from forest fires, influence cloud cover and affect climate. Images by Mission. Researchers took advantage of NASA satellite images to show that the microscopic floating plants are teeming in regions of recent ice melt. NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) received the final "Ready to Go!" The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft bus was lowered onto the propulsion module, and it attached on the first try. as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. 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 . 2008 December 31 The Sky in Motion Credit & Copyright: Video: Till Credner , ( The Sky in Motion.com ) 03.04.08 - The five-craft THEMIS fleet may help scientists determine why. Besides strong winds, heavy rains, and a brief electrical outage, Edouard caused little damage. Caption by Michon Scott. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. 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). Please credit all images and animations to NASA, unless otherwise noted. The image has been processed with a resolution of 128 pixels/deg. 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. The maps are based on observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terra satellite. A documentary of the Young Scientist Challenge, held in October 2008 at Goddard, will be produced for the Discovery channel in early 2009.