12.15.08 - Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia in late December 2008. 07.01.08 - Researchers took advantage of NASA satellite images to show that the microscopic floating plants are teeming in regions of recent ice melt. 11.17.08 - A documentary of the Young Scientist Challenge, held in October 2008 at Goddard, will be produced for the Discovery channel in early 2009. 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. When summer storms arrive, it's not only beach-goers who are affected; the rains can also have an impact on living creatures far below the ocean surface. 05.23.07 - rays. The five-craft THEMIS fleet may help scientists determine why. 07.10.08 - 06.03.08 - Moore Boeck, The Story Behind Apollo 8's Famous Earthrise Photo. mars.nasa.gov. NASA Headquarters approves an instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe. Never having acquired hurricane strength, the storm made landfall west of the Texas-Louisiana border, east of Galveston, Texas. Melissa Rey from Chesterfield, Mo., was named "America's Top Young Scientist" at the 2008 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Still need to come up with a good new year's resolution? 07.02.08 - 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. Goddard Symposium to focus on "Going to Work in Space.". On April 25, NASAs Swift satellite picked up a record-setting flare from a star known as EV Lacertae. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. 12.16.08 - Land 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 Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft bus was lowered onto the propulsion module, and it attached on the first try. 07.01.08 - In this image, the sprawling storm blocks the satellite's view of much of the Louisiana coast including the New Orleans region, while skies remain clear farther inland, particularly in Texas. satellites and 04.02.01 - The WMAP data are central to our current understanding of cosmology. A powerful one-two punch for astronomy happens when you team up orbiting and ground-based observatories. NASA Web 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. 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. 10.06.08 - Inside the polar night boundary, MODIS cannot observe snow cover because there is not enough daylight. Design & Development: 06.13.08 - 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. . just look up -- experience, learn, and enjoy the changing sky. 08.05.08 - 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 . 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. Phil Davis Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. Boosted to almost the speed of light, "killer electrons" can knock out computers, pierce spacesuits and damage the tissues of astronauts. . Atmosphere NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed the first round of environmental testing at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. 12.08.08 - 01.09.08 - Scientists have used computer models to show how melt could contribute to the observed speed up of the ice sheet. A team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center designs and builds the special tools and aids astronauts need when they service the Hubble Space Telescope. Internet technologies that enable computers to talk to each other may make it possible for satellites to communicate the same way. 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. 02.21.08 - The latest polar-orbiting operational environmental weather satellite developed by NASA for NOAA, called NOAA-N Prime, arrived Tuesday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for a February 4, 2009 launch. The Radio Science Subsystem uses this pass to measure Titan's gravity field, allowing scientists to explore the moon's interior. The nation's largest estuary just happens to be in the backyard of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 12.16.08 - 10.08.08 - 06.05.08 - Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. NASA researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate. Moore Boeck. 01.10.08 - This 4-minute, time-lapse video is Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again on a Work Day? Katherine Heinzen, a student from Fairfax, Va., will spend this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. iridescence, and beaming 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. LRO Media Day will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Scientists believe that pollution is causing more rainfall midweek than on weekends. U. APOD Editor to Speak in New York on Jan. 2, NASA Web 12.12.08 - NASA maps and animation by Kevin Ward, based on data from the NASA Earth Observations (NEO) project. nasa.gov. Severe Storms. Satellite: Moore Boeck. 06.12.08 - Christa Peters-Lidard of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has been awarded the 2007 Arthur S. Flemming Award in the category of Applied Science, Engineering and Mathematics. meteors streaking overhead, emailName =('Brandon Maccherone') Reliable power and potential lunar resources make the lunar poles attractive enough to attempt hairy landings on a crater rim. 09.30.08 - 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. 06.05.08 - 05.07.08 - BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. Privacy Policy and Important Notices. NASA's Science Communication Support Office Annual Report 2017. 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. 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. 02.20.08 - An interactive exhibit showcasing NASA's Hubble and James Webb telescopes is on display in Pittsburgh. Clouds serve a valuable role in Earth's climate, and thanks to A-Train, a closer look at them is possible. 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. 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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. These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. Unexpected image offsets in the GALEX GR4. On December 19, 2008, Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 2 storm. NASA by Caltech. 06.27.08 - 06.02.08 - NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC today announced the first ever sale of a government patent license through a public auction of intellectual property. 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. Along with a redesigned user interface, these efforts have culminated in the launch of the new Earth Observatory (see screenshot below). Hundreds came to Goddard's Visitor Center to celebrate the anniversary of the first manned spaceflight and the first flight of the space shuttle. 05.13.08 - The brown winter landscape is broken by patches of white snow still lingering on the ground on the Mississippi/Louisiana border, and a . The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. 01.28.08 - 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. Governor Visits Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA's GLAST Gets Shades, Blankets for the Beach, Visionary 'NASA Exploration Experience' Exhibit to Tour Connecticut May 14 - June 4, NASA Goddard and Howard B. 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Specific rights apply. 12.16.08 - Smoke billows from scattered wildfires in California, as captured by NASA's Aqua Satellite. 03.20.08 - BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. A powerful stellar explosion detected by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object visible with the naked eye. The blast arose from a star 12.8 billion light-years away. A service of: ASD at NASA . 05.20.07 - NASA satellites finds vast quantities of industrial aerosols and smoke from East Asia and Russia travel from one side of the globe to another. A million names will be blasted into space and "to the moon" on LRO. Dec . 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. 05.07.08 - After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. 06.18.08 - High-Southern Latitudes in the Leading Hemisphere (Arrakis Planitia). 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. NASA / This is the fourth of four fly-bys where RADAR can probe the interior of Titan and confirm the existence of an ocean. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov and http://www.nasa.gov/cassini. 04.22.08 - The launch of NASA's GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for no earlier than June 11. 01.30.08 - Astronomers have discovered a timing mechanism that allows them to predict exactly when a neutron star will unleash incredibly powerful explosions. nasa.gov. The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics every day for more than 25 years via the use of their Hubble telescope. Design & Development: 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. 02.13.08 - 07.07.08 - NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. Earth's magnetic field, which shields our planet from particles streaming outward from the sun, often develops two holes that allow the largest leaks, according to researchers sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Image of the Day Official NASA photographs from agency photographers chronicle what's making news across the agency, from launches and landings to important science announcements. 03.17.08 - Scientists using NASAs RHESSI spacecraft have measured the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision and found that it is not a perfect sphere. 04.17.08 - & Jerry Bonnell NASA Technical Rep.: Phil Newman. One of the priorities of the GLAST Burst Monitor science team has been to validate burst location information provided by the telescope. Severe Storms. Image of the Day 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. 02.26.08 - But for meteorologists, who sometimes divide the year up into seasons on the basis of similarity in weather and temperature, winter is already over. 02.05.08 - Sherrica Newsome currently finds herself as Operations Manager for the 2008 NASA Academy at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. A service of: 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. Lt. Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown to its facility on May 12, 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. 10.08.08 - The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. SkyView GALEX GR4: Off center images fixed. 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. 07.15.08 - 01.10.08 - Steve Platnick, EOS Senior Project Scientist Acting. 06.30.08 - If you know your browser is up to date, you should check to ensure that Site last updated: December 21, 2022 . 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. After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. 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. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interacts with Earth's magnetosphere. One popular theme is to find images that look very peculiar. NASA Official: 01.02.08 - 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. NASA Official: Phillip Newman Bill Dunford Atmosphere emailName =('Shannell Frazier') 06.11.08 - 12.19.08 - 10.15.08 - The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. In earlier releases the exposed region seemed to be centered with the image square but Continue reading , Features in the Gallery: Looking at the Big Picture. 03.20.08 - 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. 11.12.08 - Last Updated: November 15, 2019 . 01.10.08 - Juno Explores Jovian Moons During Extended Mission. Bill Dunford For reasons not fully understood, auroras are more common in the spring than at other times. Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. 02.21.08 - 06.24.08 - The bulletin warned of wind gusts up to 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, should the storm take a route more toward the southwest. 06.11.08 - For the first time in the 2008 hurricane season, there are four tropical cyclones active in the Atlantic Ocean basin on one day. 02.08.08 - 10.27.08 - The radar antenna was pointing toward Titan at an altitude of 970 kilometers (684 miles) during the closest approach. 05.14.08 - Atmosphere Cassini streaked past Titan on Dec. 21 at an altitude of 971 kilometers NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. It's up to LRO to make those landings as safe as possible. NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Land The predicted rain held off, encouraging approximately 13,000 people to visit the Center. The tiny sensor, only the size of a quarter, acts like a smoke detector. 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. Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have identified the smallest known black hole in the universe. 10.14.08 - 07.17.08 - 10.19.08 - 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. 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. 02.15.08 - October 31, 2008. 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 - 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. Privacy Policy and Important Notices 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. NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science. 12.15.08 - NASA selected two proposals from Goddard researchers to assist with measurements the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will make. Severe Storms. 02.21.08 - 01.02.08 - NASA Goddard Invites Public To See "Launchfest"! 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. Discover the cosmos! It can sense chemicals and gases that may be harmful to astronauts. Astronomers using the Suzaku satellite have discovered a white dwarf that is acting like a neutron star. 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. 12.04.08 - 12.23.08 - 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. The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. But the sequence also features This graphic depicts a cross-section of the Saturnian moon Titan. 03.03.08 - 03.28.08 - The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries. 01.16.08 - Astronomers who count sunspots have announced that 2008 is now the "blankest year" of the Space Age. 07.23.08 - Arcing through the sky in a stately reflection of Edouard had not strengthened into a hurricane when MODIS acquired this image, and the storm was expected to lose strength as it moved inland. 03.27.08 - Posted on December 1, 2008 by Tess Jaffe. 08.04.08 - 04.14.08 - 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. Image of the Day In earlier releases the exposed region seemed to be centered with the image square but . 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