12.19.08 - A rare snowfall blanketed parts of the southeastern US on December 11, 2008 - this image was captured by the MODIS on the Terra satellite the next day. Land 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. Phil Davis U. APOD Editor to Speak in New York on Jan. 2, NASA Web Reliable power and potential lunar resources make the lunar poles attractive enough to attempt hairy landings on a crater rim. Opaque clouds surround the storms eye, but farther away from the eye, the clouds assume translucent, wispy shapes, especially in the east. Features in the Gallery: Very Bright Stars, Unexpected image offsets in the GALEX GR4, SkyView v3.5.6 Security updates and bug fixes. Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California. Scientists are using a video of Earth and the Moon taken from 31 million miles away to develop techniques to study alien worlds. 10.16.08 - 09.23.08 - This graphic depicts a cross-section of the Saturnian moon Titan. Global snow cover maps are valuable for both practical and scientific tasks. 2008 December 31 The Sky in Motion Credit & Copyright: Video: Till Credner , ( The Sky in Motion.com ) Scientists using NASAs RHESSI spacecraft have measured the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision and found that it is not a perfect sphere. 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. 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. Atmosphere Site last updated: December 21, 2022 . The WMAP data are central to our current understanding of cosmology. & Michigan Tech. Social Media Lead: The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT and remains unchanged through Aug. 7. 06.05.08 - Scientists believe that pollution is causing more rainfall midweek than on weekends. 01.18.08 - 05.07.07 - 04.17.08 - 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!" 01.10.08 - 07.17.08 - Authors & editors: Scientists have discovered a wave pattern in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years. 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. Scientists have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. 02.20.08 - 09.15.08 - NASA by Caltech. 05.14.08 - After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. Researchers have discovered that an explosion of magnetic energy powers sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the Northern Lights. 12.16.08 - The image has been processed with a resolution of 128 pixels/deg. 10.23.08 - The APOD website on 31 December 2016, displaying that day's astronomy picture of Trifid Nebula in infrared. Satellite: 08.14.08 - The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. Two giant storms erupted from a jet stream on Jupiter in March, 2007. 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. This graphic shows the trajectory for the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of the icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 31, 2008. 11.21.08 - 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 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. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Denver was selected to build the satellites for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-R, Program. 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. In January 2008, NASA's Dr. Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica. 9.17.08 - After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. Resolutions: 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. planet Earth's 11.12.08 - Last Updated: November 15, 2019 . 02.08.08 - The total estimated cost of the contract is $20,412,996 over the five-year period of performance. With NASA, Washington and Baltimore Area Reporters Invited to Hubble Media Day, NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations in Disaster Aftermath, For Hurricanes, Storms, Raindrop Size Makes All the Difference, NASA Targets GLAST Launch for no Earlier than June 11, Star Trek's George Takei Beams Down to Goddard, NASA Scientists Pioneer Method for Making Giant Lunar Telescopes, NASA Awards Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Contract, Fairfax Student Accepted for NASA Goddard Engineering Internship, Idaho Student Accepted for NASA Goddard Engineering Internship. SkyView GALEX GR4: Off center images fixed. 04.07.08 - A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert likely contributed to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season. On December 19, 2008, Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 2 storm. Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) mars.nasa.gov. Specific rights apply. 09.02.08 - Water Steve Platnick, EOS Senior Project Scientist Acting. 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. 08.05.08 - Official NASA photographs from agency photographers chronicle what's making news across the agency, from launches and landings to important science announcements. Dec . 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. 06.05.08 - D.C. and Baltimore Media Invited to Briefings for Hubble Telescope Shuttle Mission, GLAST named after Nobel Laureate Enrico Fermi, 2007 Hurricane Forecast Took Blow From Winds, Dusty Air, NASA Study Improves Ability to Predict How Aerosols Affect Climate, Franklin, Va., Native Recognized Among NASA's Best, Brightest, African Drought Linked to Warmer Indian Ocean, NASA Awards Distributed Active Archive Center Contract, NASA Tests Moon Imaging Spacecraft at Goddard, GLAST Team Fine-Tuning Instrument and Operations, IBEX Spacecraft Heads West, Takes Major Step Toward Launch, NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights, Hubble Instruments Slated for On-Orbit Surgery, NASA's Deep Impact Films Earth as an Alien World, NASA Names Strain New Goddard Space Flight Center Director, For Toy-Like NASA Robots in Arctic, Ice Research Is Child's Play, Life-Size Webb Telescope Model Going to Montreal, STEREO Creates Images of the Solar System's Invisible Frontier. 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. The brown winter landscape is broken by patches of white snow still lingering on the ground on the Mississippi/Louisiana border, and a . Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. Along with a redesigned user interface, these efforts have culminated in the launch of the new Earth Observatory (see screenshot below). After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. 02.21.08 - 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter. NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC announced the beginning of a new partnership to commercialize over 40 NASA-funded technologies to the private sector for commercial application. 06.10.08 - 07.11.08 - 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. In earlier releases the exposed region seemed to be centered with the image square but . NASA has set June 7 as the new target launch date for GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics. 01.07.08 - Caption by Michon Scott. Advance warning of radiation storms could give astronauts time to take cover and allow satellite operators to take protective measures. NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interacts with Earth's magnetosphere. Melissa Rey from Chesterfield, Mo., was named "America's Top Young Scientist" at the 2008 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. 02.01.08 - NASA scientists have uncrated heat shields used on the Apollo missions to aid development of the upcoming Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. Image of the Day 10.07.08 - 08.18.08 - 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. Image of the Day Thanks to a fortuitous observation with NASAs Swift satellite, astronomers for the first time have caught a star in the act of exploding. 08.04.08 - Shadow of a Opportunity (August 3, 2004; February 4, 2007; June 29, 2008; May 8, 2011; . Caption by Rebecca Lindsey. 05.29.08 - NASA Official: Phillip Newman Hundreds came to Goddard's Visitor Center to celebrate the anniversary of the first manned spaceflight and the first flight of the space shuttle. 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 - By astronomical standards, Northern Hemisphere winter wont end until March 20. 07.07.08 - 01.16.08 - 01.29.08 - 02.27.08 - 06.11.08 - 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. 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. from all teams. GSFC NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. crepuscular NASA maps and animation by Kevin Ward, based on data from the NASA Earth Observations (NEO) project. 06.09.08 - Design & Development: document.write( '' ) Bands Used: 1,4,3 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. The storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall and local flooding to parts of the Kimberley Coast. 10.27.08 - 03.27.08 - NASAs Swift satellite demonstrates what happens when astronomers look at a galaxy in ultraviolet light. 04.15.08 - 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). NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. The Science Poster Party Blowout started 2008 with a celebration of Goddards scientific discoveries and achievements. . 12.15.08 - This graphic shows the trajectory for the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of the icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 31, 2008. Water 01.11.08 - 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. 12.02.08 - The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. Dr. Joan M. Centrella and Dr. John G. Baker are the 2008 recipients of the John C. Lindsay Memorial Award for Space Science. Date Acquired: 08/04/2008 02.08.08 - The animation shows monthly snow cover from February 2000 through February 2009. 10.06.08 - 07.31.08 - (603 miles), obtaining radar images of Titan's south polar region and a 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. 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. This is a COMPTEL image, one of the lowest resolution surveys we have in Continue reading , This image from 2008-12-06 15:57:53 shows a very interesting feature that looks like a giant worm squirming amongst the stars. 03.17.08 - 02.08.08 - 01.10.08 - 02.13.08 - Privacy Policy and Important Notices composed from a series of 7,000 images highlighting 06.11.08 - 04.03.08 - 03.20.08 - International Year of Astronomy; NASA has selected SP Systems Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract. 05.13.08 - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. Flight Center. Land Swift caught sight of a splintered comet fragment as it passed by the Ring Nebula. iridescence, and beaming 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. Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. 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. 10.15.08 - 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. 05.29.08 - NEO Surveyor Successfully Passes Key Milestone. 06.04.08 - xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'">. 04.23.08 - Powerful starquakes ripple around the sun in the wake of mighty solar flares. 06.26.08 - The nation's largest estuary just happens to be in the backyard of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Moore Boeck, The Story Behind Apollo 8's Famous Earthrise Photo. 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 Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) received the final "Ready to Go!" Did you know the weeks surrounding this All Hallows Eve mark a haunting milestone? 06.03.08 - The powerful antenna system that will enable NASA's GLAST)to communicate with stations on Earth has been successfully connected to the spacecraft. 07.01.08 - Managing Editor: Astronomers are using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope as part of a quest to understand the violent lives of galaxies. 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. . Contributor: Laura E.P. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft bus was lowered onto the propulsion module, and it attached on the first try. Snow and Ice, Image of the Day 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. 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. 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. 07.23.08 - 01.10.08 - 05.20.07 - Your browser or your browser's settings are not supported. Cassini scientists speculate there may be a layer of liquid water mixed with ammonia about 100 kilometers (62 miles) below the surface of Titan. 02.19.08 - The Space Agency has uploaded spectacular space pics every day for more than 25 years via the use of their Hubble telescope. 04.01.08 - as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. Now available on iTunes, the NASA Goddard Shorts video podcast series keeps subscribers updated with cool science and engineering breakthroughs. The predicted rain held off, encouraging approximately 13,000 people to visit the Center. The images are sometimes authored by people or organizations outside NASA, and therefore APOD images are often copyrighted, . Cassini streaked past Titan on Dec. 21 at an altitude of 971 kilometers much of what you could see. 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. A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, fueling the loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath. 05.07.08 - 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. 11.07.08 - Arcing through the sky in a stately reflection of 07.17.08 - rays. 04.22.08 - 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. 10.14.08 - Bill Dunford The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. Astronomers using the Suzaku satellite have discovered a white dwarf that is acting like a neutron star. The "Tiger Stripe" region on Saturn's moon Enceladus has been found to be even warmer than previous measurements indicated. 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. 09.22.08 - Goddard Symposium to focus on "Going to Work in Space.". 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. Snow and Ice, Winter Snow Cover in the Northern Hemisphere, NASA Goddard Space After a nationwide search for junior science researchers on GLAST mission, three people have been chosen for these prestigious post-doctoral positions. We could make huge telescopes on the moon relatively easily, and avoid the large expense of transporting a large mirror from Earth. NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again on a Work Day? Atmosphere Moore Boeck. A service of: ASD at NASA . 09.26.08 - The bulletin also forecast a high probability of a tropical cyclone in the region from December 26-28, 2008. NASA Web 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 next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. Several bases of operations for NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) are gearing up for data from the recently launched satellite. Landsat Important to Coastal Studies. The final day of competition for The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist concludes the evening of Oct. 6, 2008. 12.04.08 - 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. javascript is enabled. 05.29.08 - A new look at a classic experiment reveals volcanoes may have played a crucial role in the rise of life on Earth. 09.04.08 - 05.23.07 - Researchers hope to use the rare event to reveal secrets buried deep in Jupiter's massive atmosphere. 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 announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009. This uses knowledge of the GALEX survey to find the center of the Continue reading , Lots of people are using the Image gallery. The tiny sensor, only the size of a quarter, acts like a smoke detector. 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. 01.28.08 - 04.02.01 - Feb. 16, 2023 Besides strong winds, heavy rains, and a brief electrical outage, Edouard caused little damage. Americas plans for opening the space frontier are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to tour Connecticut for three weeks beginning May 14. Flight Center. 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. These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. 07.10.08 - 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. 01.25.08 - 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. Date for GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida module and... 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