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Calving front of an ice shelf in West Antarctica. The traditional view on ice shelves, the floating extensions of...
ISS029-E-041836 (4 Oct. 2011) --- South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula are featured in this image...
At the southern end of the Earth, a NASA plane carrying a team of scientists and a sophisticated instrument suite to...
A U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft sits on the sea ice runway at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo...
STS089-743-004 (22-31 Jan. 1998) --- This picture showing Auckland Island, New Zealand was photographed with a 70mm...
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, during...
A penguin near Punta Arena, Chile, photographed in its natural summer habitat during NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign....
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft prior to launch from Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, during AirSAR...
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft at Carlos Ibanez International Airport in Punta Arenas, Chile. A portion of AirSAR hardware is...
For the second straight year, NASA researchers endured low temperatures, biting winds, and high altitude to conduct...
NASA image acquired January 22, 2011 To see a detail of this image go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5398237910...
NASA image acquired January 22, 2011 To view the full image go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5397636843 Every...
At first glance a dry lake bed in the southern California desert seems like the last place to prepare to study ice....
Chilean Air Force Captain Saez and Dr. Tom Mace, DFRC Director of Airborne Sciences, discuss airborne science during...
JPL scientist Dr. David Imel and U.S. Air Force Colonel Gwen Linde, the Defense Department Attache Officer assigned...
ISS011-E-12147 (26 Aug. 2005) --- South Georgia Island is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 11...
On Oct. 6, 2018, NASA's Terra satellite became one of a handful of NASA satellite ever to complete 100,000 orbits....
AS17-148-22727 (7 Dec. 1972) --- This view of Earth was seen by the Apollo 17 crew as they traveled toward the moon...
ISS011-E-12148 (26 August 2005) --- South Georgia Island is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 11...
This photograph of aurora borealis, northern aurora, was taken during the Spacelab-J (SL-J) mission (STS-47). People...
This image shows average temperatures in April, 2003, observed by AIRS at an infrared wavelength that senses either...
ISS018-E-038182 (28 Feb. 2009) --- Mawson Peak, Heard Island is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition...
So often, taking the perfect picture is a matter of being ready when the moment comes. Whether scanning our Earth or...
L to R; NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein (in tan flight suit), JPL AirSAR Scientist Tim Miller, and Mission...