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Testing different configurations of distributed roughness elements on the Swept Wing Laminar Flow test article, seen...

Vibidia Crater

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft is centered on asteroid Vesta Vibidia crater. There is a distinctive...

All-sky Image of Molecular Gas and Three Molecular Cloud Complexes seen by Planck

This all-sky image shows the distribution of carbon monoxide CO, a molecule used by astronomers to trace molecular...

NASA Studying Volcanic Ash Engine Test Results

The volcanic ash distribution spider, shown here in the inlet of the engine while running, was used to send the...

GPM Gets Flake-y: Layer

The Global Precipitation Measurement can help improve numerical weather predictions of snowfall by measuring the...

O3 and CO Transects over North America

This frame from an animation depicts the distribution of O3 and CO in the atmosphere over North America. This...

The Mysterious Galactic Haze seen by Planck

This all-sky image shows the spatial distribution over the whole sky of the galactic haze at 30 and 44 GHz,...

Fresh Crater with Dark and Bright Material

This image NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a fresh scarp rimmed crater on asteroid Vesta with a remarkable distribution...

Pyroxene Map of Vesta South Pole

This map, made from data obtained by NASA Dawn spacecraft, shows the distribution of pyroxene, an iron- and...

GPM Gets Flake-y

The Global Precipitation Measurement can help improve numerical weather predictions of snowfall by measuring the...

AIRS Carbon Dioxide with Mauna Loa Carbon Dioxide Overlaid

This image shows the distribution and amount of carbon dioxide in Earth mid-troposphere in July 2008 as measured by...

STEMonstrations: Distribution of Mass

Have you ever kicked a soccer ball and wondered why it curves, spins, or sometimes wobbles? NASA astronaut Jessica...

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NASA's single-seat F-16XL makes a drag chute landing at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Pegasus launch vehicle is moved into its hangar. The Pegasus will carry the SciSat-1 spacecraft in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The scientific mission of SciSat-1 is to measure and understand the chemical processes that control the distribution of ozone in the Earth’s atmosphere, particularly at high altitudes. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The SciSat-1 spacecraft is uncrated at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The scientific mission of SciSat-1 is to measure and understand the chemical processes that control the distribution of ozone in the Earth’s atmosphere, particularly at high altitudes. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.

Bright Soil Near McCool: Salty Deja Vu?

Light-toned soil deposits might be widely distributed on the flanks and valley floors of the Columbia Hills region...

Crater Impacts on Vesta

This graphic shows the global distribution of craters that hit the giant asteroid Vesta, based on data from NASA...

Shedding Bent Light on Dark Matter

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the distribution of dark matter in the center of the giant galaxy...

Pinwheel Galaxy Rainbow

This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, or M101, in the constellation of Ursa Major, combines data from four of NASA...

Changes in Tilt of Mars Axis

Modern-day Mars experiences cyclical changes in climate and, consequently, ice distribution. Unlike Earth, the...

Galactic Haze seen by Planck and Galactic Bubbles seen by Fermi

This all-sky image shows the distribution of the galactic haze seen by ESA Planck mission at microwave frequencies...

A NASA Space Sleuth Hunts the Trail of Earth Water

This vertical profile view from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer TES instrument on NASA Aura satellite depicts...

Map of Dark Materials on Vesta

This map is a mosaic of images obtained by NASA Dawn framing camera during the high-altitude mapping orbit phase....

Acetylene around Jupiter Poles

This graphic shows the distribution of the organic molecule acetylene at the north and south poles of Jupiter, based...