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In the midst of a cold snap that sent temperatures 20–40°F (11–22°C) below normal across much of the United States,...
Pumping helium into the first BARREL balloon to launch from Halley Research Satation. Credit: NASA --- In Antarctica...
In late February, 2013 the Aqua satellite passed over Scotland as the clouds parted, allowing the Moderate...
A crane lowers two BARREL balloon payloads onto the platform at Halley Research Station in Antarctica. Credit: NASA...
The BARREL team at the SANAE IV research station celebrates their final launch in the Antarctica sun. Credit: NASA...
BARREL team members lift up the instrument box below an inflated BARREL balloon to help with launch. Credit:...
This still image features a free-air gravity map of the Moon's southern latitudes developed by S. Goossens et al....
The primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope consisting of 18 hexagonal mirrors looks like a giant puzzle...
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission has reached a new milestone. Lockheed Martin has...
Forty miles west of downtown Chicago, the Fox River meanders its way through what has become the westernmost reaches...
Just like drivers sometimes use snow to clean their car mirrors in winter, two Exelis Inc. engineers are practicing...
As temperatures dropped and daylight began to shorten, autumn colors began to wash over the deciduous forests of...
Recovery of a BARREL balloon payload after its flight. The recovery was carried out by helicopter. This area is...
Release of a BARREL balloon. The launch crew can be seen on the right holding the payload as the top of the balloon...
On August 25, 2013, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired...
Hubble sees an unusal global cluster that is enriching the interstellar medium with metals Globular clusters offer...
It is easy to see the effect of the strong northeasterly wind shear battering Tropical Storm Gaemi in satellite...
Although this cluster of stars gained its name due to its five brightest stars, it is home to hundreds more. The...
NASA image acquired December 14, 2004 In the southernmost reaches of Burma (Myanmar), along the border with...
GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Core Observatory will...
This image from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) shows a section of NGC 1448, a spiral galaxy located about 50...
On February 4, 2014 the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite...
NASA image acquired October 28, 2012 For the latest info from NASA on Hurricane Sandy go to: 1.usa.gov/Ti5SgS This...
Caption: A burst of solar material leaps off the left side of the sun in what’s known as a prominence eruption. This...