Friday, 29 December 2017

PM Rain tomorrow!



With a high of 55F and a low of 48F.
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Under the Midnight Sun


In September 2017, a new iceberg calved from Pine Island Glacier—one of the main outlets where the West Antarctic Ice Sheet flows into the ocean. via NASA http://ift.tt/2EcblGs

Thursday, 28 December 2017

AM Rain/Wind tomorrow!



With a high of 46F and a low of 40F.
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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – United Arab Emirates

On 11 December 2017, the National IHR Focal Point of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported one additional case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection.

Detailed information concerning the case reported, a 39-year-old male residing in Hemma Region, Oman can be found in a separate document (see link below). The case is currently asymptomatic, is in home isolation in Oman, and is being monitored for the development of symptoms. 



Published on December 22, 2017 at 11:00PM
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Naples at Night


An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of the city lights of Naples and the Campania region of southern Italy. via NASA http://ift.tt/2Dsv57t

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 39F and a low of 31F.
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Kwanzaa Tholus on Ceres


These images show a subtle feature on dwarf planet Ceres called Kwanzaa Tholus. via NASA http://ift.tt/2Ccnzye

Friday, 22 December 2017

Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 50F and a low of 46F.
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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Yellow fever – Nigeria

Disease outbreak news for yellow fever in Nigeria

Published on December 22, 2017 at 01:00AM
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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Diphtheria – Yemen

Disease outbreak news for diphtheria in yemen

Published on December 22, 2017 at 01:00AM
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Hubble's Holiday Nebula “Ornament”


The Hubble Space Telescope captured what looks like a colorful holiday ornament in space. It's actually an image of NGC 6326, a planetary nebula with glowing wisps of outpouring gas. via NASA http://ift.tt/2CV8qkg

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Outbreak of Salmonella Agona infections linked to internationally distributed infant formula – France

Disease outbreak news for an outbreak of Salmonella Agona infections linked to internationally distributed infant formula in France

Published on December 22, 2017 at 01:00AM
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Thursday, 21 December 2017

Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 51F and a low of 46F.
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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Monkeypox – Nigeria

Disease outbreak news for monkeypox in Nigeria

Published on December 21, 2017 at 01:00AM
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Launch Day!


On Dec. 21, 1968, the Apollo 8 crew leaves the Kennedy Space Center's then-named Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the mission's prelaunch countdown on the way to their history-making lunar orbiting flight. via NASA http://ift.tt/2zbwlJX

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 53F and a low of 46F.
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Hello From Above


Greetings from @Astro_Sabot, otherwise known as Mark Vande Hei, from aboard the International Space Station. via NASA http://ift.tt/2z6xNx8

Tuesday, 19 December 2017

AM Fog/PM Clouds tomorrow!



With a high of 52F and a low of 49F.
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The Bluest of Ice


Acquired on November 29 by Operation IceBridge during a flight to Victoria Land, this image shows an iceberg floating in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound. via NASA http://ift.tt/2kjgNz4

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia

Disease outbreak news for MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia

Published on December 19, 2017 at 01:07AM
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Monday, 18 December 2017

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 45F and a low of 41F.
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Seeing an X-Plane's Sonic Boom


This schlieren image shows an Air Force Test Pilot School T-38 in a transonic state, meaning the aircraft is transitioning from a subsonic speed to supersonic. via NASA http://ift.tt/2kHqUNB

Friday, 15 December 2017

New Research Launches to Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission


The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Dragon will bring supplies, equipment and new science experiments for technology research to the orbiting laboratory. via NASA http://ift.tt/2BfDjA6

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 41F and a low of 31F.
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Thursday, 14 December 2017

AM Showers tomorrow!



With a high of 40F and a low of 30F.
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Soyuz Carrying Expedition 53 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan


The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2ytt3kN

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 42F and a low of 35F.
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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Diphtheria – Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh

Disease Outbreak News for Diphtheria in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Published on December 13, 2017 at 01:00AM
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The Fault in Our Mars


This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) of northern Meridiani Planum shows faults that have disrupted layered deposits. via NASA http://ift.tt/2iXZy5j

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Light Rain tomorrow!



With a high of 48F and a low of 37F.
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Chandra Reveals the Elementary Nature of Cassiopeia A


Due to its unique evolutionary status, Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is one of the most intensely studied of these supernova remnants. via NASA http://ift.tt/2C6ofVz

Monday, 11 December 2017

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 38F and a low of 36F.
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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Cholera – Kenya

Disease news outbreak for cholera in Kenya.

Published on December 11, 2017 at 05:44AM
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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Cholera – Zambia

Disease news outbreak for cholera in Zambia.

Published on December 11, 2017 at 02:50AM
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Science From the Moon’s Shadow


The Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse was rare in its long, uninterrupted path over land, which provided scientists with a rare chance to investigate the Sun and its influence on Earth in ways that aren’t usually possible. On Dec. 11, researchers discussed initial findings based on observations gathered during the eclipse. via NASA http://ift.tt/2AszyKt

Friday, 8 December 2017

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 39F and a low of 28F.
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Retrospective: Moon


This false-color image is composed of 15 images taken through three color filters by NASA's Galileo spacecraft as it passed through the Earth-Moon system on Dec. 8, 1992. via NASA http://ift.tt/2A4N6I1

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 39F and a low of 28F.
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NASA's Science Aircraft Flies Over Thomas Fire in California


During an engineering flight test of the Cloud-Aerosol Multi-Angle Lidar (CAMAL) instrument, a view from NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft shows smoke plumes, from roughly 65,000 feet, produced by the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, California, around 1 p.m. PST on Dec. 5th, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2j3XCf5

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

AM Rain/Wind tomorrow!



With a high of 54F and a low of 31F.
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Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft at Sunrise


NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft at sunrise, prior to its departure from the International Space Station at 8:11 a.m., Dec. 6, 2017. Expedition 53 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA gave the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm the command to release Cygnus. via NASA http://ift.tt/2k27en9

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 51F and a low of 48F.
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Cloud Streets in the Sea of Okhotsk


Frigid air blowing from Eastern Russia created dramatic cloud formations over the Sea of Okhotsk in late November, 2017. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the stunning scene on November 25. via NASA http://ift.tt/2At1dK0

Monday, 4 December 2017

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 47F and a low of 41F.
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Space Station Transits the Moon


The International Space Station is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. via NASA http://ift.tt/2kkVEaq

Friday, 1 December 2017

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 41F and a low of 37F.
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Hubble Sees Galaxy Cluster Warping Space and Time


The Hubble Space Telescope peers into the distant universe to reveal a galaxy cluster called Abell 2537. via NASA http://ift.tt/2BtpnkK

Robot Gets a Grip

The blue tentacle-like arms containing gecko-like adhesive pads, attached to an Astrobee robotic free-flyer, reach out and grapple a "...