Thursday, 31 May 2018

Exposed Bedrock on the Red Planet's Hale Crater


This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Hale Crater, a large impact crater. via NASA https://ift.tt/2xEBCOL

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Black Hole Bounty Captured in the Center of the Milky Way


Astronomers have discovered evidence for thousands of black holes located near the center of our Milky Way galaxy using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LI5Tz7

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Our Sputtering Sun


An active region rotated into view and sputtered with numerous small flares and towering magnetic field lines that stretched out many times the diameter of Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/2kvu6vY

Friday, 25 May 2018

Hubble’s Galaxy Cluster Cornucopia


The swirling spiral to the lower left of the frame is far from the most interesting spectacle here — behind it sits a galaxy cluster. via NASA https://ift.tt/2xexaWF

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Going Forward


This close-up image is of a 2-inch-deep hole produced using a new drilling technique for NASA's Curiosity rover. The hole is about 0.6 inches (1.6 centimeters) in diameter. This image was taken by Curiosity's Mast Camera (Mastcam) on Sol 2057. via NASA https://ift.tt/2x8O5d9

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

LIFTOFF!


The GRACE Follow-On spacecraft launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. via NASA https://ift.tt/2knuFI1

GRACE-FO Launches to Provide a Unique View of Earth’s Climate


(GRACE-FO) mission launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California via NASA https://ift.tt/2scBdNx

Monday, 21 May 2018

PM Showers tomorrow!



With a high of 73F and a low of 48F.
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Orbital ATK Antares Rocket Lifts Off on Resupply Mission to the International Space Station


The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Monday, May 21, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Cygnus will deliver approximately 7,400 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station and its crew. via NASA https://ift.tt/2x5XtxU

Sunday, 20 May 2018

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 72F and a low of 50F.
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Antares Rocket Set to Launch NASA Science to the International Space Station


The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen at launch Pad-0A, Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Liftoff is currently targeted for 4:39 a.m. Eastern on Monday, May 21. via NASA https://ift.tt/2KDn4jU

Friday, 18 May 2018

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 69F and a low of 43F.
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Orbital ATK Rocket Rolls Out for May 21 Launch


An Orbital ATK rocket rolls out to launch Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on May 17, 2018, in advance of a May 21 launch from Wallops Island, VA. The Antares will launch a Cygnus spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2k8bPor

Hubble Catches a Spiral Galaxy in Disguise


NGC 1032 cleaves the quiet darkness of space in two in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. via NASA https://ift.tt/2KCXCuN

Thursday, 17 May 2018

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 65F and a low of 43F.
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An Amazing View


Astronaut Ricky Arnold took this selfie during the May 16, 2018, spacewalk. via NASA https://ift.tt/2L8kFyR

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 62F and a low of 42F.
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A Sunny Day


Each and every day NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observes our Sun and relays observational data to scientists on Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/2IkYsf2

Monday, 14 May 2018

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 72F and a low of 50F.
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Europa by the Numbers


Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter's moon Europa in 1610. More than four centuries later, astronomers are still making discoveries about its icy surface. via NASA https://ift.tt/2wElr3b

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Since the publication of the first Disease Outbreak News on the Ebola outbreak in Equateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 10 May 2018, an additional seven suspected cases have been notified by the country’s Ministry of Health. Importantly, since the last update, cases have been reviewed and reclassified, and some discarded.

Published on May 14, 2018 at 01:00AM
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Friday, 11 May 2018

PM Light Rain tomorrow!



With a high of 58F and a low of 45F.
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Hubble Spies Glowing Galaxies in Massive Cluster


In the darkness of the distant universe, these galaxies resemble glowing fireflies, flickering candles, charred embers floating up from a bonfire, and light bulbs softly shining. via NASA https://ift.tt/2rA7xKw

Thursday, 10 May 2018

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

On 8 May 2018, WHO was notified by the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of two confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease occurring in Bikoro health zone, Equateur province.

Published on May 10, 2018 at 01:00AM
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Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 62F and a low of 48F.
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Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Mostly Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 59F and a low of 41F.
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Full Moon Over Newfoundland


The crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of the full moon on April 30, 2018, as the station orbited off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. via NASA https://ift.tt/2rviCfM

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 65F and a low of 44F.
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Spring Color in the North Sea


Warm air and sunlight beget warmer ocean waters and provoke blooms of the “grass of the sea”—phytoplankton. via NASA https://ift.tt/2IqMWlB

Astronaut-Educator Ricky Arnold Conducts Science on Station


Astronaut-educator Ricky Arnold conducts student-designed science on the Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2rskpSU

Saturday, 5 May 2018

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 78F and a low of 48F.
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InSight Mars Mission Lifts Off From Vandenberg Air Force Base


The NASA InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket, Saturday, May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the "inner space" of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. via NASA https://ift.tt/2wo8P0f

Friday, 4 May 2018

Sunny tomorrow!



With a high of 71F and a low of 45F.
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Voyage to the Red Planet


NASA's InSight spacecraft rests aboard a ULA Atlas V rocket, awaiting launch scheduled on May 5, 2018. via NASA https://ift.tt/2jsm0Uk

Thursday, 3 May 2018

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 63F and a low of 46F.
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Tangled Up in Blue


The lone active region visible on our Sun put on a fine display with its tangled magnetic field lines swaying and twisting above it (Apr. 24-26, 2018) when viewed in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. via NASA https://ift.tt/2w8P906

Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Mostly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 58F and a low of 41F.
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Training 'Guardian Angels'


"Guardian Angel" Pararescue specialists secure a covered life raft during an astronaut rescue training exercise. This exercise is part of preparation, with NASA's commercial partners Boeing and SpaceX, to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station aboard the Starliner and Crew Dragon spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2HHOiIZ

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Listeriosis – South Africa

Disease outbreak news for Listeriosis in South Africa update.

Published on May 02, 2018
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Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Rain/Wind tomorrow!



With a high of 56F and a low of 38F.
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Testing the InSight Mars Lander's Solar Arrays


NASA's InSight Mars mission will help scientists understand the processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system (including Earth) more than four billion years ago. InSight, the first planetary mission to take off from the West Coast, is targeted to launch Saturday, May 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. via NASA https://ift.tt/2HJbe6R

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Dengue fever – Réunion, France

On 16 March 2018, WHO was notified by the International Health Regulations (2005) National Focal Point for France through the European Commission (EC) Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) about a sharp increase in the number of dengue cases reported in Réunion, France since the beginning of 2018.

Published on May 01, 2018 at 01:00AM
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Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center

This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, which resides in the constellation Lyra (The Lyre). via NASA https://ift.tt/oNArYFz