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Spectacular Southern Lights, Shooting Stars, Sahara Snapshots and more from ESA’s Alexander Gerst aboard ISS
Spectacular snapshots of the Southern Lights, Shooting Stars, the Sahara Desert and much more are streaming back from space to…
Rare and Beautiful Noctilucent Clouds Wow Over Holland – Gallery
A trio of talented Dutch astrophotographers have captured a series of magnificent views of the rare and beautiful phenomena known…
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NASA’s Carbon Observatory Blasts off on Workhorse Delta II to Measure Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas and Watch Earth Breathe
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, NASA's first mission dedicated to studying carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, lifts off from Vandenberg Air…
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NASA Set to Launch OCO-2 Observatory on July 1 – Sniffer of Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) at the Launch Pad This black-and-white infrared view shows the launch gantry, surrounding the United…
Mountains Soar Above the Appalachians in this Dramatic NASA Photo
Except these are mountains made of water, not rock! Taken from an altitude of 65,000 feet, the image above shows enormous…
“Carbon Copy” Spacecraft Ready to Track Global Carbon Dioxide
On February 24, 2009, the launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) mission — designed to study the global fate…
President Obama Unveils a New Carbon Plan
At the end of his first year in office, President Obama made a bold promise: the United States would cut…
Scientists Now Suspect More Sea Level Rise from Greenland’s Glaciers
Greenland's glaciers may contribute more to future sea level rise than once thought, despite earlier reports that their steady seaward…
If Pigs Could Fly – A Quick Guide to Solar Halos and Other Curiosities
Call it a porcine occultation. It took nearly a year but I finally got help from the ornamental pig in…
NASA West Antarctic Ice Sheet Findings: Glacier Loss Appears Unstoppable
It’s a key piece of the climate change puzzle. For years, researchers have been eyeing the stability of the Western…