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As the World Burns: Satellites Watch Fires Around the World
NASA put out this video last week and we missed covering it, but this is a very interesting little video…
From the Land of Ice and Snow
[/caption] Views from the window of NASA's DC-8 reveal sweeping expanses of ice and rock as part of the ongoing 2011…
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SpaceX Completes Crucial Milestone Toward Launching Astronauts
[/caption] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is now one more step closer to sending astronauts to orbit. The commercial space firm…
Iceland’s Midnight Sun: a Time-Lapse Treat!
This beautiful time-lapse video was created by photographer Joe Capra during his 17-day solo trek around Iceland in June 2011.…
Best-Ever Topographic Map of Earth from NASA and Japan
[/caption]NASA and Japan recently announced a new and improved digital topographic map of Earth, which was produced with detailed measurements…
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Daring Russian Sample Return mission to Martian Moon Phobos aims for November Liftoff
[/caption] In just over 3 weeks' time, Russia plans to launch a bold mission to Mars whose objective, if successful…
Life In A Slice Of Ice
[/caption] Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, a University of Washington doctoral student named Adam Campbell has…
Earth Vs. Stuff from the Sun
[/caption] The Sun is big. And comparatively, Earth is a tiny Lilliputian. We've all seen images comparing the size of…
What is Airglow?
[/caption] In many of the photos that we have featured recently from astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a glowing…
Fires in the Sky, Fires on the Ground
[/caption] With all of the activity that's been occurring on the Sun recently, the aurorae have been exceptionally bright…