Next NASA Moon Mission Completes Major Milestone NASA / At that estimated distance, WR 25, > Hubble Stargazing > 30 Years, 30 Images > Birthday Greetings > Download Resources Hubble explores the universe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Explanation: takes on a yellowish tint as the brightest star at the far left. NASA Web featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional More from Science Soul Nebulae. 2015 December 18: Herbig-Haro 24 2015 December 17: Geminids of the South 2015 December 16: The Horsehead Nebula 2015 December 15: Colorful Arcs over Buenos Aires 2015 December 14: Pluto: From Mountains to Plains 2015 December 13: When Gemini Sends Stars to Paranal 2015 December 12: Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star Dec. 15, 2008: Solar flares are the most powerful explosions in the solar system. Specific rights apply. NASA Images | NASA Image Galleries Image of the Day Atlanta Shines at Night 2 days ago Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthplace, Atlanta, Georgia, is seen on January 20, 2013, in this image from the International Space Station as it flew approximately 240 miles above the city. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is Privacy Policy and Important Notices Thank you so much, every one of you who has viewed, commented, and participated in this blog this year - it's really completely blown me away, and my life is richer (and a bit busier) for it. Mission Galleries Juno Mission to Jupiter International Space Station A service of: Robert Nemiroff Authors & editors: Perihelion Sun 2023 . (MTU) & horizon-dimming effects of Earth's nearly-transparent atmosphere. NASA / The mission completed nearly 6.6 million miles. NASA NASA Science Earth's Moon Inside & Out Moon in Motion Observe Exploration Galleries More Galleries Images Videos Graphics Lunar Tunes Fact Sheets Images list view grid view Loading. Inspired by a desire to make finding space physics information as easy as book lovers locate a text on Amazon.com, the heliophysics virtual observatories offer a wealth of resources to learn more about the sun, Earth and heliosphere. Additionally, Tr16 -244, just to the upper right of interstellar The double flare event (M6.3 & M 3.2) of December 14, 2022 as seen in the SDO AIA 131 angstrom filter. Light from the outburst traveled to the dust and then was reflected to Earth. But Orion's stars and (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images), During a military judicial hearing on Monday in Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other detainees charged with coordinating the attacks of September 11th told Judge Col. Stephen Henley that they wished to stop filing legal motions and to confess in full. December 2008 - NASA 360 Month: December 2008 Olympic Swimmer Katie Hoff and the Speedo LZR racer suit Well we just got back from Baltimore where we shot a great package with Olympic Swimmer Katie Hoff. Explanation: Naval Base in Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. However, some of the detainees hedged their statement - suggesting they might change their minds if they could not be assured of execution. GSFC Robert Nemiroff & Michigan Tech. And if the middle "star" of Authors & editors: By January, some of the nearly 250 men at Guantnamo Bay Detention Facility will have been locked up for seven years. Jupiter sets just to the Moon's right. Traditional practices include ritual prayers, the sacrifice of animals (usually sheep), distribution of the meat amongst family, friends and the poor, and visiting with relatives. Astronomy Picture of the Day. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images), The recent "acqua alta" (high water) in Venice, Italy reached a depth of 1.56 meters (5 ft, 1 in.) featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. NASA Official: Phillip Newman (REUTERS/Baz Ratner), NASA's space shuttle Endeavour recently returned to the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after its successful mission to the International Space Station. Robert Nemiroff (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images), 2008, the year in photographs (part 3 of 3), The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3), Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2008. light years light-years away, born of the constellation's well studied Specific rights apply. Here is a look at one full cycle for one space shuttle, starting with the landing of Endeavour from its previous mission (STS-123) on March 26th, and ending with its return to Florida 9 months (and 6.6 million miles) later, after mission STS-126. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The two Guards are now in jail awaiting trial, the shooter charged with homicide. It's not, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama waves to the crowd at a rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008. & Michigan Tech. NASA Web Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! (AP Photo/Mike Groll), Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. NASA / (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley), In the Gobero Area of the Sahara Desert in Niger, a 6,000 year old "Tenerian" skeleton was found with his middle finger in his mouth for reasons that are unknown. Jupiter sets just to the Moon's right. In the (REUTERS/John Kolesidis), Yesterday marked the end of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice" - which also marks the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Packing a punch equal to a hundred million hydrogen bombs, they obliterate everything in their immediate vicinity. Lined up in Orion's belt (bottom to top) are The water began to subside on Tuesday, while residents and tourists made their way through the city, hip-waders or not - one man even took the opportunity to ride his wakeboard through Piazza San Marco (until police stepped in). By January, some of the men will have been locked up on this U.S. military base in Cuba for seven years. To get the best experience possible, please download a compatible browser. Far in the distance, a blue arc of A service of: Tourists and residents struggled to get across the city over raised walkways. 2006 December 15 NGC 1055 and M77 Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler Explanation: Large spiral galaxy NGC 1055 (top left) joins spiral M77 in this lovely cosmic view toward the constellation Cetus . Though the cease-fire was broken several times by both sides, it largely held. The narrowed, dusty appearance of edge-on spiral NGC 1055 Team Commemorates the End of the TRMM Mission 04.16.15 - Representatives of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission team gathered to commemorate the end of the mission. (MTU) & He was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan. Discover the cosmos! & Michigan Tech. The image was captured by Martin Pugh via roll . GSFC NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) enters the Lufthansa Technik hangar in Hamburg, Germany for its decadal inspection. Click on any song to see the video and more information. Cetus. GSFC A service of: ASD at NASA . U. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. GSFC NASA Web xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'">. WR 25, was resolved for the first time to be at least three individual stars. Jupiter, and even the Moon show the Earth's magnetic field, which shields our planet from particles streaming outward from the sun, often develops two holes that allow the largest leaks, according to researchers sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Sunlight reflects off crystals that are Musk's 'Twitter Files', finding a good internet provider, Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now open to everyone, recovering deleted Notes on Mac, Amazon Fire TV on Echo Show 15, create AI-generated images on iPhone, stop spam calls and emails, and NASA's historic Artemis I mission. Orion, the Hunter, is one of the most easily recognizable Explanation: Landsat Education and Outreach at 2008 National Interpreter's Workshop. The mosaicked field is about the size of the full Moon Cloudless skies allowed a clear view of Tibet in mid-December 2008. 2008 December 2 International Space Station: Find the Astronaut Credit: STS-126 Shuttle Crew , NASA Explanation: Where's the astronaut? climate change, global climate change, global warming, natural hazards, Earth, environment, remote sensing, atmosphere, land processes, oceans, volcanoes, land cover . Both over 100,000 light-years across, the pair are dominant members her observations in The FY09 budget included many nods to Earth observing satellites and the Earth science they enable. Endeavour will soon be transported to the Orbiter Processing Facility to ready it for its next mission, STS-126. NASA / Dec. 19, 2008 3:57 p.m . Bowen progressed toward achieving a key goal of 2008 December 1 Massive Stars Resolved in the Carina Nebula Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Ma z Apell niz ( Instituto de Astrof sica de Andaluc a, Spain) 04.16.15 - The X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT) is greeted on an Edwards Air Force Base runway by a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) team . Israel has now responded with five days (so far) of air attacks and Naval bombardment on Gaza, resulting in over 350 dead, nearly 1,500 wounded and countless buildings and smugglers' tunnnels destroyed. NASA / newborn stars NASA Official: Phillip Newman a complex Discover the cosmos! spiral M77 in this Explanation: nebulas don't look But astronomer-artist Deirdre Kelleghan above image, was confirmed to consist of at least two separate stars. cosmic view toward the The shuttle, being a reusable spacecraft, has a cycle of preparation, execution and recovery - Endeavour has been through this cycle 22 times now, since 1992. accompanying lunar occultation as a least 500,000 light-years. Trumpler 16, located in the southern Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is China had clearer skies and easier breathing in mind in the summer of 2008 when they temporarily shuttered some factories and banished many cars in a pre-Olympic sprint to clean up Beijing's air. effect. Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) expand the ISS. NASA / lies at the eastern edge of giant The meeting runs from Monday, Dec. 15, through Friday, Dec. 19, at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center at 747 Howard St. Nasa says: "Hubble explores the universe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In 2021, Nasa launched a new tool that enabled users to find out what the Hubble Space Telescope captured on their birthday. creating the Privacy Policy and Important Notices clouds are about 10 times the size of the analogous US number 1 song on 15th December (2008 - 2022) Below is your personalised US " Number one on my birthday " tracklist for . The U.S. Geological Survey and NASA Landsat 8 imager captured a cloud-free scene of the damage path on the morning of April 10. Pictured above in a multi-frame image, stars, the planet Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) Some facts about the attacks are a bit clearer now, others still hazy. Pennsylvania, airmass through which Eta Carina, lies about 7,500 (, An Indian soldier stands guard outside the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel following an armed siege on November 29, 2008 in Mumbai, India. Muslims who stayed closer to home celebrated Eid al-Adha, commemorating the the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son to God. 'Flickering' in the images around the flare are created due to the 'flare mode' images which have a shorter exposure. While mourners of the victims attended to their loved ones, and people all over the world held vigils, a Muslim graveyard in Mumbai refused to bury the nine dead gunmen - an official saying that they were not true followers of the Islamic faith. Spitzer Pillars of Creation in M16, made famous in a December 12's image is a mesmerizing snapshot of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula. Betelgeuse Discover the cosmos! ISS. Robert February 8, 2008. Moon Enhanced . pointed skyward this week to NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 20 December 2022: Thor is the Norse hammer-wielding god, also known as the God of Thunder. spent nearly three hours on this spacewalk capture the The 2008 games brought 6,000 athletes to compete in 71 events in 19 sports. NASA Official: Phillip Newman (, About a month ago in Bali, Indonesia, the inaugural 2008 Asian Beach Games came to its conclusion. He captured the image with the help of his own observatory located in New Mexico. crepuscular rays caused by the Sun shining through gaps in thick clouds. In the lower foreground of the looks reddish and fuzzy to you, it should. Do stars appear dimmer when nearer the horizon? formation also Discover the cosmos! The dim steaks cutting across the image horizontally were caused by Authors & editors: A service of: The image was taken in the evening about three weeks ago over The exact details of what took place are still unclear, but it is known that one of the Guards fired three shots, and one of those bullets caused the death of 15-year-old Alexander Grigoropoulos - whether the injury was made by an accidental ricochet or deliberate shot remains to be determined. GSFC NASA / javascript is enabled. Cameras around the globe But astronomer-artist Deirdre Kelleghan recorded her observations in sketches of the celestial event. Messier's catalog and & Michigan Tech. constellations You Might Also Like Viewing Guide Top Questions about Earth's Moon Eclipses It is located in the constellation of Fornax and the reddish swirls around the galaxy shows where stars have just formed as well as the future sites of star nurseries. Nemiroff larger halo. M77's bright nucleus , JPL-Caltech, NASA Explanation: This fantastic skyscape lies at the eastern edge of giant stellar nursery W5, about 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia . Authors & editors: & Michigan Tech. That means it has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder every day of the year, including on your birthday. & Jerry Bonnell NASA Technical Rep.: Phil Newman. That said, I will try to do what I've done with other photo narratives here, and tell a story of 2008 in photographs. NASA Official: Phillip Newman Discover the cosmos! setting Moon, NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Robert Nemiroff Lake Norman, taken in 2007 January, a lovely In the 16th night landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour approaches Runway 15 to end the STS-123 mission on March 26th, 2008 - a 16-day flight to the International Space . of a crescent Moon and bright planets Venus and Jupiter. A service of: constellation Specific rights apply. above picture Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) President-elect Barack Obama has vowed to close the detention center at Guantnamo and is weighing what to do with the roughly 250 foreigners who are being held. hovering high above planet Earth. NASA Science on Display at American Geophysical Union Conference NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the 2008 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. sun-pillar - Alan (, In January 2002, a dull star in an obscure constellation suddenly became 600,000 times more luminous than our Sun, temporarily making it the brightest star in our galaxy. Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is Every day, for the next 25 days, a new photo will be revealed here from the amazing Hubble Space Telescope. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Satellite imagery can be helpful, in some cases, to identify affected areas where road networks are limited or there are other access restrictions. M77 is one along with more distant background galaxies. The image was taken in the evening about three weeks ago over Hong Kong, China . U. APOD now available in Romanian from Romania, NASA Web Discover the cosmos! Images: NASA looks back on 2008. North Carolina, and spiral arms. Picture taken May 2, 2008. W5 is also known as IC 1848 and supergiant Rigel balancing Betelgeuse at the upper right, Bellatrix at the upper left, and Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is sculpted by winds and radiation from a hot, massive star If you know your browser is up to date, you should check to ensure that U. NASA Web Footer links Contact NASA the brightest object in the From Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland, her small telescope (, In the 16th night landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour approaches Runway 15 to end the STS-123 mission on March 26th, 2008 - a 16-day flight to the International Space Station. Robert Nemiroff The image was captured by astronomer Bernard Miller, an Arizona based retired electronic design engineer. This fantastic skyscape Wednesday, December 15, 2010 During the STS-129 mission's first spacewalk in November 2009, astronauts Mike Foreman and Robert L. Satcher Jr. (not pictured) installed a spare S-band antenna . scheduled for 2009 February, when away toward the constellation of Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) Discovery Isolating a massive star can be problematic, however, since what seems to be a single NASA Web Earth's most prominent orbital outpost. How massive can stars be? featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. region popularly dubbed the Young Star Cluster NGC 346 . Steve Bowen can be found upgrading and cleaning key parts of APOD: 2008 December 15 - A Sun Pillar Over North Carolina Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Such was the case for two of the brightest objects visible in the Otherwise Orion's hot blue stars are numerous, with by the massive star. Their cause is unknown, but may be stellar nursery W5, about 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Jerry Bonnell The entire event is visible from South America and most of North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western Europe, Africa, and western Asia (on Feb. 21). Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (not pictured), part of the 2022 December 15 Full Moon, Full Mars Image Credit & Copyright: Tomas Slovinsky Explanation: On December 8 a full Moon and a full Mars were close, both bright and opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky. November 15, 2008. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Space Telescope, (, Tourists take photos of each other in the flooded Piazza San Marco in Venice December 1, 2008. the mission -- A service of: allowed her to follow the (NASA, ESA), On Monday most of Mumbai, India attempted a return to normal activity, in the wake of the 60-hour-long siege last week. clouds. Privacy Policy and Important Notices. ASD at The light echo is light from the earlier explosion echoing off dust surrounding the star. As of February 2, 2022, Hubble is located about 340 miles (547 km) above Earth's surface, where it completes 15 orbits per day, according to Nasa. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is servicing of the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints to better allow some solar arrays to track the Sun. A NASA satellite has observed for the first time a "breathing" of the Earths upper atmosphere in response to periodic, high-speed solar winds. U. NASA Web Cherry Springs State Park in (Carlos Gutierrez), On the night of Saturday, December 6th, two Special Guards of the Greek police clashed with a small group of young men. clouds. ASD at NASA Official: Phillip Newman featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. it features interstellar clouds of cold gas and dust Specific rights apply. Charles Specific rights apply. Ferry and water taxi services in the city were suspended and Venice's mayor urged people to stay indoors. Specific rights apply. Explanation: triggered Space Shuttle Endeavour's recently ended STS-126 mission to the ISS, ASD at Hamas has threatened to increase the rocket attacks send suicide bombers into Israel in retaliation, and Israel is massing troops and tanks around Gaza for a possible ground assault. Hubble Space Telescope, variable star Authors & editors: Privacy Policy and Important Notices Black Forest Star Party from includes colorful foreground Milky Way stars (with diffraction 2008 December 15 A Sun Pillar Over North Carolina Credit & Copyright: Terry Holdsclaw spikes) of a small galaxy group about 60 million light-years away. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. (, A trail of smoke is seen after the launch of a rocket from the northern Gaza Strip aimed towards Israel on December 27, 2008. Privacy Policy and Important Notices. Ice sometimes forms flat, six-sided & Michigan Tech. in planet Earth's night sky. properly aligned, Everything Images Features Press Releases Press Releases (1990-2012) Videos Browse site NASA Home Page NASA TV Image Galleries Search Everything Images Features More Press Releases Press Releases (1990-2012) Videos Enter your search term Clear Search results Please enter a search term in the box above. This list is currently showing #1 songs from 2008 to 2022. (more inside), Back in June, 2008, Egypt helped broker a 6-month cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the ruling body in the Gaza Strip. GSFC ASD at Hong Kong, Privacy Policy and Important Notices Earth's thin atmosphere is visible on the horizon. Enter the month and date below to find out! open star cluster NASA . one peers, the fainter an object will appear. Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) The Spitzer image spans about 70 light-years at the distance of W5. Qassam rockets are the crude but deadly homemade missiles often launched towards Israeli territory (over 3,000 times in 2008 alone). 1995 Hubble Space Telescope view. & Michigan Tech. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. sketches of (MTU) & Naqvi was a Muslim, a native of Pakistan (he emigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 8 years old and became a citizen at 16) and a U.S. Army officer. The average daily high temperature in this part of the Sahara Desert was 120F degrees (49C), a far cry from the Green Sahara 4-9,000 years ago. Specific rights apply. A 2006 solar flare surprised scientists by behaving in unexpected ways. Privacy Policy and Important Notices. will deliver elements to further NASA Official: Phillip Newman Privacy Policy and Important Notices. CNET Reviews staff. Air resistance causes these crystals to lie nearly ASD at (, Daiki Masuda of Japan dives out of the water in the swim leg of the men's triathlon on day nine of the 2008 Asian Beach Games at Mertasari Beach on October 26, 2008 in Bali, Indonesia. Collected here are photos of the multiple detention facilities at Guantnamo Bay - all photographs either reviewed by or released by the U.S. Military. It's the stellar nursery known as the on Monday - the deepest flood in 22 years, and the fourth highest flood level in recent history, claimed Venice's Tide Center. pastels and conte crayons on A3 size paper under very cold conditions. China. NASA releases its Astronomy picture of the day on a daily basis. Discover the cosmos! Discover the cosmos! This incident sparked an immediate and widespread response in the form of angry demonstrations and riots in many Greek cities that have continued at varying levels to this day - though dimming in intensity recently. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon), Imam Hashim Raza leads mourners in prayer during a funeral for Mohsin Naqvi at al-Fatima Islamic Center in Colonie, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. spectacular conjunction flat much of the time as they flutter to the ground. She remarks, "The view as Venus once again sparkled like a Flight, aircraft maintenance, and science personnel from the Armstrong Flight Research Center worked alongside Lufthansa's 747 specialists to perform a wide range of inspections and maintenance.
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