A set of NanoRacks CubeSats is photographed by an Expedition 38 crew member after deployment by…
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Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory Aboard H-IIA Rocket
A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core…
GPM Launch Seen From the Tanegashima Space Center
A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core…
Ice on the Great Lakes in False Color Infrared
On Feb. 19, 2014 the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over…
First Moments of a Solar Flare in Different Wavelengths of Light
On Feb. 24, 2014, the sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:49 p.m. EST.…
Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Launch Site at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center
The launch pads at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island,…
The Shocking Behavior of a Speedy Star
Roguish runaway stars can have a big impact on their surroundings as they plunge through the…
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. With Mercury “Friendship 7” Spacecraft
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) spaceflight, poses for a…
Martian Dunes Flying in Formation
Migratory birds and military aircraft often fly in a V-shaped formation. The “V” formation greatly boosts…
Coronal Loops in an Active Region of the Sun
An active region of the sun just rotating into the view of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory…