NASA flights target how pollution, storms, climate mix

Washington, June 7 : NASA aircraft will take to the skies over the southern United States this summer to investigate how air pollution and natural emissions, which are pushed high into the atmosphere by large storms, affect atmospheric composition and climate. NASA will conduct its most complex airborne science campaign of the year from Houston’s Ellington Field, which is operated by the agency’s Johnson Space Center, beginning Aug. Continue reading

NASA Flights Target How Pollution, Storms and Climate Mix

NASA aircraft will take to the skies over the southern United States this summer to investigate how air pollution and natural emissions, which are pushed high into the atmosphere by large storms, affect atmospheric composition and climate. NASA will conduct its most complex airborne science campaign of the year from Houston’s Ellington Field, which is operated by the agency’s Johnson Space Center, beginning Aug. 7 and continuing through September. Continue reading

Space station astronauts snap amazing photos of Alaskan volcanic eruption

Pavlof Volcano has been erupting for over a week, releasing a humongous plume of ash, steam, and smoke visible from the International Space Station. The eruption has quieted down, but seismic data suggests that it’s not over. Astronauts on the International Space Stationcaptured jaw-dropping pictures of a volcanic eruption last Saturday. Continue reading

Galileo: The Jovian Laboratory circa 1989 NASA Galileo Jupiter Orbiter – Video




Galileo: The Jovian Laboratory circa 1989 NASA Galileo Jupiter Orbiter more at scitech.quickfound.net “This video presentation gives a pre-launch description of the Galileo Mission to Jupiter.” Public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). creativecommons.org en.wikipedia.org Galileo was an orbiter and entry probe for Jupiter mdash;an unmanned NASA spacecraft which studied planet Jupiter and its moons, as well as the several other solar system bodies. Continue reading

Fermi’s GBM Finds Radio Bursts from TGFs – Video




Fermi's GBM Finds Radio Bursts from TGFs Lightning in the clouds is directly linked to events that produce some of the highest-energy light naturally made on Earth: terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs). An instrument aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was recently fine-tuned to better catch TGFs, and this allowed scientists to discover that TGFs emit radio waves, too. Continue reading

Solar Flare through the clouds AR1620 – Video




Solar Flare through the clouds AR1620 This was shot using a PGR Grasshopper Express 2.8MP while monitoring a really cool active region through the clouds on Nov 26th 2012 Please support The Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project with your tax deductible donation at www.charliebates.org (a nonprofit 501c3 corp. in Atlanta, GA) www.solarastronomy.org for more infoFrom:Stephen RamsdenViews:9 0ratingsTime:01:10More inScience Technology Continue reading

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Video of Total Eclipse in Sidney Australia – Video




Video of Total Eclipse in Sidney Australia Video of Total Eclipse in Sidney Australia SYDNEY mdash; From boats bobbing on the Great Barrier Reef, to hot air balloons hovering over the rainforest, and the hilltops and beaches in between, tens of thousands of scientists, tourists and amateur astronomers watched as the sun, moon and Earth aligned and plunged northern Australia into darkness during a total solar eclipse Wednesday. Continue reading

Total Solar Eclipse once in a lifetime event captured in Australia – Video




Total Solar Eclipse once in a lifetime event captured in Australia Video of Total Eclipse in Sidney Australia SYDNEY mdash; From boats bobbing on the Great Barrier Reef, to hot air balloons hovering over the rainforest, and the hilltops and beaches in between, tens of thousands of scientists, tourists and amateur astronomers watched as the sun, moon and Earth aligned and plunged northern Australia into darkness during a total solar eclipse Wednesday. Stubborn clouds that many feared would ruin the view parted — somewhat — in north Queensland, defying forecasts of a total eclipse-viewing bust and relieving spectators who had fanned out to glimpse the celestial phenomenon Continue reading

NASA Study Grades Climate Models, Finds Higher Temperatures Likely

NASA today announced the results of a new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. It shows that climate model projections that predict a greater rise in global temperature are more likely to be accurate than those predicting a lesser rise Continue reading

Time lapse: Helvetia’s Dream | Bad Astronomy

Oh my, another lovely night sky (and landscape!) time lapse video; this time from Alessandro Della Bella, and called Helvetias Dream: [Make sure you set it to hi-def and make it full screen.] I love the opening shot! Unless it was just digitally zoomed, it must have taken some planning; you have to know just where the Moon is going to rise to catch it that accurately. A couple of other things to watch for, too: At about 45 seconds in, a bright meteor leaves a long persistent train, a glowing trail that gets blown away by the thin but rapid winds 100 kilometers above the Earths surface. I actually gasped when I saw that! At 1:30 you see the stars of Orion setting behind the Matterhorn, zoomed in Continue reading

Minecraft Mods – FLOATING RUINS Mod ! Treasure Islands in The Sky ! – Video




12-03-2012 16:38 GameChap and Bertie investigate the capital Floating Ruins modification! Treasure to be found above the clouds, by George! TO DOWNLOAD: Visit the Minecraft Mods section at MinecraftForum! The topic name is [1.2.3] DaftPVF’s Tree Capitator, Ingame Info, Crystal Wing, Starting Inv, Floating Ruins, by bspkrs. Continue reading