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April 20, 2018

Four Years of NASA NEOWISE Data

April 20, 2018

Four Years of NASA NEOWISE Data

This frame from a movie shows the progression of NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) investigation for the mission's first four years following its restart in December 2013. Green circles represent near-Earth objects.
April 17, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS Investigation Arrives at Launch Site

April 17, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS Investigation Arrives at Launch Site

NASA's ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) arrives at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch to the space station this summer.
April 17, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS Investigation Arrives at Launch Site

April 17, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS Investigation Arrives at Launch Site

NASA's ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) is inspected after arrival at Kennedy Space Center.
April 17, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS Investigation Being Installed on the International Space Station (Artist's Concept)

April 17, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS Investigation Being Installed on the International Space Station (Artist's Concept)

This artist's concept shows NASA's ECOSTRESS which will be installed on International Space Station's Japanese Experiment Module - External Facility (JEM-EF) site 10.
April 16, 2018

Three Coronal Holes

April 16, 2018

Three Coronal Holes

For much of this week the sun featured three substantial coronal holes observed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory April 3-6, 2018. These are areas of open magnetic field from which high speed solar wind rushes out into space.
April 13, 2018

Astrophysics CubeSat Demonstrates Big Potential in a Small Package

April 13, 2018

Astrophysics CubeSat Demonstrates Big Potential in a Small Package

This image from a series of images is from a single observation of a star by the ASTERIA spacecraft.
April 13, 2018

Loktak Lake, India

April 13, 2018

Loktak Lake, India

Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeast India, and is famous for the floating 'phudmis,' masses of vegetation, soil and organic material. This image from NASA's Terra spacecraft was acquired March 19, 2018.
April 12, 2018

Turkish Fault Reveals Seismic Steadiness

April 12, 2018

Turkish Fault Reveals Seismic Steadiness

This image shows strain rates on the North Anatolian Fault in Turkey along the east-to-west sequence of earthquakes since 1939. Tectonic strain builds up along this fault -- one of the worlds most deadly earthquake zones -- at a remarkably steady rate.
April 6, 2018

Getting Ready for Launch

April 6, 2018

Getting Ready for Launch

NASA's InSight to Mars undergoes final preparations at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California, ahead of its launch, expected as early as May 5, 2018.
March 29, 2018

Both MarCO Spacecraft

March 29, 2018

Both MarCO Spacecraft

Engineer Joel Steinkraus stands with both of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
March 29, 2018

Alternate: MarCO Being Tested in Sunlight

March 29, 2018

Alternate: MarCO Being Tested in Sunlight

Engineer Joel Steinkraus uses sunlight to test the solar arrays on one of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
March 29, 2018

MarCO Being Tested in Sunlight

March 29, 2018

MarCO Being Tested in Sunlight

Engineer Joel Steinkraus uses sunlight to test the solar arrays on one of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
March 29, 2018

MarCOs, Mars and Earth

March 29, 2018

MarCOs, Mars and Earth

An artist's rendering of NASA's twin Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft flying over Mars with Earth in the distance.
March 29, 2018

Distant Perspective of MarCOs Cruise in Deep Space

March 29, 2018

Distant Perspective of MarCOs Cruise in Deep Space

An artist's rendering of NASA's twin Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft as they fly through deep space.
March 29, 2018

MarCOs Cruise in Deep Space

March 29, 2018

MarCOs Cruise in Deep Space

An artist's rendering of NASA's twin Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft as they fly through deep space.
March 26, 2018

Khurdopin Glacier, Pakistan

March 26, 2018

Khurdopin Glacier, Pakistan

This image from NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the Khurdopin Glacier in Pakistan. A large lake has formed in the Shimshal River, where the glacier has formed a dam.
March 22, 2018

Curiosity is Ready for Clay

March 22, 2018

Curiosity is Ready for Clay

This mosaic taken by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover looks uphill at Mount Sharp. The scene has been white-balanced so the colors of the rock materials resemble how they would appear under daytime lighting conditions on Earth.
March 22, 2018

Curiosity is Ready for Clay (Highlighted)

March 22, 2018

Curiosity is Ready for Clay (Highlighted)

This mosaic taken by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover looks uphill at Mount Sharp. Highlighted is an area in white with clay-bearing rocks that scientists are eager to explore.
March 19, 2018

Elongated Coronal Hole

March 19, 2018

Elongated Coronal Hole

Coronal holes are areas of open magnetic fields from which solar wind rushes out into space. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observed this long coronal hole that stretched out across more than half the diameter of the sun (Mar. 13-15, 2018).
March 19, 2018

The Other Side of the Vortex

March 19, 2018

The Other Side of the Vortex

When the polar vortex dips south it often makes headlines. This map created by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite shows warmer-than-normal temperatures colored in red and below average temperatures colored in blue.
March 15, 2018

Mapping the Extent of California's Deadly Jan. 2018 Mudflows

March 15, 2018

Mapping the Extent of California's Deadly Jan. 2018 Mudflows

JPL investigators used optical images acquired by Planet Labs' dove satellite constellation to map the spatial extent of the Montecito mudflows that occurred on Jan. 9, 2018, east of Santa Barbara, California.
March 14, 2018

Juling Crater's Floor

March 14, 2018

Juling Crater's Floor

This view from NASA's Dawn mission shows the floor of Ceres' Juling Crater. The crater floor shows evidence of the flow of ice and rock, similar to rock glaciers in Earth's polar regions.
March 14, 2018

Investigating Mars: Olympia Undae

March 14, 2018

Investigating Mars: Olympia Undae

This image of Olympia Undae from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft was collected during north polar summer. The dunes are now completely frost free and are dark in color due to being made of basaltic sand.
March 12, 2018

GRACE-FO Satellites in a Clean Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base

March 12, 2018

GRACE-FO Satellites in a Clean Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) twin satellites, attached to turntable fixtures, at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
March 12, 2018

GRACE-FO Satellites in a Clean Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base

March 12, 2018

GRACE-FO Satellites in a Clean Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) twin satellites, attached to turntable fixtures, at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
March 12, 2018

GRACE-FO Satellites in a Clean Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base

March 12, 2018

GRACE-FO Satellites in a Clean Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base

One of the two Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) satellites and its turntable fixture at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
March 12, 2018

GRACE-FO Satellites in a Clean Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base

March 12, 2018

GRACE-FO Satellites in a Clean Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) twin satellites, attached to turntable fixtures, at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
March 7, 2018

Jupiter's Southern Exposure in Infrared

March 7, 2018

Jupiter's Southern Exposure in Infrared

This computer-generated image based on data from the ovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard the Juno spacecraft shows the structure of the cyclonic pattern observed over Jupiter's south pole.
March 7, 2018

A New View on Jupiter's North Pole

March 7, 2018

A New View on Jupiter's North Pole

The image from the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA's Juno mission shows the structure of the cyclonic pattern observed over Jupiter's North pole: a central cyclone surrounded by eight circumpolar cyclones.
March 5, 2018

Small Bursts

March 5, 2018

Small Bursts

A relatively small active region erupted twice in 18 hours on Mar. 2, 2018, as observed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. After each burst, one can see the magnetic fields lines, which appear as bright coils, spiraling around the region.
March 5, 2018

The Case of the Martian Boulder Piles

March 5, 2018

The Case of the Martian Boulder Piles

Shown in this image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are fan-shaped deposits emerging from regions of steep topography called alluvial fans. Alluvial fans on Mars are thought to be ancient and record past episodes of flowing water.
March 2, 2018

Investigating Mars: Ius Chasma

March 2, 2018

Investigating Mars: Ius Chasma

Ius Chasma is unique from the other chasmata of Valles Marineris in possessing mega gullies on both sides of the chasma. This image was captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

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