Melissa Rey from Chesterfield, Mo., was named "America's Top Young Scientist" at the 2008 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California. Sherrica Newsome currently finds herself as Operations Manager for the 2008 NASA Academy at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. GSFC 01.25.08 - After the cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China, NASA data came to the aid of officials by tapping into a unique set of NASA data products describing the location of the exposed populations. When summer storms arrive, it's not only beach-goers who are affected; the rains can also have an impact on living creatures far below the ocean surface. 02.20.08 - 06.02.08 - Tthe Exploration Sciences Building continues to be built at a feverish pace, nearing 70% complete. High-Southern Latitudes in the Leading Hemisphere (Arrakis Planitia). 01.22.08 - Please credit all images and animations to NASA, unless otherwise noted. Severe Storms. Liftoff of GLAST aboard a Delta II rocket is currently targeted for 11:45 a.m. EDT on May 16. Astronomy Picture of the Day Calendar . 10.14.08 - satellites and Now available on iTunes, the NASA Goddard Shorts video podcast series keeps subscribers updated with cool science and engineering breakthroughs. Snow and Ice. On December 28, 2008, the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology downgraded the storms status to that of ex-tropical cyclone, stating that it posed no further threat to communities of Western Australia. emailE=('brandon.f.mac' + 'cherone@nas' + 'a.gov') Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. 05.23.07 - 12.19.08 - 11.17.08 - 02.08.08 - Shadow of a Opportunity (August 3, 2004; February 4, 2007; June 29, 2008; May 8, 2011; . 04.17.08 - NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. 06.27.08 - Discover the cosmos! 02.08.08 - Compared to earlier images, the storm appears more compact in this picture, and occurs almost entirely over the ocean. 04.22.08 - 10.19.08 - Dec. 21, 2008. 01.08.08 - Social Media Lead: NASA has selected Sevatec Inc. in Arlington, Va. for professional and administrative support services for the Office of Human Capital Management at Goddard. Juno Explores Jovian Moons During Extended Mission. U. APOD Editor to Speak in New York on Jan. 2, NASA Web 12.04.08 - A new nano satellite mission, called 'Firefly,' sponsored by the National Science Foundation and led by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will explore the relationship between lightning and these sudden bursts, called Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes. Less than a week after launch, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is safely up-and-running well in orbit approximately 350 miles (565 kilometers) above Earth's surface. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is NASA Headquarters approves an instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe. IBEX will build an image of the outer boundary of the solar system from impacts on the spacecraft by high-speed particles called energetic neutral atoms. NASA has selected the University of Colorado at Boulder for the management and operations of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center. 01.08.08 - 10.01.08 - The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. Cool, wet conditions in the Northwest, frigid weather on the Plains, and record dry conditions in the Southeast are all signs that La Nia is in full swing. SnoMotes are the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic. 07.15.08 - NASA / The original target, comet Boethin, is lost in space. NASA has several presentations at the 212th meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Did you know the weeks surrounding this All Hallows Eve mark a haunting milestone? 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. 11.7.08 - Scientists using NASAs RHESSI spacecraft have measured the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision and found that it is not a perfect sphere. 06.04.08 - BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. 10.08.08 - NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. On December 15, Hubble engineers restarted the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System (NCS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The Moon will appear full from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. Researchers took advantage of NASA satellite images to show that the microscopic floating plants are teeming in regions of recent ice melt. 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. Slice of History - Happy 25th Anniversary, Cassini! The underlying GALEX observations used in SkyView are 38403840 pixel images where only a circle with a radius of about 2900 pixels is actually exposed. Researchers have identified the common thread that determines how aerosols from human activity, like the particles released from forest fires, influence cloud cover and affect climate. Hurricane, tropical storm and tropical depression rainfall caused many severe floods and numerous lost lives during the 2008 north Atlantic hurricane season. What superficially resembles a giant moth floating in space is giving astronomers new insight into planetary system formation. Design & Development: SOHO has discovered its 1500th comet, making it more successful than all the other discoverers of comets throughout history put together. 07.17.08 - Still need to come up with a good new year's resolution? 03.17.08 - 12.19.08 - 03.04.08 - 10.24.08 - Goddard Symposium to focus on "Going to Work in Space.". 02.21.08 - Scientists from NASA and organizations around the world will convene physically and electronically in Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost U.S. city, during the first week of Arctic sunrise at Barrow January 23 29. As predicted, Edouard came ashore along the Gulf Coast early in the day on August 5, 2008, one day after this image was acquired. 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. The Radio Science Subsystem uses this pass to measure Titan's gravity field, allowing scientists to explore the moon's interior. Bill Dunford E.g., look at the image in the gallery from 2008-11-29 19:02:44 This is a very peculiar looking field in the DSS. Image Credit: A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, fueling the loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath. NASA Official: In earlier releases the exposed region seemed to be centered with the image square but . An interactive exhibit showcasing NASA's Hubble and James Webb telescopes is on display in Pittsburgh. 03.03.08 - New microprocessors for the telescope are about the size of a half-dollar and can do the same job as a 20-pound electronics box. 09.17.08 - A 2006 solar flare surprised scientists by behaving in unexpected ways. NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interacts with Earth's magnetosphere. 09.02.08 - 05.16.07 - NASA Goddard officials have announced that an incident earlier this evening in a building at Goddard did not involve a chemical spill or release of any hazardous material. By the afternoon of August 4, 2008, Tropical Storm Edouard was headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast. Features in the Gallery: Very Bright Stars, Unexpected image offsets in the GALEX GR4, SkyView v3.5.6 Security updates and bug fixes. Atmosphere This satellite map of snow cover shows that every state in the contiguous U.S., except for Florida, received snow in January 2011. 09.02.08 - Scientists have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. Cassini Eyes the Tiger Stripes On Oct. 31, 2008, during the second close flyby of Enceladus of the month, the cameras and other optical remote sensing instruments will be front and center, imaging the fractures that slash across the moon's south polar region like stripes on a tiger. 07.11.08 - Land NASA has selected the University of Alaska for the management and operations of the EOS Data and Information System Synthetic Aperture Radar DACC. The Delta II 7920-H rocket that will launch GLAST is in the process of being assembled on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. 04.08.08 - The snow cover maps reveal some of the winters significant snow events in the United States, including a rare snow fall in the Deep South that occurred in mid-December. BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. Moore Boeck, The Story Behind Apollo 8's Famous Earthrise Photo. NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC today announced the first ever sale of a government patent license through a public auction of intellectual property. 04.01.08 - 09.10.08 - JPL is a federally funded research and development center managed for The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. It's up to LRO to make those landings as safe as possible. ASD at 12.19.08 - APOD: 2008 December 31 - The Sky in Motion Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! NASAs Polar satellite concludes its successful mission at the end of April with a breathtaking visible light image of the colorful dancing lights of the aurora. 02.01.08 - 04.23.08 - NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. The brown winter landscape is broken by patches of white snow still lingering on the ground on the Mississippi/Louisiana border, and a . Goddard Scientists Receive Lindsay Award for Black Hole Research, NASA Presentations at AAS Meeting in St. Louis, NASA Scientists' Model Reveals How Superstorm Plasma Affects Near-Earth Space, Warm Coronal Loops Offer Clue to Mysteriously Hot Solar Atmosphere, Goddard Selects 2008 Contractor Excellence Award Winners, NASA Inspires Students to Center the Earth With Eccentrics, Satellites Illuminate Pollution's Influence On Clouds, Winds in Jupiter's Little Red Spot Almost Twice as Fast as Strongest Hurricane, Swift Satellite Catches First Supernova in the Act of Exploding, NASA Researcher Awarded 2008 Arthur S. Flemming Award, The Mouse That Roared: Pipsqueak Star Unleashes Monster Flare, Earth Impacts Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change, NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change, Md. emailName =('Shannell Frazier') NASA researchers have created an advanced data compression algorithm that will increase science data return for NASA missions. 01.11.08 - 05.07.07 - NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More. NASA study shows that the rising frequency and intensity of arctic storms over the last half century directly accelerated the rate of arctic sea ice drift which is a harbinger of climate change. 2008 December 31 The Sky in Motion Credit & Copyright: Video: Till Credner , ( The Sky in Motion.com ) Students from all over the world will gather to participate in a creative problem-solving competition, at the University of Maryland, College Park, Md., May 31 through June 3. Swift caught sight of a splintered comet fragment as it passed by the Ring Nebula. 12.08.08 - News representatives are invited to attend a media day event on July 1 to learn about NASA's ambitious mission to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. javascript is enabled. 07.24.08 - 01.07.08 - 06.18.08 - Consider one appropriate for 2009, the Astronomers who count sunspots have announced that 2008 is now the "blankest year" of the Space Age. NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC announced the beginning of a new partnership to commercialize over 40 NASA-funded technologies to the private sector for commercial application. 11.04.08 - Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia in late December 2008. Social Media Lead: nasa.gov. 12.16.08 - Governor Visits Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA's GLAST Gets Shades, Blankets for the Beach, Visionary 'NASA Exploration Experience' Exhibit to Tour Connecticut May 14 - June 4, NASA Goddard and Howard B. Owens Science Center Celebrate Partnership That Inspires Prince George's Students, Stellar Ticking Time Bomb Explodes on Cue, Broken Heart Image the Last for NASAs Long-Lived Polar Mission, NASA Satellites Aid in Chesapeake Bay Recovery, Powerful Antenna Attached to NASA's GLAST Satellite, Researchers Warm Up to Melt's Role in Greenland Ice Loss, Milky Ways Giant Black Hole Awoke Centuries Ago, World Space Party Draws Hundreds to NASA Goddard, Delta II Rocket Coming Together for NASA's GLAST Satellite Launch, NASA Officials Say No Chemicals Released During Incident at Goddard, NASA Selects Three Research Fellows for GLAST Mission, Goddard Scientists to Hunt for Treasure on the Moon, NASA Awards University of Alaska Data Center Contract, Warm 'Tiger Stripes' on Geyser Moon Raise Hopes for Life, NASA Detects Explosion Halfway Across Universe, Webb Telescope Sunshield Design Review Complete, NASA Satellite Measures Pollution From East Asia to North America, Goddard Delivers Aquarius Radiometer to JPL, New Hubble Parts Endure Environmental Tests, GLAST Spacecraft Arrives in Florida to Prepare for Launch, NASA Awards Professional/Administration Support Services Contract, SDO Mission to Improve Predictions of Violent Space Weather, 2008 Goddard Symposium Focus, Space Exploration and Commercialization, SOHO to Give Early Warning of Radiation Storms, NASA's Swift Satellite Catches a Galaxy Ablaze With Starbirth, NASA and Northrup Grumman Partner to 'Measure the Immeasurable' in Climate Change and Planetary Science, Powerful Explosions Suggest Neutron Star Missing Link, Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond, Miniaturized 'SIDECAR' Drives Webb Telescope's Signal, NASA Team Works Toward Internet-Equipped Satellites, Tiny MidSTAR-1 Sensor Acts as Chemical Detector, GLAST's Delta II Rocket's First Stage Arrives in Cape Canaveral, NASA Hosts Educator Winter Camp in Lake Placid, New York, NASA Selects Bronx School to Fly Aboard 'Weightless Wonder', NASA's Deep Impact Begins Hunt for Alien Worlds, NASA Awards Aircraft Catalog Blanket Purchase Agreement, Hildebrand Named American Meteorological Society Fellow, 2007 Hurricane Season Starts Early, Ends Late, NASA Calls for Suggestions to Rename Future Telescope Mission, NASA Data Link Pollution to Rainy Summer Days in the Southeast, NASA Scientist to Present at Polar Gateways Arctic Circle Sunrise 2008 Conference, El Nio at Source of More Intense Wintertime Storms, Goddard Kicks Off 2008 with a 'Poster Party', 2007 Was Tied as Earth's Second-Warmest Year, NASA Media Event Highlights Rainfall Satellite's Decade of Success, NASA Satellites Capture Start of New Solar Cycle, La Nia: 'Little Girl' Makes Big Impression, NASA Scientists Predict Black Hole Light Echo Show, Vast Cloud of Antimatter Traced to Binary Stars, Hubble Finds That "Blue Blobs" in Space Are Orphaned Clusters of Stars, NASA and Gemini Probe Mysterious Distant Explosion, NASA Sends Deep Impact Spacecraft on Mission to Comet Hartley 2, Third Instrument for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Arrives at Goddard. 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