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NASA Explains Holiday Lights from Space

Posted on December 17, 2014 by glenn

TweetGreat stuff from NASA… remember Buddy in the Holiday movie trying to light up his house to be seen from space?? From NASA… It’s official — our holiday lights are so bright we can see them from space. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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NASA Challenges Developers With The Climate Resilience Data Challenge

Posted on December 12, 2014 by glenn

TweetSome cool stuff from NASA, an opportunity for developers who really want to help with a great cause!  NASA in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering more than $35,000 in prizes to citizen scientists for ideas that … Continue reading →

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A Year in the Life of Earth’s CO2

Posted on November 24, 2014 by glenn

TweetNASA Computer Model Provides a New Portrait of Carbon Dioxide – An exciting and amazing new dataviz from NASA – this new, ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere … Continue reading →

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The Moment NASA astronauts Captured Earthrise – Dec. 24, 1968

Posted on December 30, 2013 by glenn

TweetThe Moment NASA astronauts Captured Earthrise –  Dec. 24, 1968 – the photo that almost never was!   A look at the capturing of Earthrise by NASA, the iconic photograph of the Earth as you’ve never seen it before – … Continue reading →

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Hubble Telescope Celebrates 20 Years of Discovery

Posted on April 23, 2010 by gisuser

TweetHappy Birthday Hubble… NASA’s best-recognized, longest-lived and most prolific space observatory was launched April 24, 1990, aboard the space shuttle Discovery during the STS-31 mission. Hubble discoveries revolutionized nearly all areas of current astronomical research from planetary science to cosmology. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Earth Day with Amazing Images – Earthrise

Posted on April 22, 2010 by gisuser

TweetTo celebrate Earth  Day, let’s share an amazing image from one of my favorite sources of incredible imagery, NASA – enter the historic “Earthrise” photo captured on the Apollo 8 mission on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. About the photo… … Continue reading →

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