NASA's Science Communication Support Office Annual Report 2017. Katherine Heinzen, a student from Fairfax, Va., will spend this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. 05.29.08 - This satellite map of snow cover shows that every state in the contiguous U.S., except for Florida, received snow in January 2011. 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. 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. NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More. 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. 07.07.08 - 04.07.08 - NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA has selected Sevatec Inc. in Arlington, Va. for professional and administrative support services for the Office of Human Capital Management at Goddard. To prepare for Servicing Mission 4, new Hubble components must endure harsh tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Managing Editor: The predicted rain held off, encouraging approximately 13,000 people to visit the Center. Melissa Rey from Chesterfield, Mo., was named "America's Top Young Scientist" at the 2008 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Scientists have used computer models to show how melt could contribute to the observed speed up of the ice sheet. Still need to come up with a good new year's resolution? 03.04.08 - In this image, the sprawling storm blocks the satellites view of much of the Louisiana coast including the New Orleans region, while skies remain clear farther inland, particularly in Texas. A NASA-funded researcher has discovered that solar flares -- explosions in the atmosphere of the sun -- get much hotter when they stay "focused". as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. Whats going on here? Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California. 03.13.08 - Moore Boeck. The MODIS on NASAs Terra satellite captured this image of the storm at noon Central Daylight Time (17:00 UTC). The National Academy of Sciences will award the 2008 Arctowski Medal to Dr. Leonard Burlaga, an Astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 09.04.08 - emailName =('Shannell Frazier') NASA has selected ASRC Research and Technology Solutions, LLC, of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract. 01.25.08 - 11.13.08 - NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interacts with Earth's magnetosphere. Severe Storms. The storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall and local flooding to parts of the Kimberley Coast. In December, some of the Northern Hemispheres high mountain ranges already stood out from the surrounding terrain, including the Himalaya in Asia and the Atlas Mountains in northern Africa. These maps show the average percent snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere for December 2008 (top) and February 2009 (bottom), the first and last months of meteorological winter. topographic profile of the dark, possibly liquid-filled area known as 06.10.08 - They can be combined with information on snow depth to help predict flood risk and water availability in regions such as Afghanistan, where the winter snow pack is the primary source of water in the summer. Social Media Lead: A new study has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa. Goddard has awarded its highest honor for quality and technical performance to three companies that have contributed significantly to the center's mission. It's up to LRO to make those landings as safe as possible. A new look at a classic experiment reveals volcanoes may have played a crucial role in the rise of life on Earth. At a teleconference on Aug. 26, 2008, NASA announced it was giving a new name to the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, launched June 11, 2008. NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. A comprehensive Mission Operations Readiness (MOR) review of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) was successfully completed last month. A new NASA study has found that storms are more intense during the work week than on the weekends. Powerful starquakes ripple around the sun in the wake of mighty solar flares. The Aquarius Radiometer, recently delivered by Goddard to JPL, will help scientists study ocean salinity and its relation to climate. A winter camp for educators known as History of Winter 2008 will be hosted by a team from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center. This pair of maps shows average percent snow cover in December 2008 and February 2009, the first and last months of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Compared to the giant black holes in the centers of other galaxies, the Milky Way's black hole is strangely quiet. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is 06.02.08 - 12.15.08 - 04.14.08 - 07.25.08 - APOD: 2008 December 31 - The Sky in Motion Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space. 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. 08.18.08 - 07.01.08 - 11.07.08 - The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries. NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) launched successfully on June 11, 2008, at 12:05 p.m. The first of 18 mirror segments that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at the Marshall Space Flight Center to prepare it to meet the extreme temperatures it will encounter in space. Consider one appropriate for 2009, the A rare snowfall blanketed parts of the southeastern US on December 11, 2008 - this image was captured by the MODIS on the Terra satellite the next day. The "Tiger Stripe" region on Saturn's moon Enceladus has been found to be even warmer than previous measurements indicated. 11.21.08 - 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. The solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years of science on the Red Planet. 06.18.08 - Never having acquired hurricane strength, the storm made landfall west of the Texas-Louisiana border, east of Galveston, Texas. Inspired by a desire to make finding space physics information as easy as book lovers locate a text on Amazon.com, the heliophysics virtual observatories offer a wealth of resources to learn more about the sun, Earth and heliosphere. featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 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Enceladus Global View with Plume (Artist's Rendering), Enceladus Organics on Grains of Ice (Illustration), NASAs Lunar Flashlight Team Assessing Spacecrafts Propulsion System. 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. 04.01.08 - NASA / Satellite: Moore Boeck, The Story Behind Apollo 8's Famous Earthrise Photo. 12.19.08 - The radar antenna was pointing toward Titan at an altitude of 970 kilometers (684 miles) during the closest approach. Managing Editor: NASAs Swift satellite demonstrates what happens when astronomers look at a galaxy in ultraviolet light. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft bus was lowered onto the propulsion module, and it attached on the first try. 03.20.08 - These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. 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