06/13/2013 12:00 PM EDT
Curiosity
is at Point Lake on Mars and will snap pictures to send home. Find out
more about the rover's 17 cameras, including why some shoot in color and
others others take black-and-white images.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
NASA's Hubble Uncovers Evidence of Farthest Planet Forming From Its Star
06/13/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Astronomers
using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a
planet forming 7.5 billion miles away from its star, a finding that may
challenge current theories about planet formation.Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most of Antarctic Ice Shelves' Mass Loss
06/13/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Ocean
waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible
for most of the continent's ice shelf mass loss, a new study by NASA and
university researchers has found.The Moon and Sun
06/13/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Two
or three times a year, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the
moon traveling across the sun, blocking its view. While this obscures
solar observations for a short while, it offers the chance for an
interesting view of the shadow of the moon.
The moon's crisp horizon can
be seen up against the sun, because the moon does not have an
atmosphere. (At other times of the year, when Earth blocks SDO's view,
the Earth's horizon looks fuzzy due to its atmosphere.) If one looks
closely at such a crisp border, the features of the moon's topography
are visible, as is the case in this image from Oct. 7, 2010.
This
recently inspired two NASA visualizers to overlay a 3-dimensional model
of the moon based on data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or
LRO, into the shadow of the SDO image. Such a task is fairly tricky, as
the visualizers — Scott Wiessinger who typically works with the SDO
imagery and Ernie Wright who works with the LRO imagery -- had to
precisely match up data from the correct time and viewpoint for the two
separate instruments. The end result is an awe-inspiring image of the
sun and the moon.
Image Credit: NASA/SDO/LRO/GSFC
Proba-V tracking aircraft in flight from orbit
NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update
06/13/2013 07:31 AM EDT
WW 304 SEVERE TSTM DE MD NJ PA CW 131130Z - 131500Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 304
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
730 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
DELAWARE
EASTERN MARYLAND
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
COASTAL WATERS
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 730 AM UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.
NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update
06/13/2013 05:32 AM EDT
WW 0303 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 303
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM
20 SE LBE TO 25 SSE DUJ TO 20 NE DUJ.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION
1056..EDWARDS..06/13/13 ATTN...WFO...LWX...CTP...BGM...
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 303
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
DCC001-131040- DC
.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MDC001-003-005-009-013-017-021-025-027-031-033-043-510-131
040- MD .
MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGANY ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE
CALVERT CARROLL CHARLES
FREDERICK HARFORD HOWARD
MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES WASHINGTON
Earth from Space
NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update
06/13/2013 02:41 AM EDT
WW 0302 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 302
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM
30 SE FWA TO 20 NNW ZZV TO 20 NNW CAK TO 10 E CLE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1055.
..EDWARDS..06/13/13 ATTN...WFO...ILN...RLX...PBZ...CLE...
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 302
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC041-047-161-177-130740- IN .
INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAYETTE FRANKLIN UNION
WAYNE
KYC089-130740- KY .
KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENUP
MDC023-130740- MD .
MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GARRETT
Andromeda Galaxy
06/13/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Data from Chandra have been used to discover 26 black hole candidates in the Milky Way's galactic neighbor, Andromeda.
NASA NASA Podcasts Update
06/11/2013 12:00 PM EDT
Is
frozen carbon dioxide a key to features in some Martian gullies? To
find out, scientists grabbed a bag of dry ice and took a road trip.
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