
A solar eruption gracefully rose up from the sun on Dec. 31, 2012, twisting and turning. Magnetic forces drove the…

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Snow-covered deserts are rare, but that's exactly what the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite observed as…

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After more than a month of eruption, lava continues to flow from Tolbachik, one of many active volcanoes on Russia's…

The Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer (MASCS) collects hundreds of different wavelengths of light, ranging from the ultraviolet through…

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TDRS-11, the first of the third generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) is launched onboard an Atlas V rocket…

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The Hubble Space Telescope captured a spectacular image of the bright star-forming ring that surrounds the heart of the barred…