Since 2015, scientists participating in NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) have been studying the impacts of climate change on Earth’s far northern regions and how those changes are intertwined. via NASA https://ift.tt/qodDp1w
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Stress Testing Super Hornet’s Wings
Teams at the NASA Armstrong Research Center recently completed stress testing on the Navy’s F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, seen here in a top view while in a wing loading test configuration at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, Maryland. via NASA https://ift.tt/u2eBR0C
Grinning Gourd Decorates Milky Way
While observing the outer region of the Milky Way galaxy, our Spitzer Telescope captured this infrared image of a cloud of gas and dust that looks like the hollowed-out pumpkins we see every Halloween. via NASA https://ift.tt/g14DFeQ
Webb Reveals New Details in Pillars of Creation
Our James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new image of the famous Pillars of Creation—first imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995—that reveals new details about the region. via NASA https://ift.tt/MHWgeas
Lucy Spots Earth and Moon
On Oct. 13, 2022, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captured this image of the Earth and the Moon from 890,000 miles (1.4 million km) away. via NASA https://ift.tt/GwYqu6h
Mapping the Entire Night Sky
This mosaic is composed of images covering the entire sky, taken by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) as part of WISE’s 2012 All-Sky Data Release. via NASA https://ift.tt/8rKgYNl
Jupiter in Ganymede’s Shadow
During its 40th close pass by Jupiter, our Juno spacecraft saw Ganymede cast a large, dark spot on the planet on Feb. 25, 2022. via NASA https://ift.tt/ID7j0hQ
IXPE Measures Exploded Star Remains
When a massive star collapsed in the Cassiopeia constellation, it generated a supernova explosion with some of the fastest shockwaves in the Milky Way. via NASA https://ift.tt/0zu5gdO
Crew-4 Members Pose for Pre-Return Photo
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 members Jessica Watkins, Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Samantha Cristoforetti link arms for a portrait on Oct. 14, 2022, just before boarding the Dragon Freedom crew ship, undocking from the International Space Station, and returning to Earth, completing a 170-day space research mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/RdW2pDx
Aerial Leaf Peeping in Adirondack Park
Our Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9 acquired this vibrant image of deciduous trees and conifers in the Adirondack Mountains in northeast New York on Oct. 8, 2022. via NASA https://ift.tt/hwzCNcv