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GOES-R/GOES-16: A Powerful Weather Satellite in Pictures
Instruments in the GOES-R suite consist of Earth sensing, solar imaging, and space environment measurement payloads. There are six primary instruments: the Advanced Baseline Imager; the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors, which includes an Extreme Ultraviolet Sensor, X-Ray Sensor, EUVS/XRS Electrical Box, and Sun Positioning Sensor; the Geostationary Lightning Mapper; the Magnetometer; the Space […]
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 14-18 November 2016 To source
Happy Anniversary, MAVEN! NASA Mars Probe Marks 2 Years of Science Work
Artist’s illustration of NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet. NASA’s newest Mars orbiter has now been on the job for two Earth years, investigating how the Red Planet lost its atmosphere in the ancient past. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft reached Mars on Sept. 21, 2014, […]
Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn Shines in Spectacular NASA Photo
Saturn’s strange hexagon-shaped vortex and bands of swirling clouds are captured in this stunning new photo from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. A stunning new photo of Saturn’s north pole spotlights the planet’s bizarre hexagon-shaped vortex and beautiful bands of swirling winds. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this dramatic view on Sept. 5, as the probe flew 890,000 […]
SpaceX Tests Huge Fuel Tank for Mars Colony Spaceship (Photo)
SpaceX tows the prototype carbon-fiber fuel tank for its crewed Mars spaceship out to sea for pressure tests in November 2016. SpaceX has successfully tested a prototype of the gigantic fuel tank the company is developing for its planned Mars spaceship , company representatives said. SpaceX towed the full-size carbon-fiber tank — the largest such […]
ESA’s new Mars orbiter prepares for first science
The ExoMars orbiter is preparing to make its first scientific observations at Mars during two orbits of the planet starting next week. To source
[Earth Observation Research Center (EORC)] ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Observation Results on New Zealand
ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Observation Results on New Zealand Posted: November 16, 2016, 7:30 (UTC) On November 15, 2016 at 23:00 (UTC), an emergency observation with the Phased Array-type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-2 (PALSAR-2) aboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2, “DAICHI-2”) was performed in response to the magnitude-7.8 earthquake in New Zealand on November 13, 2016 […]
Proxima launch
Replay: ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and commander Oleg Novitsky heading to the International Space Station To source
Proxima liftoff
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and commander Oleg Novitsky were launched into space at 20:20 GMT (21:20 CET) To source
Expedition 50 Crew Waves Farewell
Expedition 50 crewmembers ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, top, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, middle, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos wave farewell before boarding their Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for launch Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, (Kazakh Time) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. To source
Icy surprises at Rosetta's comet
As Rosetta’s comet approached its most active period last year, the spacecraft spotted carbon dioxide ice – never before seen on a comet – followed by the emergence of two unusually large patches of water ice. To source
Galileo: 18 today
Another four satellites join Europe’s own satellite navigation system, launched for the first time by Ariane 5 To source