Some interesting visualizations coming from NASA these days, this latest effort revealing the dispersion of smoke from wildfires over the continental US. About the map… The map below depicts the relative concentration of aerosols in the skies above the continental United States on June 26, 2012. The map was assembled from data acquired by the […]
Space Station (ISS) tracking individual ships crossing the seas
Some interesting news via NASA shared from high above the Earth… The ship-detection system being tested is based on the Automatic Identification System, or AIS, the marine equivalent of the air traffic control system. AIS allows port authorities and coast guards to track seagoing traffic, but the system relies on VHF radio signals with a […]
NASA GRAIL Mission Mapping The Moon
More cool mapping efforts from NASA… this time we’re talking about the moon. From NASA… NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft orbiting the moon officially have begun their science collection phase. During the next 84 days, scientists will obtain a high-resolution map of the lunar gravitational field to learn about the moon’s internal […]
50 Years Later at NASA – Glenn Launch Highlighted Changing World
Loads of interesting NASA news and nostalgia will be hitting the Internet today… great stuff! From NASA… The Beatles were eight months away from releasing their first single, “Love Me Do,” when John Glenn rocketed into space on Feb. 20, 1962, to become the first American to orbit Earth. Glenn orbited as a pivotal time […]
Tour The ISS and Rock the Space Station Blues With The @NASA Guys
What do you do when you’re working on the International Space Station (ISS) for 6 months only to find out you may be working there for an additional 2 months??? Naturally you rock the Space Station Blues! Enjoy this fun video shot by Astronaut Mike Fossum on board the ISS as he searches for NASA […]