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Aqua satellite catches a tropical cyclone forming near Darwin, Australia

NASA's Aqua satellite captured a low pressure area known as System 99S that appears to be strengthening very close to Darwin, Australia. Aqua satellite data indicated that the strongest thunderstorms were ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NASA satellites reveal heavy rains in dangerous Cyclone Yasi on its Australian approach

Several NASA satellites have been monitoring the growth of powerful and massive Cyclone Yasi and providing data on clouds, rainfall and intensity to forecasters as it nears Queensland, Australia. NASA data ...

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created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA satellites capture data on monster winter storm affecting 30 states (w/ Video)

It has already been called one of the largest winter storms since the 1950s and it is affecting 30 U.S. states today with snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. NASA satellites have gathering data on the storm ...

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created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New evidence that asteroid, not comet, struck Jupiter in 2009

(PhysOrg.com) -- Infrared images of the aftermath of an impact on Jupiter in 2009 have been combined with other observations to conclude that an asteroid, not a comet, slammed into the planet.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

NASA's Aqua Satellite sees Tropical Depression Anthony heading toward Australia

NASA's Aqua Satellite captured a visible image of the former Tropical Storm Anthony, now weakened to a tropical depression, but forecasters aren't counting Anthony out yet. Despite its weakened condition Anthony ...

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created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA infrared data sees birth of 10th tropical depression in Southern Indian Ocean near Australian coast

NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of the very cold clouds that house powerful thunderstorms within the Southern Indian Ocean's newest tropical depression, number 10S. The depression quickly ...

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created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA satellites dissect Tropical Storm Vania's clouds and rainfall

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and Aqua satellites are providing valuable information to forecasters about Tropical Storm Vania's clouds and rainfall as the system continues to impact Vanuatu ...

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created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

VISTA stares deeply into the blue lagoon

This new infrared image of the Lagoon Nebula was captured as part of a five-year study of the Milky Way using ESO's VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. This is a small piece of a much larger ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Holiday travel conditions caught by GOES satellites

Travelers over the long holiday weekend can count on one Christmas present: great satellite data from the GOES series of satellites to help them in their travels. Data from the GOES-13 and GOES-11 satellites ...

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created Dec 24, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

NASA satellites see heavy rainfall and displaced thunderstorms in System 94B

System 94B has not been classified as a tropical depression, but NASA satellite data has shown that it is creating heavy rainfall near India's southeastern coast. A second NASA satellite revealed that strong ...

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created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers create high performance infrared camera based on type-II InAs/GaSb superlattices

Researchers at Northwestern University have created a new infrared camera based on Type-II InAs/GaSb superlattices that produces much higher resolution images than previous infrared cameras.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

NASA satellite sees Tomas weaken to a tropical depression ... for now

NASA infrared satellite data from this morning revealed that Tropical Storm Tomas has weakened into a tropical depression.

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created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Typhoon Megi's heavy rainfall witnessed by NASA as it moves into the South China Sea

Typhoon Megi is now over the South China Sea as a Category 3 typhoon, gaining more strength after drenching the northern Philippines. NASA satellites saw the heavy rainfall and very high thunderstorm cloud ...

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created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA sees Otto become eighth hurricane of the Atlantic season

At 11 a.m. EDT on Oct. 8, Otto strengthened into a hurricane, becoming the eighth hurricane of the Atlantic Ocean season. NASA's Aqua satellite and the NOAA GOES-13 satellite captured images of Otto as he ...

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created Oct 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Huge post-tropical Hurricane Igor drenched Newfoundland, Canada

Hurricane Igor may have transitioned into a post-tropical hurricane late yesterday, but when he approached Newfoundland, Canada and merged with an area of low pressure it resulted in heavy rainfall throughout ...

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created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3