The Expedition 50 crew aboard the International Space Station had a nighttime view from orbit of Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupting on March 19, 2017. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet of ESA captured this image, writing, "Mount Etna, in Sicily. The volcano is currently erupting and the molten ava is visible from space, at night!" via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/space-station-view-of-mount-etna-erupting
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
NASA Space Station View of Mount Etna Erupting
Rain tomorrow!
With a low of 35F and a high of 49F.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
NASA Photographer Carla Thomas on a Supersonic Flight
“Armstrong Flight Research Center chief pilot Nils Larson and I were flying supersonic runs to note the handling qualities between the single seat and two seat F/A-18 aircraft for the Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence, or SonicBAT program," said Carla Thomas, one of NASA's two female in-flight photographers. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/photographer-carla-thomas-on-a-supersonic-flight
Rain tomorrow!
With a low of 45F and a high of 65F.
Cloudy today! For Orem, UT
Monday, March 20, 2017
NASA Mackenzie River in Canada's Northwest Territories
This view, acquired on Nov. 7, 2016, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, shows a portion of Canada's Mackenzie River Delta and the town of Inuvik, home to more than 3,000 people. A frozen highway -- 194 kilometers (120 miles) long -- runs between the remote outposts of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk along the river’s East Channel. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mackenzie-river-in-canadas-northwest-territories
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
NASA Dublin at Night
Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA shared this nighttime image of Dublin on March 17, 2017, writing, "Happy #StPatricksDay Spectacular #Dublin, Ireland captured by @thom_astro from @Space_Station. Enjoy the #StPatricksFest Parade down there!" via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/dublin-at-night
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Sunny tomorrow! (March 17, 2017)
With a high of 70F and a low of 46F.
NASA Annie Easley, Computer Scientist and Mathematician
Annie Easley at NASA Glenn Research Center. In 1955, Easley began her career at NASA, then the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as a human computer performing complex mathematical calculations. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/annie-easley-computer-scientist-and-mathematician
NASA Annie Easley, Computer Scientist, Mathematician, and Rocket Scientist
Annie Easley at NASA Glenn Research Center. In 1955, Easley began her career at NASA, then the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as a human computer performing complex mathematical calculations. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/annie-easley-computer-scientist-mathematician-and-rocket-scientist
Partly Cloudy today! For Orem, UT
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Mostly Sunny tomorrow! (March 16, 2017)
With a high of 65F and a low of 42F.
NASA NASA's Webb Telescope Ghostly 'Lights Out' Inspection
The technicians who are inspecting the telescope and its expansive golden mirrors look like ghostly wraiths in this image as they conduct a "lights out inspection" in the Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility (SSDIF) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2017/nasas-webb-telescope-ghostly-lights-out-inspection
Mostly Clear today! For Orem, UT
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Sunny tomorrow! (March 15, 2017)
With a high of 69F and a low of 44F.
NASA Traffic-free and Sky-high
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of cloud streets over the Barents Sea and Mezhdusharsky Island on March 7, 2017. Such formations occur frequently in the region in late winter. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/traffic-free-and-sky-high
Partly Cloudy today! For Orem, UT
Monday, March 13, 2017
Sunny tomorrow! (March 14, 2017)
With a high of 66F and a low of 41F.
NASA The Big One
Mimas' gigantic crater Herschel lies near the moon's limb in this Cassini view. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia20523/the-big-one
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