Much of the U.S. was blanketed by this large storm in December 2012. This NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite animation shows…
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SpaceX test rocket makes vertical takeoff and landing
In November 2012 SpaceX’s Grasshopper vertical takeoff and landing test vehicle (VTVL) flies nearly two stories (17.7 feet/5.4 meters). Duration…
The End of the World Is here….we had a good run!
Well folks this is it, 12/21/12 is finally here and we all know what that means. The predicted end of…
Radar Captures Video of Asteroid Toutatis over 4.4 Million Miles away
Asteroid Toutatis image captured December 12, 2012 NASA captured this image when…
Hubble sees further back in time than ever before
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers announced Dec. 12 they have seen further back in time than ever before and…
NASA Suomi NPP Satellite Captures the “Black Marble” Image-Video
Last January the Suomi NPP satellite captured the Blue Marble Image of Earth. Now the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VIIRs…
Solar Back-sided Halo CME Nov 8-9 2012
The Sun erupted with several CMEs (coronal mass ejections) during a period just over a day (Nov. 8-9, 2012), the…
Messenger Spacecraft finds water on planet Mecury
New information from MESSENGER spacecraft shows there is frozen water on Mecury. Its onboard instruments have been studying Mercury in…
