99 Fascinating Vintage NASA Photos
Photo source: dailypicdump.com
-
-
Photo of the Day: The Snow Covered Northeast From Space
The northeast got walloped by Nemo this past weekend which brought accumulations of at least 30 inches to five states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York. Now we can look at the record-breaking storm’s aftermath as a whole with this stunning image shot by NASA’s Tera satellite.
-
Photo of the Day: Powerful Nor’easter ‘Nemo’ As Seen From Space
The U.S. East Coast is about to get romped by a massive winter storm comprised of two low pressure systems that are merging to create one large superstorm. The NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite captured this fascinating image at 9:01 a.m. EST, showing clouds associated with the western frontal system stretching from Canada through the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, into the Gulf of Mexico. The comma-shaped low pressure system located over the Atlantic, east of Virginia, is forecast to merge with the front and create a powerful nor’easter. The National Weather Service expects the merged storm to move northeast and drop between two to three feet of snow in parts of New England. See the full size image here >> Credit: NASA
-
The Space Shuttle Takes A Trip Through The Streets Of Los Angeles [24 Photos]
This is one of the many reasons we need to step up funding for NASA. The space shuttle Endeavour took a slow 12-mile trek through Los Angeles city streets on a 160-wheeled carrier. It is passing through neighborhoods and strip malls, headed toward its final destination, the California Science Center in South Los Angeles. At times, the shuttle has barely cleared trees, houses and and street signs along a course heavily prepared for the trip.
-
The 5 Winners of NASA’s 2012 Extreme Weather Photo Contest
Over the past few weeks NASA has asked photographers across the country to submit entries for their 1st annual GPM (Global Precioiitation Measurement) Photo Competition Committee. Yesterday the committee announced the five winners of the content. Below you can view the winners and a little background information on each photo.
-
130 Years of Global Warming in 30 Seconds
This video, put together by NASA using temperature records from 1880 to 2011, shows you the warming world in just 26 terrifying seconds. Blue shows temperatures that are lower than the baseline average between 1951 and 1980, and reds show temperatures above the average.
-
NASA’S Apollo Landing Sites Will Be Protected
Last week, the Google Lunar X Prize Foundation announced that it will recognize the guidelines NASA has established to protect historic sites on the moon. For the 26 teams currently vying for the prize, this means their attempts to land on and rove around the moon have to stay clear of the Apollo landing sites. After all, it’s not just technological relics that rest on the surface; there’s a human record tied into those sites, too. The Apollo landing zones are incredibly unique. On Earth, preserving a historic site usually comes with a multimillion dollar price tag to cover ongoing maintenance. But on the moon, where there’s no weather to wear theses sites away, preserving them is as simple as never going near them.
