Water World

Although Enceladus and Saturn’s rings are largely made up of water ice, they show very different characteristics. via NASA http://ift.tt/1IvHEuX

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A Precocious Black Hole

In July 2015, researchers announced the discovery of a black hole that grew much more quickly than its host galaxy. The discovery calls into question previous assumptions on development of galaxies. The black hole was discovered using the Hubble Space Telescope, and detected in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, by ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra. via NASA http://ift.tt/1jnIyTy

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Noted Oceanographer John Knauss Dies at 90 by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration whose work is credited with highlighting the fragility of the world’s oceans, has died. John A. Knauss was 90.

Published: November 26, 2015 at 06:04AM

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Hubble Captures a Galactic Waltz

This curious galaxy — only known by the seemingly random jumble of letters and numbers 2MASX J16270254+4328340 — has been captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope dancing the crazed dance of a galactic merger. The galaxy has merged with another galaxy leaving a fine mist, made of millions of stars, spewing from it in long trails. via NASA http://ift.tt/1P8Z0p1

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Historic Formation Flight of NASA’s WB-57s Over Houston

NASA’s three WB-57s fly over foggy downtown Houston, Texas during their historic formation flight over the area on Nov. 19, 2015. This photo flight was the first time that all three WB-57s have been aloft simultaneously since the early 1970s, when the U.S. Air Force had an operational squadron of WB-57s. via NASA http://ift.tt/1ji4Q97

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Springtime in the South Atlantic

The springtime phytoplankton communities shown in this image were spotted between the Falkland Islands to the west and South Georgia Island to the east by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite on November 16, 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1QEaqkM

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Northwest Australia From the Space Station’s EarthKAM

This image of the northwest corner of Australia was snapped by a student on Earth after remotely controlling the Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station. The program allows students to request photographs of specific Earth features, which are taken by a special camera mounted on the station when it passes over these features. via NASA http://ift.tt/1S95YrK

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Nov. 19, 1969, Apollo 12 Lunar Module Intrepid

The Apollo 12 Lunar Module (LM), in a lunar landing configuration, is photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) on Nov. 19, 1969. Aboard the LM were astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander; and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot. via NASA http://ift.tt/1lwOF9L

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Cloud Patterns Over the Prince Edward Islands

Early November 2015 brought cloudy skies and intriguing patterns over the Prince Edward Islands in the South Indian Ocean. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this scene on November 5. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MV1RLD

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A Brighter Moon

Although Dione (near) and Enceladus (far) are composed of nearly the same materials, Enceladus has a considerably higher reflectivity than Dione. via NASA http://ift.tt/1HVSs50

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Hawaii to Come Up With Management Plan to Help Coral Reefs by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The state of Hawaii is gathering information from the scientific community and local stakeholders to create a comprehensive coral reef management plan, but officials said Monday they will not yet impose a requested moratorium on collecting aquarium…

Published: November 17, 2015 at 04:01AM

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Hawaii to Come Up With Management Plan to Help Coral Reefs by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The state of Hawaii is gathering information from the scientific community and local stakeholders to create a comprehensive coral reef management plan, but officials said Monday they will not yet impose a requested moratorium on collecting aquarium…

Published: November 16, 2015 at 04:58PM

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Fingerprints of Water on the Sand

NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren took this photograph on Nov. 11, 2015 from the International Space Station. Lindgren wrote, “The delicate fingerprints of water imprinted on the sand. The #StoryOfWater.” via NASA http://ift.tt/1Mxtpaz

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Veiny ‘Garden City’ Site and Surroundings on Mount Sharp, Mars

This March 27, 2015, view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows a site with a network of prominent mineral veins below a cap rock ridge on lower Mount Sharp. via NASA http://ift.tt/1H0kNMM

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El Nino Sends Rare Tropical Visitors to California Waters by REUTERS

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El Nino’s warm currents have brought fish in an unexpected spectrum of shapes and colors from Mexican waters to the ocean off California’s coast, thrilling scientists with the sight of bright tropical species and giving anglers the chance of a…

Published: November 13, 2015 at 01:05AM

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Boats Sit Idle as Algae Threatens Dungeness Crab Season by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf typically bustles this time of year as workers prepare to haul millions of pounds of Dungeness crab that are a tradition at Thanksgiving and other holiday meals.

Published: November 12, 2015 at 08:10PM

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Psychedelic Pluto

New Horizons scientists made this false color image of Pluto using a technique called principal component analysis to highlight the many subtle color differences between Pluto’s distinct regions. via NASA http://ift.tt/1llORbL

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Scott Kelly on the Second Spacewalk of Expedition 45

On Nov. 6, 2015, NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren spent 7 hours and 48 minutes working outside the International Space Station on the 190th spacewalk in support of station assembly and maintenance. The astronauts restored the port truss (P6) ammonia cooling system to its original configuration, the main task for the spacewalk. via NASA http://ift.tt/1kK3Z2c

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Layers and Fractures in Ophir Chasma, Mars

Ophir Chasma forms the northern portion of the vast Mars canyon system Valles Marineris, and this image, acquired on Aug. 10, 2015, by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, features a small part of its wall and floor. via NASA http://ift.tt/1RIGilw

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Orion Service Module Stacking Assembly Secured For Flight

The Orion spacecraft service module stacking assembly interface ring and stack holding stand are secured on a special transportation platform and are being loaded into NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. On Nov. 3, the Guppy flew from Kennedy to Glenn Research Center’s Plum Brook Station facility. via NASA http://ift.tt/1GOPEMa

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Flight Testing NASA’s Prandtl-D Research Aircraft

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center engineers are working on an increasingly complex aircraft called the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Lower Drag, or Prandtl-D. The aircraft features a new method for determining the shape of the wing with a twist that could lead to an 11-percent reduction in fuel consumption. via NASA http://ift.tt/1KZyJBw

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Scientists Tinker With Evolution to Save Hawaii Coral Reefs by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Scientists at a research center on Hawaii’s Coconut Island have embarked on an experiment to grow “super coral” that they hope can withstand the hotter and more acidic oceans that are expected with global warming.

Published: November 5, 2015 at 05:43AM

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Scientists Tinker With Evolution to Save Hawaii Coral Reefs by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Scientists at a research center on Hawaii’s Coconut Island have embarked on an experiment to grow “super coral” that they hope can withstand the hotter and more acidic oceans that are expected with global warming.

Published: November 4, 2015 at 08:02PM

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Tropical Cyclone Chapala Over the Gulf of Aden

Tropical Cyclone Chapala made landfall on mainland Yemen early on November 3, 2015, dumping torrential rains across the arid landscape. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Ne2j85

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Robotic Eyes to Assist Satellite Repairs in Orbit

NASA is developing and demonstrating technologies to service and repair satellites in distant orbits. This photo looks closely at one of the tools that could be used for satellite servicing in the future: the Visual Inspection Poseable Invertebrate Robot (VIPIR), a robotic, articulating borescope equipped with a second motorized, zoom-lens camera. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Hp7lwo

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