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The mission of the Scientific Visualization Studio is to facilitate scientific inquiry and outreach within NASA programs through visualization. To that end, the SVS works closely with scientists in the creation of visualization products, systems, and processes in order to promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities at Goddard Space Flight Center and within the NASA research community. All the visualizations created by the SVS (currently totalling over 4,200) are accessible to you through this Web site. More recent animations are provided as MPEG-4s, MPEG-2s, and MPEG-1s. Some animations are available in high definition as well as NTSC format. Where possible, the original digital images used to make these animations have been made accessible.

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Space Engine – Free Universe Simulator | Apples for Geeks

Solar System Scope

• Most advanced and up-to-date Celestial Calculations by Jean Meeus - also used by NASA • Music by Travis Fitzsimmons • Spanish version by Ignacio Díez • Portuguese version by Rodrigo Ottero (special language characters are not supported) • Russian version by Sergey Leonov

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ROSAT Re-entry

ROSAT (short for Rö ntgen sat ellit, in German X-rays are called Röntgenstrahlen, in honour of Wilhelm Röntgen ) is a defunct German Aerospace Center -led satellite X-ray telescope , with instruments built by Germany, the UK and the US. It was launched on 1 June 1990, on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral , on what was initially designed as an 18 month mission, with provision for up to 5 years of operation. ROSAT actually operated for over 8 years, finally shutting down on 12 February 1999. ROSAT is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere between October 21 and 23 2011. In February 2011, it was reported that the 2,400 kg satellite was unlikely to burn up entirely while re-entering the earth atmosphere due to the large amount of ceramics and glass used in construction.

Chromoscope - View the Universe in different wavelengths

Ever wanted X-ray specs or super-human vision? Chromoscope lets you explore our Galaxy (the Milky Way) and the distant Universe in a range of wavelengths from gamma-rays to the longest radio waves. Change the wavelength using the slider in the top right of the screen and explore space using your mouse.