The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Eyes on the Solar System. Observing the Earth - Envisat overview. TimeScapes: TimeLapse Video, Time Lapse Photography. Iberian Peninsula at Night. The city lights of Spain and Portugal define the Iberian Peninsula in this photograph from the International Space Station (ISS).
Several large metropolitan areas are visible, marked by their relatively large and brightly lit areas, including the capital cities of Madrid, Spain—located near the center of the peninsula’s interior—and Lisbon, Portugal—located along the southwestern coastline. The ancient city of Seville, visible to the north of the Strait of Gibraltar, is one of the largest cities in Spain. The astronaut view is looking toward the east, and is part of a time-lapse series of images. The network of smaller cities and towns along the coastline and in the interior attest to the extent of the human presence on the Iberian landscape. The blurring of city lights is caused by thin cloud cover (image left and center), while cloud tops are dimly illuminated by moonlight. Instrument(s): ISS - Digital Camera. Stunning Footage from Space.
Do You See What They See. The Known Universe. Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS. TimeScapes 4K. Spectacular Space Station Moon Dash: Big Pic. Jan. 6, 2012 — The right place at the right time... that's all it took (along with some great camera skills!) For a NASA photographer at Johnson Space Center in Houston to capture some fantastic photos of the International Space Station (ISS) passing across the face of the moon!
BIG PICS: Spectacular Space Station Solar Eclipse Transit The image above, made from a series of photos captured on Jan. 4, shows the ISS making its trip across the sky. This time its voyage took it directly across a waxing gibbous moon. The ISS is currently about 248 nautical miles above the Earth, traveling at a staggering 17,000 mph (28,163 km/hr). At that speed it circles the globe 16 times a day. You can find out when the ISS will be over your location here.
ANALYSIS: Probes May Find Remnants of Moon's Lost Sibling Learn more about the ISS here. --by Jason Major. AAAS News Release - "SCIENCE: Dust Scooped From Asteroid Confirms Source of Earth-Bound Meteorites" Researchers got their first up-close look at dust from a small, stony asteroid after the Hayabusa spacecraft scooped up the dust from the asteroid’s surface and brought it back to Earth. Analysis of the dust particles, detailed in the 26 August issue of Science, confirms a long-standing suspicion: Most common meteorites found here on Earth, known as ordinary chondrites, are born from these stony, or S-type, asteroids. Since chondrites are among the most primitive objects in the solar system, the discovery also means that these asteroids have been recording a long and rich history of early solar system events. “Science is very excited and pleased to be presenting these important scientific analyses,” said Brooks Hanson, the journal’s deputy editor for the physical sciences.
“The first samples that researchers collected beyond Earth were from the moon, and the first analyses of those samples were also published in Science. [Video © Science/AAAS] Links. The James Webb Space Telescope. Space Science. Space photography by NASA. Solar System Visualization. SLOOH - SpaceCamera. Lunar Eclipse: Watch It Live on YouTube. At 11:20 a.m.
PT Wednesday, a total, 100-minute-long lunar eclipse will be visible in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. If you're not from those parts, Google and Slooh have prepared a myriad of options that let you enjoy the lunar eclipse from the relative safety of your couch. Perhaps the simplest way to watch the lunar eclipse is to tune into the live streaming video on Google's official YouTube channel. You can also follow the event on Slooh's mission interface, together with narration from astronomers, or you can watch it from the Sky layer in Google Earth by downloading this .kml file. Finally, you can see images from the eclipse on your Android phone by downloading the Slooh Space Camera Android app. Eyes on the Earth. Hubble And Black Holes. Photopic Sky Survey.
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