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A team of University of Michigan researchers has recently created a set of electron microscope images of carbon nanotube structures depicting images of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. John Hart, leader of the research team says it wasn't a political statement, but an attempt to draw attention to what is possible these days with nanotechnology, and imaging at the very small scale.
Peering into the micro world - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Preparing to rescue Hubble - The Big Picture - Boston.com
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch next month (October 8th), carrying new instruments, batteries and gyroscopes to the Hubble Space Telescope. This will be the final servicing mission to Hubble, the 30th flight of the 23-year old Atlantis, and one of the final 10 flights of the Space Shuttle program, which will be retired in 2010. Even though Shuttle launches may seem to have become commonplace, their preparation and execution is still a months-long process, requiring the work and diligence of thousands to make sure the aging, complex systems are all in perfect condition for launch.On Monday, May 11, after months of delays and preparation, NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final servicing mission to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The seven crew members left Florida for low Earth orbit at 2:01 pm, for a scheduled 11-day mission, including 5 days of Extra-vehicular activity (EVAs) to work on the Hubble.
Hubble's final servicing mission - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Once more, we enter the month of December and the traditional western Holiday Season, and once again, I'd like to present a Hubble Space Telescope imagery Advent Calendar for 2009.
Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2009 - The Big Picture -
The Earth Observatory is a website run by NASA's Earth Observing System Project Science Office (EOSPSO).
Earth, observed - The Big Picture - Boston.com
40 years ago, three human beings - with the help of many thousands of others - left our planet on a successful journey to our Moon, setting foot on another world for the first time.
Remembering Apollo 11 - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Saturn at equinox - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Checking in with NASA's Cassini spacecraft, our current emissary to Saturn, some 1.5 billion kilometers (932 million miles) distant from Earth, we find it recently gathering images of the Saturnian system at equinox.21 Greatest-Ever Space Photos - Photo Gallery, 21 Pictures - LIF
On the one-year anniversary of Liz Taylor's death, LIFE.com presents previously unpublished photographs of Taylor and her co-star (and soul mate) Montgomery Clift, from the set of the 1951 classic, A Place in the Sun . Read More
When Atlantis touched down yesterday at Cape Canaveral, Fla., the high-flying era of the space shuttles came down to earth as well.
Space shuttle era ends with Atlantis - The Big Picture - Boston.com
The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3) - The Big Picture - B
2008 has been an eventful year to say the least - it is difficult to sum up the thousands of stories in just a handful of photographs.2008 has been an eventful year to say the least - it is difficult to sum up the thousands of stories in just a handful of photographs. That said, I will try to do what I've done with other photo narratives here, and tell a story of 2008 in photographs.
2008 in photographs (part 2 of 3) - The Big Picture - Boston.com
2008, the year in photographs (part 3 of 3) - The Big Picture -
2008 has been an eventful year to say the least - it is difficult to sum up the thousands of stories in just a handful of photographs.2009 in photos (part 1 of 3) - The Big Picture - Boston.com
The year 2009 is now coming to a close, and it's time to take a look back over the past 12 months through photographs. Historic elections were held in Iran, India and the United States, some wars wound down while others escalated, China turned 60, and the Berlin Wall was remembered 20 years after it came down.The year 2009 is now coming to a close, and it's time to take a look back over the past 12 months through photographs. Historic elections were held in Iran, India and the United States, some wars wound down while others escalated, China turned 60, and the Berlin Wall was remembered 20 years after it came down.