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A Mélange of Ice
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Published May 3, 2012
NASA aircraft return to the Arctic to assess the health of the region’s ice.
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Rubber Chicken in Space
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Published April 29, 2012
Camilla, mascot for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, took a ride into space during a radiation storm.
What did John Glenn see?
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Published February 21, 2012
Fifty years ago today, the first American to orbit the planet took this photo of home.
Two Earth Satellites Viewed From Houston
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Published January 16, 2012
The Moon and the International Space Station appear as neighbors, though they are 384,400 kilometers miles apart.
A Century at the South Pole
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Published December 14, 2011
On December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole. One hundred years later, the Pole is still an important location for science.
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Birth of an Iceberg
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Published November 3, 2011
In a routine survey of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier, NASA scientists discovered a large crack in the ice which will soon lead to the birth of a new giant iceberg.
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Weather and Climate Meet on NPP Satellite
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Published October 29, 2011
NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite soars into space aboard a Delta II rocket, tasked with improving weather forecasts and continuing long-term climate records.
Ponds on the Ocean
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Published July 14, 2011
Melt ponds cover the surface of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean off of Alaska.
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