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This Is How Last Weekend’s Eclipse Looked From Space
By David Ponce The top photo was taken with NASA’s Terra satellite with its Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. No points for guessing in which part of that shadow was the eclipse most complete. The second photo is taken from the International Space Station by noted shutterbug Don Pettit. This shadow is a little bit harder [...]
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Photos: Hurricane Isaac as seen from space
The image above, taken by NASA's Terra satellite's MODIS (or "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer"), shows Hurricane Isaac approaching the Louisiana coastline at 1:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, shortly after the storm achieved hu... Read Post
Satellite photo of fires in Tasmania
Satellite photo of fires in Tasmania This NASA satellite photo shows the entire island of Tasmania south of Australia. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image showing n... Read Post
NASA Captures First Photos of Massive 'Arm' of Oil Slick (Hundreds of Miles Long)
Photo: NASA, public domain. That Can't Be Good Photos taken by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite satellite on May 17th and released today show that the BP oil spill has a massive 'ar... Read Post