Thursday, June 30, 2022

OMG: The Beauty of Ice


Most of Greenland's glaciers that empty into the ocean are at greater risk of rapid ice loss than previously understood. https://ift.tt/v2oaCSf

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With a high of 81F and a low of 73F.

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

CAPSTONE Launches for Lunar Orbit


The CAPSTONE mission launched at 5:55 a.m. EDT (09:55 UTC) on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand. https://ift.tt/VpfNhZY

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With a high of 84F and a low of 74F.

Friday, June 24, 2022

CAPSTONE Slated for Launch Into Lunar Orbit


CAPSTONE, the pathfinder for NASA’s lunar outpost, will test an orbit around the Moon that has never been flown before. https://ift.tt/B8LWslf

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With a high of 82F and a low of 74F.

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

A Sea of Stars Like Sequins


Near the center of the Milky Way lies this star-studded globular cluster, called Terzan 9 in the constellation Sagittarius. https://ift.tt/yCOP51U

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With a high of 85F and a low of 73F.

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Viewing the Color of Space


Attendees try on Oculus headsets and experience the space station using virtual reality prior to the screening of “The Color of Space”. https://ift.tt/YH8j6Pe

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With a high of 86F and a low of 74F.

Friday, June 17, 2022

Galveston and the Beginning of Juneteenth


General Order No. 3 by Union troops on June 19, 1865, marked the official end of slavery in Texas and the U.S. https://ift.tt/pSR5eJb

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With a high of 90F and a low of 75F.

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

It's Flag Day


Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year and commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777. https://ift.tt/xl0Y6Ac

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 92F and a low of 75F.

Monday, June 13, 2022

JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Speaks With Students


JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speaks with students during a visit to Arlington Science Focus Elementary School https://ift.tt/xAlczQh

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With a high of 90F and a low of 74F.

Friday, June 10, 2022

Hubble Investigates an Enigmatic Star Cluster


Unlike most globular clusters, Ruprecht 106 may be what astronomers call a single population globular cluster. https://ift.tt/1nMSIC8

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With a high of 87F and a low of 75F.

Thursday, June 9, 2022

When Galaxy Clusters Collide


Galaxy clusters contain hundreds of galaxies and huge amounts of hot gas and dark matter. https://ift.tt/NUMQ6XE

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With a high of 90F and a low of 76F.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Pacific Ocean From the Space Station


The International Space Station orbits into a dawn 261 miles above a cloudy Pacific Ocean in this image from April 2022. https://ift.tt/HQhb5RA

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With a high of 94F and a low of 76F.

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Dickinson Crater on Venus


This November 1996 image from Magellan shows Dickinson, an impact crater in the northeastern Atalanta Region of Venus. https://ift.tt/r4sG9Dk

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With a high of 91F and a low of 76F.

Friday, June 3, 2022

Apollo 1 Monument Dedication


The Apollo 1 monument at Arlington National Cemetery was dedicated on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Arlington, Va. https://ift.tt/GcpHg17

Partly Cloudy tomorrow!



With a high of 98F and a low of 74F.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Hurricane Season 2022 Begins


Hurricanes are the most powerful weather event on Earth. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season extends from June 1 to November 30. https://ift.tt/NIdz6lm

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With a high of 96F and a low of 74F.