Tropical Storm Laura seen from the International Space Station The International Space Station’s external cameras captured stunning views of Tropical Storm Laura as it passed about 250 miles (400 kilometers) overhead on Aug. 23, 2020, just before the storm made landfall in Cuba. Laura strengthened to a hurricane on Aug. 25. Credit: NASA as per […]
Ocean worlds in our solar system and beyond – Take a deep dive
Ocean worlds in our solar system and beyond – Take a deep dive NASA takes a deep dive into Titan, Enceladus and Europa. Also, goes beyond our solar system in to talk ocean worlds this mini-doc. Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Producers: Dan Gallagher (USRA) James Tralie (ADNET) Editors: Dan Gallagher (USRA) James […]
South Atlantic Anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field described in detail
South Atlantic Anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field described in detail NASA describes a weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field known as the South Atlantic Anomaly. — NASA watches as weird ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field splits in two: https://www.space.com/earth-magnetic-field-dent-anomaly.html Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as per our monitoring this Story originally appeared on *VideoFromSpace* […]
Ludicrous speed! How fast is Kepler’s supernova remnant debris moving? – Take a tour
Ludicrous speed! How fast is Kepler’s supernova remnant debris moving? – Take a tour NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory has been used to record the speed of the Kepler’s supernova remnant debris. It’s "moving up to 23 million miles an hour," according to the Chandra team. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart as per our monitoring this Story originally […]
Iowa corn fields flattened by derecho – Before and after satellite imagery
Iowa corn fields flattened by derecho – Before and after satellite imagery A derecho slammed into several midwest US states on Aug. 10, 2020. Landsat 8 satellite imagery shows the damage it inflicted. The "derecho traveled from far southeastern South Dakota into Ohio—a distance of about 770 miles—in a span of 14 hours," according to […]
Video from Space – Weekly Highlights: Week of Aug. 16, 2020
Video from Space – Weekly Highlights: Week of Aug. 16, 2020 Video featured: "Mars-crosser" asteroid discovered by Indian schoolgirls, SpaceX launches Starlink and Planet SkySat satellites, Asteroid 2020 QG gives Earth a really close shave, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fairing half caught by Ms. Tree ship, Hurricane Genevieve was captured from space and satellites snapped […]
Northern California wildfire smoke seen from space
Northern California wildfire smoke seen from space NOAA’s GOES-West satellite captured imagery of the smoke emanating from the widlfires raging in Northern California. Full Story: https://www.space.com/california-wildfires-satellite-photos-august-2020.html Credit: Space.com / footage courtesy: CIRA/NOAA / produced & edited by [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta) as per our monitoring this Story originally appeared on *VideoFromSpace* Northern California wildfire smoke seen from […]
Why 2020’s Atlantic hurricane season will be more active, NOAA explains
Why 2020’s Atlantic hurricane season will be more active, NOAA explains NOAA National Weather Service Scientist Jim Yoe talks to Space.com’s Chelsea Gohd about the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the satellites that are monitoring it. — How Earth-orbiting satellites are tracking the 2020 hurricane season: https://www.space.com/hurricane-season-2020-nasa-noaa-satellites.html Credit: Space.com as per our monitoring this Story […]
US Navy’s ‘At the Helm’ talks to former SEAL in space
US Navy’s ‘At the Helm’ talks to former SEAL in space U.S. Navy’s “At the Helm” social media site called the International Space Station on Aug. 19, 2020 to talk to Chris Cassidy about going from a Navy SEAL to a NASA astronaut. Credit: NASA as per our monitoring this Story originally appeared on *VideoFromSpace* […]
Hurricane Genevieve seen by satellite and space station
Hurricane Genevieve seen by satellite and space station NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured imagery of Hurricane Genevieve from Aug. 18-19, 2020. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy also snapped imagery of the massive storm. Credit: Space.com / footage courtesy: CIRA / NOAA / NASA / Chris Cassidy / produced & edited by [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta) as per our monitoring […]