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Pacific Glory

June 27, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter An optical phenomenon known as a “glory” is seen over a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean in this image from NASA’s Aqua satellite, acquired on June 20, 2012. Although the colors may make it look like a rainbow, the process behind its formation [...]

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There’s a Hole in the Sky!

June 10, 2012

Well, not the sky exactly, but definitely in the clouds! This image, acquired by NASA’s Aqua satellite on June 5, shows an enormous oval hole in the clouds above the southern Pacific Ocean, approximately 500 miles (800 km) off the southwestern coast of Tasmania. The hole itself is several hundred miles across, and is the result [...]

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Awesome Video of a Dragon’s Descent!

June 1, 2012

Just in from SpaceX and NASA, here’s a video of the descent of the Dragon capsule on the morning of May 31, 2012. Remove this ad

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The Other End of an Eclipse

May 22, 2012

As the annular eclipse on May 20 sent skywatchers around the globe gazing upwards to see the Sun get darkened by the Moon’s silhouette, NASA’s Terra satellite caught the other side of the event: the Moon’s shadow striking the Earth! Remove this ad

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