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Monster Cat 5 Hurricane Patricia Strongest Ever Recorded Menaces Millions in Mexico; Seen from ISS

23 Oct , 2015 by Ken Kremer

“Hurricane #Patricia approaches #Mexico. It’s massive. Be careful” in this image taken by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly aboard the ISS on Oct. 23, 2015. Credit: NASA/Scott Kelly More images and videos below[/caption] Hurricane Patricia, the strongest storm in recorded history with winds exceeding 190 mph (305 km/h) is right now menacing millions in Mexico after […]

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Atlas V, Boeing, Commercial Space, Kennedy Space Center, Launches, Missions, Satellites, United Launch Alliance

Atlas V Streaks to Orbit on 100th Successful Mission for ULA with Mexico’s Morelos-3

2 Oct , 2015 by Ken Kremer

United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated an incredible milestone today, Oct. 2, with the successful launch of the firms 100th mission on an Atlas V rocket carrying Mexico’s next generation Morelos-3 satellite to provide advanced telecommunications for education and health programs for rural communities and secure communications for Mexican national security needs. The spectacular predawn liftoff […]

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Astronauts, Earth, Earth Observation

Earth From Space: The Moon Over Mexico

5 May , 2014 by Nancy Atkinson

Happy Cinco de Mayo! This beautiful image of Earth from Space was taken earlier this year, but today is a perfect day to share it. ISS astronaut Rick Mastracchio snapped this photo of the waxing gibbous Moon on March 12, 2014. The 5th of May commemorates a victory for Mexico in the Battle of Puebla […]

Cinco de Mayo, Earth, Mexico

Asteroids, Comets, Earth, Environment

Mexican Lake Bears Witness To Ancient Impact

6 Mar , 2012 by Jason Major

[/caption] Exotic sediments found beneath the floor of Lake Cuitzeo in central Mexico support theories of a major cosmic impact event 12,900 years ago, report a 16-member international research team. The impact may have caused widespread environmental changes and contributed to the extinctions of many large animal species. The team found a 13,000-year-old  layer of […]

asteroid, comet, Cuitzeo, impact, K-T, Kennett, lake, Mexico, nanodiamond, UCSB, Younger Dryas

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