Smos satellite unfurls instrument
By Richard Chasey, posted on November 8th, 2009 in Earth Observation, Technology, Water
Originally Published by BBC News
The European Space Agency (ESA) satellite has successfully unpacked the three-armed antenna it will use to acquire its data on Earth’s water cycle.
NASA Daily Image
Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun
On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode