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See the half-lit first quarter moon tonight: Look for the shadows of mountains on the lunar surface

The moon will rise with its right half lit tonight, creating dramatic shadows on the lunar surface.

Water distribution near moon’s south pole mapped using NASA SOFIA data

Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the area near the moon's south pole. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio/Ernie Wright | edited by Space.
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Visualization of Earth’s magnetosphere being hit by the Mother’s Day geomagnetic storm (IMAGE)

A screen shot from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio that visualizes the Earth's magnetosphere being hit by a geomagnetic storm that happened throughout May 10-11, 2024. The powerful geomagnetic storm resulted in auroras being viewed in relatively ...
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Going with the flow: Visualizing ocean currents with ECCO ocean model

The North American Gulf Stream as illustrated with the ECCO model. Download this visualization from NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Credit: Greg Shirah/NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Historically, the ocean has been difficult to ...