Located alongside a dry lake bed in Southern California, this NASA center has a long history of aviation firsts.
Published Apr 23, 2019
Dyess Air Force Base, located near the central Texas city of Abilene, is the home of the 7thBomb Wing and 317th Airlift Groups of the United States Air Force. The main runway is approximately 5 kilometers long, a distance that is necessary to accommodate the large bombers and cargo aircraft at the base. Many of these aircraft are visible in the image, parked in parallel rows on the base tarmac.
Published Jan 1, 2007
A collaborative field study seeks to advance NASA’s ability to monitor air quality from space.
Published Mar 2, 2016
An aircraft sketched designs in the sky over Florida and Georgia.
Published Dec 20, 2017
Vortex wind patterns swirling over sea ice in the Bering Sea in mid-January 2006 have created stunning cloud street patterns.
Published Jan 25, 2006
Like a massive, ethereal bird gliding into the Persian Gulf, a large cluster of wave clouds spans the Arabian Sea from Oman to India. This cloud formation is likely an undular bore, which is created in the interaction between the cool, dry air in a low-pressure system with a stable layer of warm, moist air.
Published Jun 9, 2007
American flight and aerospace research sprouted wings along the Virginia coast during the days of World War I.
Published Jul 18, 2017
Thick, gray-brown haze conforms to the contours of the North China Plain in this photo-like image from October 28, 2009.
Published Oct 30, 2009
A sensor mounted on NASA’s DC-8 airplane measures concentrations of formaldehyde in the atmosphere. On August 6, 2013, the plane flew through plumes of wildfire smoke spiked with the carcinogenic pollutant.
Published Aug 23, 2013
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