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GE Aviation Lecture: Naval Aviation at 100 as Viewed by a Former POW

May 13, 2011
Disk view of the Sun with a prominence of plasma on the right side of the disk.

Sun - May 12, 2011

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Exploring Mercury by Spacecraft: The MESSENGER Mission

May 12, 2011
Disc view of the Sun, with a view of a few sunspots and prominences throughout the disc.

Sun - May 11, 2011

Image of the Moon in its last quarter phase during daytime hours.

Last Quarter Moon - April 25, 2011

Close-up view of a solar flare on the Sun's chromosphere.

Sun - April 15, 2011

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Mars: A Dynamic World

April 07, 2011
Disc image of the Sun which features prominences, sunspots, plages, and filaments throughout the disc.

Sun - April 6, 2011

A comparison of images of the sun using different telescopes. The left image shows better examples of prominences, or plasma rising from the Sun's core gases, whereas the right image better highlights filaments of steam rising from the core gases and bright plages on the Sun.

Sun Through Two Telescopes

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The Solar Dynamics Observatory: The Sun Up Close and Personal

March 24, 2011
Bright yellow bi-plane with hand crank start hanging in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

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Ask an Expert: The Roswell Incident

March 20, 2011
A photo of the "Santa Maria" Crater on Mars, a large crater with reddish-orange edges.

Opportunity is Still Smiling on Mars

A set of three photos of the Sun with an emphasis on a prominence of plasma floating away from the core section of gases.

Sun - March 3, 2011

A partial view of the Sun as the International Space Station, a set of dots on the upper left side of the photo, transits the Sun.

The ISS Transits the Sun - March 2, 2011

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in an EVA.

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew on an EVA