On September 6, 2011, an Earth-directed M3.5-class solar flare was produced by the active region 1283.
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On September 6, 2011, an Earth-directed M3.5-class solar flare was produced by the active region 1283.
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The GRAIL spacecraft separated from the upper stage of the Delta II launch vehicle and will travel to the Moon on a three and a half month low-energy transfer trajectory. The spacecraft take the scenic route, travelling to the Moon via the L1 Lagrange point, and saving fuel (around 130 m/s less delta V required). GRAIL spacecraft will approach the Moon under the South Pole and enter the operational orbit, 50 km above the lunar surface.
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On September 10, 2011, a United Launch Alliance Delta II launch vehicle lifted off with NASA\’s GRAIL spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The GRAIL twins will reach the Moon in about three and a half months. GRAIL will determine the structure of the lunar interior.
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This video of Tropical Storm Katia was captured by the external cameras aboard the International Space Station on August 31, 2011.
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Images captured by NOAA\’s GOES-13 satellite from August 21 through August 29 show the Hurricane Irene\’s track from the Caribbean to Canada. Irene made landfalls in North Carolina, New Jersey, and New York.
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NASA\’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded how a sunspot group changed over a period of a couple of days. The images were produced by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument.