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Video: Bermuda Shown From Space Station

Video: Bermuda Shown From Space Station

Bermuda’s picturesque landscape was captured from the Space Station, providing an out of this world view of the island and our unique position in the Atlantic Ocean. ISS Above tweeted the video below and said, “The island of Bermuda – captured live from the Space Station at 2:28 p.m. AST today. Bermuda is approximately 21 miles long... Read more of this article

Video Slideshow: Bermuda Seen From Space

Video Slideshow: Bermuda Seen From Space

Step into space with this video gallery showcasing stunning images of Bermuda from the vantage point of space, captured by NASA’s advanced satellites over the years, offering a celestial perspective of our 21 square miles on the earth. Related Stories Video: NASA’s Animation Of 1968 Splash Down Recalling Bermuda’s Role In 1969... Read more of this article

Bermuda Image From Space 14 Years Ago

Bermuda Image From Space 14 Years Ago

14 years ago today [April 19], Bermuda was captured from orbit by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer [ASTER], an instrument that “produces images using infrared, red, and green wavelengths of light.” The NASA website said, “Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the western Atlantic off the east... Read more of this article

Video: Bermuda Mentioned During Launch

Video: Bermuda Mentioned During Launch

Bermuda was mentioned during NASA’s recent SpaceX Crew-5 rocket launch, with the island’s tracking station — which is located in the east end — playing its part in the mission. The NASA website said, “The crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station... Read more of this article

SpaceX Launch As Seen From Bermuda

SpaceX Launch As Seen From Bermuda

Another rocket launch was visible from Bermuda, with the Space X company launching a mission last night from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The site said, “On Saturday, October 8 at 7:05 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat G-33/G-34 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape... Read more of this article

Video: SpaceX Launch Visible From Bermuda

Video: SpaceX Launch Visible From Bermuda

A SpaceX launch that took place over the weekend from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida was spotted in Bermuda, with photos and video captured of the spectacular sight. The SpaceX website said, “On Saturday, September 24 at 7:32 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 [SLC-40]... Read more of this article

A Look At Bermuda From Space, 23 Years Ago

A Look At Bermuda From Space, 23 Years Ago

If you have ever happened to wonder what Bermuda looked like from space 23 years ago, the image below can answer that question, as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s [NASA] Landsat 7 satellite captured this image of Bermuda back on August 14, 1999. In describing the image, the NASA website said, “The ‘island’ of Bermuda... Read more of this article

SpaceX Launch Visible From Bermuda

SpaceX Launch Visible From Bermuda

A SpaceX launch that took place earlier this week from Kennedy Space Center in Florida was spotted in Bermuda by some locals, including Mike Cornish who captured an image of the spectacular sight. The SpaceX website said, “On Thursday, July 14 at 8:44 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon on the 25th Commercial Resupply Services [CRS-25] mission... Read more of this article

Planets & Moon Captured In Bermuda Sky

Planets & Moon Captured In Bermuda Sky

While five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – have been visible in the night sky from left to right throughout June, the moon joined the planets for a special display on June 24, with the sight captured in Bermuda. A Space.com story said, “The rare sight of five bright planets lining up with the moon wowed skywatchers... Read more of this article

Phytoplankton In Mid-Atlantic Visible From Space

Phytoplankton In Mid-Atlantic Visible From Space

Phytoplankton in the ocean “can blossom to scales that are visible from space for days to weeks” which occurred last month, with a patch in Mid-Atlantic visible from space last month. The NASA Earth Observatory website said, “Phytoplankton grow constantly and just about anywhere there are open, sunlit patches of ocean. When conditions... Read more of this article

Video: Bermuda Mentioned In Ax-1 Space Launch

Video: Bermuda Mentioned In Ax-1 Space Launch

The Axiom Mission crew — the first all-private astronaut team ever to fly aboard the International Space Station — returned to Earth yesterday [April 25], 17 days after a launch that saw Bermuda receive a mention as the island’s tracking station was involved. The Axiom Space website said, “The Axiom Mission 1 [Ax-1] crew and the... Read more of this article

Photos: Governor Consul, Students Visit Station

Photos: Governor Consul, Students Visit Station

Earlier this afternoon [Feb 19], the Governor Rena Lalgie, US Consul General Karen Grissette and a group of students visited NASA’s Bermuda Tracking Station on Cooper’s Island to view the launch of an Antares Rocket from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Government House posted the photos online below, and said, “Earlier this afternoon,... Read more of this article

Wallpaper Wednesday: Another World In Space

Wallpaper Wednesday: Another World In Space

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features the phrase ‘Bermuda Is Another World’ – made famous in the song by the legendary Hubert Smith — with an astronaut space theme, in a nod to our recent mention in the NASA SpaceX launch. The design is also available below in two versions as Facebook profile... Read more of this article

Video: ‘Bermuda Ground Station Has The Signals’

Video: ‘Bermuda Ground Station Has The Signals’

Bermuda’s NASA tracking station played a role in the recent SpaceX launch, with the island briefly mentioned during the live coverage, with the broadcast stating that “the Bermuda ground station has the signals.” A statement from NASA said, “NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International... Read more of this article

US Consul & Deputy Premier Observe Launch

US Consul & Deputy Premier Observe Launch

On August 10, U.S. Consul General Karen Grissette and Deputy Premier Walter Roban visited the NASA Tracking Station on Cooper’s Island to observe launch operations of an Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft as it passed over Bermuda. “At 7:01 p.m. [AST], the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia launched a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying... Read more of this article

Space Camp For Middle School Students

Space Camp For Middle School Students

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Energy is inviting “public middle school students to apply for this year’s Challenger Alaska to Bermuda Virtual Space Camp, offered free of charge.” A Government spokesperson said, “This camp is continued in partnership with the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska, with whom the... Read more of this article