Archive for the 'space' Category

Kepler’s off to a good start

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Seems that the mission has already found 5 new exoplanets. That’s a pretty good start. I’m sure that there is going to be any number more in the coming months.
Systemic

The Known Universe

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Wow! There seem to be a good number of these kinds of videos popping up lately. This one is a breathtaking view of the known universe to scale. It’s constructed by the Hayden Planetarium. Absolutely amazingly done.
The Known Universe
I’d love to see one of these with human understanding of the universe [...]

Star Size Comparison

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Here’s a great size comparison of different bodies in the universe. It’s a very well done animation and puts the enormity of these things into perspective.
YouTube – Star Size Comparison HD

Images of both martian moons

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Some great images of both martian moons. These are the ESA Mars Express.
ESA – Mars Express – Pioneering images of both martian moons – images

Saturn’s Massive Hexagon

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Another Hexagon on Saturn. More information and speculation as to what might be causing it to happen.
The Mystery of Saturn’s Massive Hexagon Deepens (VIDEO)

The Rings of the Earth

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

I had seen this video a couple of times, but never stopped to watch it. I’m now sorry that I did. Basically someone has taken and did all the calculations to determine what the view from Earth would look like if we had rings like Saturn. The video shows what they would [...]

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Debut

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

That crazy multi-billionaire has done it again. Here’s a great series of space ship two. To further the efforts of Virgin Galactic to promote and make a commodity of commercial and tourist space flight.
In Pictures: ‘Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Debut’ – Monsters and Critics

Digital Displays at Adler Planetarium

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Looks like the Adler Planetarium has an interesting exhibit setup to showcase the images taken by LRO! It’s a virtual fly-by using the images taken from the LRO’s 500 megapixel camera.
Digital Displays at Adler Planetarium BizTech Magazine

NASA finds ’significant’ water on moon

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Scientists today confirmed what they sought from the LCROSS mission. They found water on the moon! Water on the moon is a significant first step to possibly having a habitat on the moon, missions become much cheaper if you don’t have to bring your own water.
Good thing, I got tired of hearing jerks [...]

Big Bang Theory

Friday, August 28th, 2009

There seem to be a large number of quality science videos coming out. Here’s another courtesy of Bad Astronomy where the current theories on the origin of the universe are explained.
Big Bang Theory, the video (but not that one) | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Everyone has an inner n-rd.