Kepler’s off to a good start
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Seems 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
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
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 [...]
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
Some great images of both martian moons. These are the ESA Mars Express.
ESA – Mars Express – Pioneering images of both martian moons – images
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)
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 [...]
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
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
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 [...]
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