NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
18 May 2012, 19:00 UTC
Hubble caught this close up of the northern half of NGC891, approximately 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda.
Hubble Spies Edge-on Beauty
18 May 2012, 19:00 UTC
Hubble caught this close up of the northern half of NGC891, approximately 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda.
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING)
18 May 2012, 11:00 UTC
The William Herschel Telescope takes pride of place on the front cover of Astronomy magazine's special summer 2012 issue. This issue is a picture-packed guided tour of the world's major observatories, highlighting the beauty of the locations as much as the scientific achievements. It includes an article about the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, written by ING staff Chris Benn, Javier Mendez and Marc Balcells.
The World's Greatest Telescopes
18 May 2012, 11:00 UTC
The William Herschel Telescope takes pride of place on the front cover of Astronomy magazine's special summer 2012 issue. This issue is a picture-packed guided tour of the world's major observatories, highlighting the beauty of the locations as much as the scientific achievements. It includes an article about the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, written by ING staff Chris Benn, Javier Mendez and Marc Balcells.
Science@NASA
18 May 2012, 05:24 UTC
It won't happen again until December 2117: On June 5th, 2012, Venus will transit the face of the sun. The best places to watch are in the south Pacific, but travel is not required. The event is widely visible around the world, including at sunset from the USA.
The 2012 Transit of Venus
18 May 2012, 05:24 UTC
It won't happen again until December 2117: On June 5th, 2012, Venus will transit the face of the sun. The best places to watch are in the south Pacific, but travel is not required. The event is widely visible around the world, including at sunset from the USA.
NASA Lunar Science Institute
17 May 2012, 18:37 UTC
The team used new analytical techniques to chemically and mineralogically map large volumes of Apollo regolith breccias to detect these never-before seen relics. NASA Lunar Science Institute’s LPI-JSC team made a fascinating discovery related to the lunar impact cataclysm hypothesis and the delivery of material to the Earth-Moon system just before the earliest evidence of life on Earth. In the new report, the LPI-JSC team detected actual remnants of ancient projectiles and has shown, without any ambiguity, that the material hitting the Moon (and, thus, the Earth) was chondritic in nature, from asteroids, and dominated by material not currently being delivered to the Earth as meteorites. The team used new analytical techniques to chemically and mineralogically map large volumes of Apollo regolith breccias to detect these never-before seen relics. Their paper presents results for five ancient regolith breccias to provide a view of the projectiles at the end of the basin-forming epoch, while also presenting analyses of several younger breccias to illustrate some of the changes that occurred over the next 4 billion years. Their discovery opens a new window into the earliest bombardment history of the solar system and offers a technique that is likely to be reused by ...
NLSI Team Detects Actual Remnants of Ancient Asteroids on the Moon
17 May 2012, 18:37 UTC
The team used new analytical techniques to chemically and mineralogically map large volumes of Apollo regolith breccias to detect these never-before seen relics. NASA Lunar Science Institute’s LPI-JSC team made a fascinating discovery related to the lunar impact cataclysm hypothesis and the delivery of material to the Earth-Moon system just before the earliest evidence of life on Earth. In the new report, the LPI-JSC team detected actual remnants of ancient projectiles and has shown, without any ambiguity, that the material hitting the Moon (and, thus, the Earth) was chondritic in nature, from asteroids, and dominated by material not currently being delivered to the Earth as meteorites. The team used new analytical techniques to chemically and mineralogically map large volumes of Apollo regolith breccias to detect these never-before seen relics. Their paper presents results for five ancient regolith breccias to provide a view of the projectiles at the end of the basin-forming epoch, while also presenting analyses of several younger breccias to illustrate some of the changes that occurred over the next 4 billion years. Their discovery opens a new window into the earliest bombardment history of the solar system and offers a technique that is likely to be reused by ...
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
17 May 2012, 18:35 UTC
On May 18, 1980, Mt. St. Helens exploded. More than 30 years later, the landscape is still recovering.
Forest Recovering from Mt. St. Helens Explosion
17 May 2012, 18:35 UTC
On May 18, 1980, Mt. St. Helens exploded. More than 30 years later, the landscape is still recovering.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
17 May 2012, 18:00 UTC
NASA technologists will get a chance next summer to relive the good old days when Agency engineers would affix space-age gizmos to rockets just to see if the contraptions worked.
Days of 'Gizmo' Launches Return
17 May 2012, 18:00 UTC
NASA technologists will get a chance next summer to relive the good old days when Agency engineers would affix space-age gizmos to rockets just to see if the contraptions worked.
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Blogs
collectSPACE.com: Today In Space History
19 May 2012, 00:11 UTC
Riding on the first commercial spacecraft to launch for the International Space Station is a stash of souvenirs. The Official Flight Kit stowed on SpaceX's Dragon capsule includes patches, pins and stickers totaling about 12,000 mementos. The kit is a round trip passenger; most of the cargo — food for the station's crew and student science experiments — will be left on the outpost before the Dragon splashes down.
Not-so-secret SpaceX souvenirs
19 May 2012, 00:11 UTC
Riding on the first commercial spacecraft to launch for the International Space Station is a stash of souvenirs. The Official Flight Kit stowed on SpaceX's Dragon capsule includes patches, pins and stickers totaling about 12,000 mementos. The kit is a round trip passenger; most of the cargo — food for the station's crew and student science experiments — will be left on the outpost before the Dragon splashes down.
The Planetary Society Blog
18 May 2012, 23:56 UTC
Image magician Daniel Machacek has done it again, producing a jaw-dropping view of Mars from Viking Orbiter 1, featuring a frosty Argyre basin and stretching across to a series of faults called Thaumasia Fossae.
A stunning view of Mars from Argyre to Thaumasia
18 May 2012, 23:56 UTC
Image magician Daniel Machacek has done it again, producing a jaw-dropping view of Mars from Viking Orbiter 1, featuring a frosty Argyre basin and stretching across to a series of faults called Thaumasia Fossae.
Dear Astronomer
18 May 2012, 21:32 UTC
(Channeling my best monster truck rally announcer voice). THIS SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! SEE THE ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2012! BE THERE!. Seriously though, If you are in the western half of the United States, there’s a decent chance you’ll see at least part of the 2012 Annular solar eclipse. I’m still catching up/recovering from the [...] Path of visibility for the 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse. (Click to embiggen). Image Credit: F. Espenak / NASA / GSFC (Channeling my best monster truck rally announcer voice). THIS SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! SEE THE ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2012! BE THERE!. Seriously though, If you are in the western half of the United States, there’s a decent chance you’ll see at least part of the 2012 Annular solar eclipse. I’m still catching up/recovering from the semester, so instead of a full-featured eclipse viewing guide, I’m going to present a round-up of some of my favorite resources for the annular solar eclipse of 2012. Continue reading to get information on great guides from: The Planetary Society NASA Sky & Telescope Magazine WARNING! Do not look at the sun with a telescope that doesn’t have proper filters. Do not look at the sun without adequate eye ...
Annular Solar Eclipse of 2012
18 May 2012, 21:32 UTC
(Channeling my best monster truck rally announcer voice). THIS SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! SEE THE ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2012! BE THERE!. Seriously though, If you are in the western half of the United States, there’s a decent chance you’ll see at least part of the 2012 Annular solar eclipse. I’m still catching up/recovering from the [...] Path of visibility for the 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse. (Click to embiggen). Image Credit: F. Espenak / NASA / GSFC (Channeling my best monster truck rally announcer voice). THIS SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! SEE THE ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2012! BE THERE!. Seriously though, If you are in the western half of the United States, there’s a decent chance you’ll see at least part of the 2012 Annular solar eclipse. I’m still catching up/recovering from the semester, so instead of a full-featured eclipse viewing guide, I’m going to present a round-up of some of my favorite resources for the annular solar eclipse of 2012. Continue reading to get information on great guides from: The Planetary Society NASA Sky & Telescope Magazine WARNING! Do not look at the sun with a telescope that doesn’t have proper filters. Do not look at the sun without adequate eye ...
Rocketeers
18 May 2012, 21:06 UTC
Engineers at Strathclyde University led by Dr Massimiliano Vasile are working on developing ultralightweight deployable structures for satellite solar power systems. An in-space test is due for next year. Sticking solar power station where the Sun shines -- BBC News
Strathclyde researchers study satellite solar power
18 May 2012, 21:06 UTC
Engineers at Strathclyde University led by Dr Massimiliano Vasile are working on developing ultralightweight deployable structures for satellite solar power systems. An in-space test is due for next year. Sticking solar power station where the Sun shines -- BBC News
Comets and asteroids news
18 May 2012, 20:11 UTC
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) was found by Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, on the night of 2011, June 5-6. At the moment of discovery the comet was at a distance of nearly 7.9 AU from the Sun (discovery magnitude 19.4). According to his orbit, around perihelion in March 2013 the comet would be located only 0.30 AU from the Sun and might become a bright naked eye object ( ~ magnitude 1). For more info about the discovery of this comet, see our previous post on this blog of 2011, June 09.We performed some follow-up measurements of comet C/2011 L4 remotely from the Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South on 2012, May 18.5 through a 2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. The comet is now at 4.6 AU from the Sun (m2 ~ 15.6). Below you can see our follow-up image (click on it for a bigger version):It's interesting to notice a very compact coma, this means active dust production even at 4.6 AU away from the Sun (very good news). The image processing shows an asymmetric coma, probably due to a line-of-sight effect. According to our previous experiences, the "jet-like" structures evidenced by the rotational-gradient filtering, shows very likely the striking ...
Update on comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)
18 May 2012, 20:11 UTC
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) was found by Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, on the night of 2011, June 5-6. At the moment of discovery the comet was at a distance of nearly 7.9 AU from the Sun (discovery magnitude 19.4). According to his orbit, around perihelion in March 2013 the comet would be located only 0.30 AU from the Sun and might become a bright naked eye object ( ~ magnitude 1). For more info about the discovery of this comet, see our previous post on this blog of 2011, June 09.We performed some follow-up measurements of comet C/2011 L4 remotely from the Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South on 2012, May 18.5 through a 2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. The comet is now at 4.6 AU from the Sun (m2 ~ 15.6). Below you can see our follow-up image (click on it for a bigger version):It's interesting to notice a very compact coma, this means active dust production even at 4.6 AU away from the Sun (very good news). The image processing shows an asymmetric coma, probably due to a line-of-sight effect. According to our previous experiences, the "jet-like" structures evidenced by the rotational-gradient filtering, shows very likely the striking ...
Universe Today
18 May 2012, 19:43 UTC
Saturday morning’s launch window for SpaceX’s historic test flight to the International Space Station lasts just one second. Company President Gwynne Shotwell predicted they have “better than a 50-50 shot on whether we lift off tomorrow,” she said at a press conference today, adding, “If we lift off, we’ll get to orbit.” Shotwell and NASA [...] Falcon 9 on the launchpad in Florida. Credit: SpaceXSaturday morning’s launch window for SpaceX’s historic test flight to the International Space Station lasts just one second. Company President Gwynne Shotwell predicted they have “better than a 50-50 shot on whether we lift off tomorrow,” she said at a press conference today, adding, “If we lift off, we’ll get to orbit.”Shotwell and NASA officials outlined a myriad of systems and activities that have to go perfectly for the launch take place, and then it will be non-stop action for the duration of the flight to orbit and ultimately the berthing of Dragon to the ISS.Launch is set for 08:55 UTC on May 19 (4:55 AM Eastern/1:15 AM Pacific.) Here’s a timeline of activities so you can follow along while you watch the launch: (...)Read the rest of Launch Day Timeline for SpaceX’s Dragon (525 words)© ...
Launch Day Timeline for SpaceX’s Dragon
18 May 2012, 19:43 UTC
Saturday morning’s launch window for SpaceX’s historic test flight to the International Space Station lasts just one second. Company President Gwynne Shotwell predicted they have “better than a 50-50 shot on whether we lift off tomorrow,” she said at a press conference today, adding, “If we lift off, we’ll get to orbit.” Shotwell and NASA [...] Falcon 9 on the launchpad in Florida. Credit: SpaceXSaturday morning’s launch window for SpaceX’s historic test flight to the International Space Station lasts just one second. Company President Gwynne Shotwell predicted they have “better than a 50-50 shot on whether we lift off tomorrow,” she said at a press conference today, adding, “If we lift off, we’ll get to orbit.”Shotwell and NASA officials outlined a myriad of systems and activities that have to go perfectly for the launch take place, and then it will be non-stop action for the duration of the flight to orbit and ultimately the berthing of Dragon to the ISS.Launch is set for 08:55 UTC on May 19 (4:55 AM Eastern/1:15 AM Pacific.) Here’s a timeline of activities so you can follow along while you watch the launch: (...)Read the rest of Launch Day Timeline for SpaceX’s Dragon (525 words)© ...
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