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NASA: Earth Observatory News
22 May 2013, 04:00 UTC
A supercell thunderstorm system spawned a destructive tornado near Oklahoma City on May 20, 2013.
Tornado and Severe Thunderstorms Strike Oklahoma
22 May 2013, 04:00 UTC
A supercell thunderstorm system spawned a destructive tornado near Oklahoma City on May 20, 2013.
Discovery News - Space News
22 May 2013, 01:30 UTC
Enter the 3-D printer: your all-in-one solution to habitat-building, gun-making and now space pizza preparation! Continue reading →
3-D Printed Pizza to Feed Mars Colonists?
22 May 2013, 01:30 UTC
Enter the 3-D printer: your all-in-one solution to habitat-building, gun-making and now space pizza preparation! Continue reading →
Universe Today
22 May 2013, 00:45 UTC
We at Universe Today have been wondering, where did Chris Hadfield find the time to do all the great videos he put together during his five months on the International Space Station, all while his Expedition set records for the amount of scientific research performed? Now there’s even more. Hadfield teamed up with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame, who now are part of the Tested crew, too, to produce three different videos about living in space; specifically about eating and what to do with any free time astronauts might have. “Working with Adam and Jamie was fun!” Hadfield said via Twitter. “Mutual mustache appreciation.” In the video above, Jamie and Adam learn about Chris Hadfield’s clever “space darts” invention, and propose a new game for Hadfield to test while he’s on orbit. Spoiler: duct tape is involved. Below are two videos dealing with food in space: (...)Read the rest of Chris Hadfield Teams Up With Tested.com to Try Food and Games in Space (0 words) © nancy for Universe Today, 2013. | Permalink | No comment | Post tags: Chris Hadfield, International Space Station (ISS), Tested.com Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh
Chris Hadfield Teams Up With Tested.com to Try Food and Games in Space
22 May 2013, 00:45 UTC
We at Universe Today have been wondering, where did Chris Hadfield find the time to do all the great videos he put together during his five months on the International Space Station, all while his Expedition set records for the amount of scientific research performed? Now there’s even more. Hadfield teamed up with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame, who now are part of the Tested crew, too, to produce three different videos about living in space; specifically about eating and what to do with any free time astronauts might have. “Working with Adam and Jamie was fun!” Hadfield said via Twitter. “Mutual mustache appreciation.” In the video above, Jamie and Adam learn about Chris Hadfield’s clever “space darts” invention, and propose a new game for Hadfield to test while he’s on orbit. Spoiler: duct tape is involved. Below are two videos dealing with food in space: (...)Read the rest of Chris Hadfield Teams Up With Tested.com to Try Food and Games in Space (0 words) © nancy for Universe Today, 2013. | Permalink | No comment | Post tags: Chris Hadfield, International Space Station (ISS), Tested.com Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh
SPACE.com
21 May 2013, 22:00 UTC
China is intent on becoming a major space power.
China Space Program Ramping Up Capabilities, Pentagon Says
21 May 2013, 22:00 UTC
China is intent on becoming a major space power.
SPACE.com
21 May 2013, 20:40 UTC
The lunar surface is incredibly exposed.
Big Meteor Explosion on Moon Shows Lunar Exploration Risks
21 May 2013, 20:40 UTC
The lunar surface is incredibly exposed.
AMSAT-UK
21 May 2013, 19:07 UTC
The first picture taken by the amateur radio CubeSat ESTCube-1 in space has been released. ESTCube-1 was launched from Kourou in the Caribbean on May 7 at 0206 UT on an ESA Vega rocket into a 704 km orbit. ESTCube-1 camera on left of board The hard work of the first two weeks has paid off and the CAM team, leaded by the University of Tartu Computer Technology graduate student Henri Kuuste has this to say: The camera works perfectly and so do all the other subsystems, needed for taking the photo. The first image was captured on May 15 over the Mediterranean Sea, showing the sea, Sahara desert, and Tunisia. On Monday, May 13 the whole ESTCube-1 team was invited to the reception of the rector of University of Tartu to celebrate the success of the satellite. Watch the video (in English) at http://www.uttv.ee/naita?id=17163 ESTCube-1 at press conference in Tallinn before shipping January 21, 2013 – Image credit University of Tartu ESTCube-1 was built by students at the University of Tartu. The main mission of the satellite is to test electric solar wind sail technology, a novel space propulsion technology that could revolutionize transportation within the solar system. It ...
First picture taken by ESTCube-1 CubeSat amateur radio callsign ES5E
21 May 2013, 19:07 UTC
The first picture taken by the amateur radio CubeSat ESTCube-1 in space has been released. ESTCube-1 was launched from Kourou in the Caribbean on May 7 at 0206 UT on an ESA Vega rocket into a 704 km orbit. ESTCube-1 camera on left of board The hard work of the first two weeks has paid off and the CAM team, leaded by the University of Tartu Computer Technology graduate student Henri Kuuste has this to say: The camera works perfectly and so do all the other subsystems, needed for taking the photo. The first image was captured on May 15 over the Mediterranean Sea, showing the sea, Sahara desert, and Tunisia. On Monday, May 13 the whole ESTCube-1 team was invited to the reception of the rector of University of Tartu to celebrate the success of the satellite. Watch the video (in English) at http://www.uttv.ee/naita?id=17163 ESTCube-1 at press conference in Tallinn before shipping January 21, 2013 – Image credit University of Tartu ESTCube-1 was built by students at the University of Tartu. The main mission of the satellite is to test electric solar wind sail technology, a novel space propulsion technology that could revolutionize transportation within the solar system. It ...
Bad Astronomy
21 May 2013, 18:00 UTC
This weekend I’ll be in Tucson, Arizona for Spacefest V, a fantastic convention featuring scientists, astronauts, and space artists. This will be the fourth time I’ll have attended, and it’s been great every time. If you’re a space enthusiast and in the area, you really should come. Speakers include Carolyn Porco, Brian Cox, Emily Lakdawalla, Meteorite Man Geoff Notkin, and a whole lot more. Even me! A lot of Apollo astronauts will be there, as well as other space travelers and scientists. Sorry about the short notice here, but if you can, please come. I always wind up leaving more energized and excited about space than when I arrived. What more can a science evangelizer ask for?
Spacefest: Astronauts, Artists, and Astronomers Assemble in Arizona
21 May 2013, 18:00 UTC
This weekend I’ll be in Tucson, Arizona for Spacefest V, a fantastic convention featuring scientists, astronauts, and space artists. This will be the fourth time I’ll have attended, and it’s been great every time. If you’re a space enthusiast and in the area, you really should come. Speakers include Carolyn Porco, Brian Cox, Emily Lakdawalla, Meteorite Man Geoff Notkin, and a whole lot more. Even me! A lot of Apollo astronauts will be there, as well as other space travelers and scientists. Sorry about the short notice here, but if you can, please come. I always wind up leaving more energized and excited about space than when I arrived. What more can a science evangelizer ask for?
Discovery News - Space News
21 May 2013, 17:26 UTC
Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth.
Can Space Tourism Save Earth?
21 May 2013, 17:26 UTC
Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth.
Coalition for Space Exploration Blog
21 May 2013, 16:36 UTC
Even in outer space…the beat goes on! The heart beat that is. But how best to monitor its condition on lengthy space treks, say to Mars? An engineering team of students has designed a new stethoscope for NASA to deliver accurate heart- and body-sounds to medics who are trying to appraise astronauts’ health on long [...] Key components of the stethoscope prototype. Credit: Will Kirk/homewoodphoto.jhu.edu Even in outer space…the beat goes on! The heart beat that is. But how best to monitor its condition on lengthy space treks, say to Mars? An engineering team of students has designed a new stethoscope for NASA to deliver accurate heart- and body-sounds to medics who are trying to appraise astronauts’ health on long missions in the less-than-quiet environment of a spacecraft. Consider the number of whirring fans, humming computers and buzzing instruments within a spacecraft. That ambient noise contaminates the stethoscope signal. The new device uses both electronic and mechanical strategies to help the stethoscope’s internal microphone pick up sounds that are clear and discernible – not only within a noisy spacecraft but even when the device is not centered correctly on an astronaut’s body. Microphone technology A team of students at The ...
New Stethoscope for Space Travelers
21 May 2013, 16:36 UTC
Even in outer space…the beat goes on! The heart beat that is. But how best to monitor its condition on lengthy space treks, say to Mars? An engineering team of students has designed a new stethoscope for NASA to deliver accurate heart- and body-sounds to medics who are trying to appraise astronauts’ health on long [...] Key components of the stethoscope prototype. Credit: Will Kirk/homewoodphoto.jhu.edu Even in outer space…the beat goes on! The heart beat that is. But how best to monitor its condition on lengthy space treks, say to Mars? An engineering team of students has designed a new stethoscope for NASA to deliver accurate heart- and body-sounds to medics who are trying to appraise astronauts’ health on long missions in the less-than-quiet environment of a spacecraft. Consider the number of whirring fans, humming computers and buzzing instruments within a spacecraft. That ambient noise contaminates the stethoscope signal. The new device uses both electronic and mechanical strategies to help the stethoscope’s internal microphone pick up sounds that are clear and discernible – not only within a noisy spacecraft but even when the device is not centered correctly on an astronaut’s body. Microphone technology A team of students at The ...
Bad Astronomy
21 May 2013, 15:59 UTC
This summer, a different kind of science fiction movie, "Europa Report", is coming out. I saw some buzz about it last year, and it looked interesting—it's a science fiction movie about a crew going to Jupiter's moon Europa to look for signs of life. Europa is known to have an ocean of liquid water below its surface, and is one of the better bets in our solar system to look for life. The trailer was just released, so see for yourself! You can watch it in higher resolution on the Apple Trailer site. As it so happens I've seen the whole flick, because of reasons (fine, I can divulge this much: in the near future I'll be doing some work with the team that created it—and no, I can't say just what for the moment, but I will say I'm not in the movie, nor did I help with its production in any way). It's really good! Like I said before, it's different: it's done half documentary style, half movie narrative. The format works very well, giving the movie a heightened sense of suspense. The special effects are fantastic, and the cast is excellent (for example, it stars Sharlto Copley ...
