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16 Jul 2010
- 13:51 UTC Astro Bob China goes bananas with UFO sightings Video of a "UFO" in the sky over the Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou, China This video made its appearance recently on the Web along with fantastic claims of the object ...
- 13:43 UTC IYA2009 Updates IYA2009 Updates TWAN in Algeria From Martian landscapes of Sahara to Mediterranean paradises, the diversity of Algeria and the active astronomy society have welcomed TWAN exhibits and imaging missions. http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/news.asp?newsID=6053 BLAST! will ...
- 13:41 UTC In the Dark The Shoe Event Horizon After yesterday’s satisfying and enjoyable graduation festivities, it’s back to reality today with a clutch of scary news items about future cuts. Vince Cable, the coalition Minister responsible for Universities, ...
- 13:29 UTC Urban Astronomer Swift orbital observatory blinded by Gamma Ray Burst Gamma Ray Bursts (GRB's) are both the most powerful explosions in the universe and the most mysterious. About once a day, a burst of high energy radiation (including X-Ray to ...
- 13:15 UTC Discovery News - Sp... Powerful Cosmic Blast Breaks Records The burst of X-rays was so strong that it temporarily blinded a NASA satellite.
- 13:12 UTC 13.7 Second Star From The Left: The Spiritual Value Of Cosmic ... Every star was a fire, lighting up some family of worlds perhaps. Inhabited or not, it did not matter. They all had a “here” and a “now”. So many stars, ...
- 13:12 UTC 13.7 Second Star From The Left: The Spiritual Value Of Cosmic ... Every star was a fire, lighting up some family of worlds perhaps. Inhabited or not, it did not matter. They all had a “here” and a “now”. So many stars, ...
- 12:50 UTC Universe Today Boatload of Herschel Science Papers Released Love to read science papers? Here's a batch that will keep you busy for a while. 152 papers were released this morning highlighting the Herschel telescope's first science results. A ...
- 12:33 UTC IYA2009 Sri Lanka Received the IYA2009 Commemorative Coin of Ukraine I'm writing this post to update about the Ukrainian IYA2009 coin that I received yesterday. In fact this is the first IYA2009 commemorative coin that came under my possession although ...
- 12:00 UTC John's Space / Astr... NASA Moves Final Two Shuttle Launch Dates I reported several weeks ago that NASA was contemplating moving the final two shuttle launches, possibly pushing them into 2011. Well, now it is official. It now appears that November ...
- 11:54 UTC NASA's Arctic Voyag... Arctic Water Hogs The trials and tribulations of an Arctic water sampler.
- 11:24 UTC Space Politics Meanwhile, in the House… With the Senate moving ahead with an authorization bill, what will the House do? “As the ranking member of the House authorizing committee, I’m eager to reauthorize NASA and get ...
- 10:52 UTC ESA Science & Techn... Herschel:Special issue of Astronomy & Astrophysics dedica... The first scientific results obtained with Herschel are appearing, this week, in a special issue of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Based on data collected during the first few months ...
- 10:49 UTC Space Politics Other reaction to the Senate bill Much of the reaction outside Washington to yesterday’s passage of a NASA authorization bill by the Senate Commerce Committee was positive. “The legislation is an important, positive measure for our ...
- 10:48 UTC Spaceman A lesson in 'political science, not rocket science' Are we seeing the beginnings of a compromise on Capitol Hill? US President Barack Obama had laid out his vision for the future of human Spaceflight. He was certain that ...
- 08:41 UTC Discovery News - Sp... The Large Hadron Collider, Now in Comic Form A new comic has been published, written by actor LeVar Burton (of Star Trek fame), chronicling the adventures of a time traveling super hero... and the LHC.
- 08:12 UTC Space Fellowship Russia to start testing new Angara rocket in 2013 MOSCOW - Test launches of Russia's new booster rocket, the Angara, are to start in 2013, the rocket designer said on Thursday. Vladimir Nesterov, head of the Khrunichev State Research ...
- 08:07 UTC Space Fellowship MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals New Information About Mercur... WASHINGTON -- The first spacecraft designed by NASA to orbit Mercury is giving scientists a new perspective on the planet's atmosphere and evolution. Launched in August 2004, the Mercury Surface, ...
- 08:05 UTC Space Fellowship Spacewalk Preparations, Science for Station Crew Aboard their orbiting home, the members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 24 crew made preparations for an upcoming spacewalk and conducted a variety of science experiments Thursday. Flight Engineers ...
- 08:01 UTC Space Fellowship NASA Finds Super Hot Planet With Unique Comet-Like Tail WASHINGTON -- Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the existence of a baked object that could be called a "cometary planet." The gas giant planet, named HD 209458b, ...
- 07:16 UTC Astrobiology Magazi... Solving a Murder Mystery With some robotic help, a team of scientists from NASA, Carnegie Mellon and the USGS has helped authorities solve a cold case murder investigation.
- 07:05 UTC The Discovery Enter... The Mighty Saturn V Rocket Today on Discovery Enterprise we continue to bring to light the greatest scientific and technological achievement in living memory, the Apollo 11 Moon landing with the first episode of the ...
- 05:54 UTC Spacevidcast Fred Ordway and the Rocket Team, 1 of 3 – SpacePod 2010.0...
- 04:33 UTC Luna C/I: Moon Colo... NASA Announces New Centennial Challenges; Two Moon-Relate...
- 04:33 UTC Luna C/I: Moon Colo... NASA Announces New Centennial Challenges; Two Moon-Relate... This week, NASA announced three new Centennial Challenge prizes—the first in five years :) Much like the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, these prizes set tasks to be completed for ...
- 04:11 UTC One-Minute Astronom... Legends of the Southern Cross “… to greet lame the inspired sky amazed to stumble where gods get lost beneath the Southern Cross.” - From the song “Beneath the Southern Cross” by Patti Smith Dante ...
- 03:57 UTC Habitation Intentio... Space Settlement: A Leap of Faith? Image by Flickr user The Boatman Apollo was insane... no, insane is pulling an all nighter to finish a 20 question long problem set each question having 8 to 10 ...
- 03:43 UTC New Papyrus NASA Reauthorization Bill
- 03:43 UTC South Texas Stargaz... Space Pirates Attack! Looking to get the kids out this summer without burning up? The Scobee Platerium at San Antonio College is running a special matinee at 3PM throughout the month of July ...
- 03:09 UTC South Texas Stargaz... iPhone app for local star parties iPhone astronomers out there! Here's a great new app for your iPhone if you want to learn of what star parties are happening in your local area, it's call "Gostargaze" ...
- 03:08 UTC NASA: Earth Observa... Land Surface Temperatures, Early July 2010 This color-coded map shows above- and below-normal temperatures in early July 2010, when a heat wave struck much of North America and Eurasia.
- 03:06 UTC Team Astrobotic Blo... Black Magic construction progresses The "Black Magic" test article, which will simulate the attitude control system on the Astrobotic lander, is now populated with most of its control hardware and the solenoid valves which ...
- 02:43 UTC The Martian Chronic... Hubble Confirms Comet-like Tail on Vaporizing Planet Aren’t you glad our planet isn’t being vaporized by the heat of the sun? Me too, especially after writing this article over at Universe Today about an extrasolar planet that ...
- 02:32 UTC Cosmic Log Reaching for immortality The quest for immortality goes back to Adam and Eve, but now some smart people are getting serious about actually bringing it within their grasp. And they're getting more attention ...
- 02:29 UTC South Texas Stargaz... One minute astronomy As we were observing Wednesday night in McAllister park, a fellow astronomer reminised about the good old days of astronomy where there wasn't an Internet and we had to look ...
- 02:15 UTC NASA Watch White House/ Senate Compromise Reaction Senate Committee's NASA Plan Cuts Moon Program, NY Times "The committee acceded on the cancellation of the Ares I rocket, which is part of the return-to-the-moon program known as Constellation, ...
- 02:03 UTC NASA Watch Is NASA Advertising Allowed or Prohibited? - NASA GRC Solicitation: Purchase of Billboard Space for Educational Information: billboard # 1204 - NASA GRC Solicitation: Purchase of Billboard Space for Educational Information: billboard #222 - NASA GRC ...
- 01:19 UTC Discovery News - Sp... Why is the Moon Bigger at the Horizon? Is it an astronomical phenomenon or is your brain being duped by an optical illusion?
- 00:55 UTC Space Politics Senate committee adopts “compromise” NASA bill In the end, this morning’s markup was short and sweet, full on self-congratulation and lacking any debate or tension. The Senate Commerce Committee approved unanimously a NASA authorization bill that ...
- 00:36 UTC 62 Mile Club NASA Offers Cash for Inflatable Space Shelters Source: Gizmodo NASA has kicked off a competition among university engineers to design an inflatable habitat that is “light-weight, safe, and reliable” to house future astronauts “in space and on ...
- 00:19 UTC HobbySpace Blog Mars as art A selection of wonderful images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the surface of the Red Planet: Orbiting camera turns Mars into art - Spaceflight Now - July.15.10.
- 00:15 UTC HobbySpace Blog "Moon Beat" documentary showing in San Diego, July 17th A discussion of the documentary Moon Beat, which will be shown at the opening of the Space Travelers Emporium (see earlier item) in San Diego this Saturday: Apollo 11 documentary ...
- 00:07 UTC HobbySpace Blog Sci-Tech: Fast electric motorcycle; Compressed air falls ... The Brammo Impulse pushes up the performance standard for electric motorcycles: Brammo Empulse: The New 100mph King of Consumer Electric Motorcycles, Sold At Best Buy - Popular Science. === The ...
- 00:00 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Living in lunar tunnels More about possible caves on the Moon: Photos Inspire Dreams of Underground Moon Exploration - SPACE.com - July.15.10.
15 Jul 2010
- 23:57 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Hypersonic military apps Parabolic Arc points to this article discussing the military implications of the X-37B and X-51 projects: Spate of Hypersonic Vehicle Tests Fuels Global Strike Debate - National Defense - Aug.2010 ...
- 23:52 UTC Time Human One Giant Leap For Cyber Space? So, what have the geniuses at NASA been up too lately? Prepare to be amazed! First, a question: Is NASA ever going back to the Moon? I'm not about to ...
- 23:48 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Briefs: Orion funding shortfall; More about NASA Senate b... An analysis in this post indicates that the funding profile laid out in the authorization bill "to support the development of an Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) by its stated ...
- 22:52 UTC John's Space / Astr... "Haunting" Asteroid Lutetia - Image of the Week This week I bring you this startling image of the Lutetia asteroid, taken by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft. Lutetia is one of the largest asteroids in our solar ...
- 22:40 UTC Cosmic Log Must-see science on the Web NASA: Three pictures add up to one sweet eclipse image JPL: Tour a hydrocarbon lake on Titan | Death Valley vs. Titan Thoughtware: Vernor Vinge talks about the singularity National ...
- 22:38 UTC Lunar Networks How common are mare pit craters? One of three large pit craters so far found on the Moon -- do these pits provide access to open lava tubes? From LROC NAC M106662246R, LRO orbit 861, Sept. ...