A great magnetic bubble surrounds the solar system as it cruises through the galaxy. The sun pumps the inside of the bubble full of solar particles that stream out to the edge until they collide with the material that fills the rest of the galaxy, at a complex boundary called… Read more“IBEX: Glimpses of the Interstellar Material Beyond our Solar System”
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Blue Marble NASA’s Suomi NPP Captures Stunning Image of Earth
Blue Marble A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most recently launched Earth-observing satellite – Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth’s surface taken on January 4, 2012. The NPP satellite was renamed ‘Suomi NPP’ on… Read more“Blue Marble NASA’s Suomi NPP Captures Stunning Image of Earth”
Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft
Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft 01.17.11 Using a precision formation-flying technique, the twin GRAIL spacecraft will map the moon’s gravity field, as depicted in this artist’s rendering. detail. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Full image and caption PASADENA, Calif. — Twin NASA spacecraft that achieved orbit around the… Read more“Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft”
NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets Beyond Our Solar System
NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets Beyond Our Solar System 12.20.11 Click image for multiple resolutions and full caption. This artist’s conception illustrates Kepler-20e. Image credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech Click image for multiple resolutions and full caption. This artist’s conception illustrates Kepler-20f. Image credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech Click image for multiple resolutions and full… Read more“NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets Beyond Our Solar System”
Curacao Astronomy Club
Dear all people in this world Let we work together in this year 2012 and keep eye in the sky. The sky is so beautiful and relaxing. Cheerz Curacao Astronomy Club The astronomy of Curacao
NASA’s RXTE Detects ‘Heartbeat’ of Smallest Black Hole Candidate
An international team of astronomers has identified a candidate for the smallest-known black hole using data from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The evidence comes from a specific type of X-ray pattern, nicknamed a “heartbeat” because of its resemblance to an electrocardiogram. The pattern until now has been recorded… Read more“NASA’s RXTE Detects ‘Heartbeat’ of Smallest Black Hole Candidate”
NASA, Industry Leaders Discuss New Booster Development for Space Launch System
On Dec. 15, more than 120 aerospace industry leaders from more than 70 companies attended the Space Launch System’s Advanced Booster Industry Day held at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The event focused on a NASA Research Announcement for the Space Launch System’s (SLS) advanced booster. Marshall is… Read more“NASA, Industry Leaders Discuss New Booster Development for Space Launch System”