Top 10 Upcoming Astronomical Events Of 2013

on 2013/03/04 in Articles, Astronomy

At various points throughout the year, I have people asking me if I saw the meteor shower the night before. Almost every time, that question is the first time I even heard of said shower.

So this time, we’ve made a list of some of the most impressive astronomical events of the upcoming year. Many of these will be visible throughout the world, while some are specific to certain continents. You don’t have to have an interest in science to find these feats of the sky amazing, and hopefully this will help you avoid missing them.

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Lunar Exploration Company Offers the Public a Chance to Participate

on 2013/02/14 in Uncategorized

Last December, when a private space exploration company named Golden Spikeannounced they are working to offer human expeditions to the Moon by 2020, they also said wanted to bring public along as an integral part of the company’s mission. Since their initial announcement, the Golden Spike team says they’ve been inundated with emails, letters and social media posts from people wanting to know how to take part, and how they could help speed the development of human lunar expeditions.

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3D Printed Base on the Moon

on 2013/02/04 in Articles, Astronomy, News, Technology

Lunar base made with 3D printing Setting up a lunar base could be made much simpler by using a 3D printer to build it from local materials. Industrial partners including renowned architects Foster + Partners have joined with ESA to test the feasibility of 3D printing using lunar soil. “Terrestrial 3D printing technology has [...]

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The ISS Transiting the Moon

on 2013/01/29 in Gallery

In a truly one of a kind photograph, astrophotographer Theirry Legault captured this detailed image of the International Space Station transiting the moon from our vantage point. This is such an incredibly difficult shot to capture since the ISS is constantly traveling at 7.5k meters per second or 28,0000 km/h (17,500 mph). Therefore, it only [...]

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Parting Moon Shots from NASA’s GRAIL mission. Amazing shots!

on 2013/01/13 in Astronomy, Media

Three days prior to its planned impact on a lunar mountain, mission controllers activated the camera aboard one of NASA’s GRAIL twins to take some final photos from lunar orbit.

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Saturn, its Rings and Moons

on 2013/01/10 in Astronomy, Lectures

Saturn is the most beautiful planet in our Solar System. Famous for its bright yet ethereal rings, the gas giant has over sixty natural satellites in orbit around it — and one artificial satellite: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which provides many of the results and images that will be showcased in this talk. We shall explore [...]

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Everything you need to know about Saturn`s moon: Enceladus

on 2013/01/09 in Articles, Astronomy

Saturn is typically referred to as the jewel of our solar system. With its soft yellow atmosphere, majestic set of rings and its myriad of exotic moons, how could one argue with that sentiment? Speaking of moons, one of my personal favorites by far is the sixth largest Saturnian moon (slightly wider than the [...]

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25 Awe-Inspiring Reminders Of Just How Insignificant We Are:Prepare to feel tiny.

on 2013/01/07 in Articles, Astronomy, Culture & the World, Environment, Physics

One billion stars New view of the blue marble Furthest-ever image of the universe 9 billion pixels of the Milky Way galaxy The view 50 million light years away Panorama of Mars A not-so-dark “dark core” A twister on Mars Saturns storms European panorma at night from the International Space Station The [...]

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Artificial air to be created in lunar atmosphere for moon colonists

on 2012/09/03 in Articles, Astronomy

The LAMP spectrometer installed on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter station allowed scientists to study the range of substances contained in the atmosphere of the Moon. In particular, it was found that the lunar atmosphere contained helium and argon. The first analyses of the spectrum were made in 1972 as part of the LACE project [...]

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Elevator to the Moon to become reality in 8 years

on 2012/08/29 in Articles, Astronomy, Technology

The LiftPort Group, a US-based privately-owned company, with former NASA researcher Michael Laine at the head, is planning to build a space elevator to the Moon. The idea of a space elevator stipulates a rocket-free way to transport people and cargoes into orbit with the use of a special cable. The California-based company founded by [...]

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NBC News Special Report: Neil Armstrong has Died (8-25-12)

on 2012/08/26 in Astronomy, Media

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A Spacesuit Ballet

on 2012/08/08 in Astronomy, Media

Of the suit he wore on the moon, Neil Armstrong wrote, “it was tough, reliable, and almost cuddly.” But that cuddly suit, made by the company Playtex, had some stiff competition (literally) from rival rigid, metal designs. This video features archival NASA footage of mobility tests for several spacesuit prototypes. Music is from the band [...]

Tags: Moon, space, Suit

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