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The Moon Trees
astronomy  space  nature  nasa  apollo  moon  trees 
august 2009 by citizenk
In Search of Moon Trees
Scattered around our planet are hundreds of creatures that have been to the Moon and back again. None of them are human. They outnumber active astronauts 3:1. And most are missing.
astronomy  nasa  moon  trees  apollo  history 
august 2009 by citizenk
STATEMENT FROM APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUT MICHAEL COLLINS
apollo-11  moon  astronaut  news  anniversary  space  nasa  astronomy 
july 2009 by citizenk
NASA - NASA High Definition Video: Partially Restored Apollo 11 Video
science  technology  astronomy  space  nasa  apollo  apollo11 
july 2009 by citizenk
To The Moon: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
apollo11  40th  launch  astronauts  history  astronomy  space  nasa  anniversary  apollo  moon  Unlabeled 
july 2009 by citizenk
Hubble's final servicing mission - The Big Picture - Boston.com
science  photography  astronomy  space  photos  shuttle  hubble  nasa 
may 2009 by citizenk
Interview de Michel Mayor, chasseur d'exoplanètes, pour l'Année mondiale de l'Astronomie - swissinfo
astronomy  science  switzerland  exoplanets  interview 
february 2009 by citizenk
Access : Voyager 2 probe leaves the neighbourhood : Nature News
space  science  astronomy  voyager 
january 2008 by citizenk
Bad Astronomy Blog » Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2007
astronomy  space  photos  science 
december 2007 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Saturn's rings 'may live forever'
astronomy  saturn  space  physics  science 
december 2007 by citizenk
DNA Genetics, Paternity, CSI & General Science » Evidence for a parallel universe?
science  space  physics  astronomy  universe 
november 2007 by citizenk
Dave Jewitt: Comet 17P/Holmes
Spectacular outbursting comet 17P/Holmes exploded in size and brightness on October 24. It continues to expand and is now the largest single object in the Solar system, being bigger than the Sun
astronomy  science  space 
november 2007 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Asteroid 'is actually spacecraft'
A supposed asteroid, which it was feared was going to have a near-miss with Earth next week, has been identified as a spacecraft.
space  astronomy  news 
november 2007 by citizenk
SPACE.com -- Dramatic Comet Outburst Could Last Weeks
comet  space  astronomy  science  interesting  news 
october 2007 by citizenk
WIKISKY.ORG
astronomy  maps  wiki  visualization  space 
march 2007 by citizenk
New Horizons Web Site
Tvashtar's Plume
space  astronomy  photography  jupiter  moon  nasa 
march 2007 by citizenk
APOD: 2002 July 9 - Analemma
astronomy  science  photo  nasa 
march 2007 by citizenk
Scientist: NASA found life on Mars -- and killed it - CNN.com
• Theory: Mars microbes drowned, baked by accident • Research focuses on Viking space probes of 1970s • Other scientists say theory is plausible
mars  science  life  astronomy  hypothesis 
january 2007 by citizenk
APOD: 2006 December 10 - Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running
A few days after this image was taken, humanity left the Moon and has yet to return.
moon  apollo  photography  picture  astronomy 
december 2006 by citizenk
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moon  apollo  photography  picture  astronomy 
december 2006 by citizenk
[Sunset on Mars] 154221main_20060807_PIA07997_060802183716.jpg (Image JPEG, 2486x1914 pixels) - Redimensionnée (39%)
mars  picture  sun  astronomy  mars-rover 
december 2006 by citizenk
Before the Big Bang - - science news articles online technology magazine articles Before the Big Bang
Maverick cosmologists contend that what we think of as the moment of creation was simply part of an infinite cycle of titanic collisions between our universe and a parallel world
big-bang  universe  origins  astronomy  theories  cosmology 
november 2006 by citizenk
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galaxies  astronomy  picture  photography  hubble  space  wallpaper 
november 2006 by citizenk
bestgalactic_sombrero_02.jpg (Image JPEG, 1600x1200 pixels)
picture  galaxy  astronomy  wallpaper 
november 2006 by citizenk
Dark Matter Made Visible - - science news articles online technology magazine articles Dark Matter Made Visible
Bradac and her colleagues compared X-ray pictures of visible matter in the clusters with measurements of their total mass. As the clusters collided, the visible matter (red) appeared to be kicked out of alignment with the overall mass (blue). If dark matt
dark-matter  astronomy  galaxies  universe  science 
november 2006 by citizenk
Soviet Venus Images
Most of what we know about Venus is derived from the intensive Soviet study of the planet. The only existing images from the surface were returned from four of their landing craft. Attempts to carry phototelevision cameras to Venus in 1962 and 1965 failed
venus  venera  photography  astronomy  pictures  satellite  space 
november 2006 by citizenk
How Hubble Killed God… « Parallel Divergence
science  religion  space  hubble  photo  cosmology  astronomy 
november 2006 by citizenk
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space  astronomy  picture  earth  history  v2 
november 2006 by citizenk
First Photo From Space
On October 24, 1946, not long after the end of World War II and years before the Sputnik satellite opened the space age, a group of soldiers and scientists in the New Mexico desert saw something new and wonderful—the first pictures of Earth as seen from
space  astronomy  picture  earth  history  v2 
november 2006 by citizenk
Boing Boing: First photo from space
This grainy black-and-white photo was one of the first images of Earth taken from space. It was snapped on October 24, 1946 from a V-2 missile at an altitude of 65 miles. The V-2 was launched from the White Sands Missile Range in south central New Mexico.
space  astronomy  picture  earth  history  v2 
november 2006 by citizenk
Boing Boing: Zero gravity water bubble and Alka Seltzer experiment
This experiment alone was worth the entire cost of the space program.
curious  astronomy  space  zero-gravity  experience  video 
november 2006 by citizenk
Mars Rover Beginning To Hate Mars | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
"Once, when we radioed her to please leave the lecturing and hypothesis-making to the mission project team, she responded by forming her robotic arm into an obscene gesture"
humour  mars  rover  nasa  astronomy  satire 
october 2006 by citizenk
APOD: 2006 October 9 - Mars Rover at Victoria Crater Imaged from Orbit
An unusual spot has been found on Mars that scientists believe is not natural in origin. The spot appears mobile and is now hypothesized to be a robot created by an intelligent species alien to Mars.
mars  astronomy  nasa  picture  mars-rover 
october 2006 by citizenk
A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
astronomy  physics  universe  hawking  book 
october 2006 by citizenk
Andri Snær Magnason
The City Council of Reykjavik and its neighboring municipalities have agreed to turn off all the city lights in the capital area for half an hour while a renowned astronomer talks about the stars and the constellations on national radio.
astronomy  iceland  festival 
september 2006 by citizenk
Catalog Page for PIA08324
Not since NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft saw our home as a pale blue dot from beyond the orbit of Neptune has Earth been imaged in color from the outer solar system. Now, Cassini casts powerful eyes on our home planet, and captures Earth, a pale blue orb --
astronomy  cassini  earth  saturn  photography 
september 2006 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Puffy planet poses pretty puzzle
"This planet is about one-quarter the density of water,"
astronomy  planets  exoplanets  science 
september 2006 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Ethane cloud' seen on Titan moon
Scientists believe flakes of ethane "snow" or drops of ethane "rain" may be falling from the cloud into lakes of liquid methane.
astronomy  cassini  titan  saturn 
september 2006 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Dead stars provide Einstein test
Last Updated: Monday, 18 September 2006, 21:37 GMT 22:37 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Dead stars provide Einstein test By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News Schematic: Two pulsars sitting in curved space-time (M.Kramer/Jodrell Bank)
einstein  astronomy  pulsar  relativity  science 
september 2006 by citizenk
iss_shuttle.jpg (Image JPEG, 2850x2850 pixels)
astronomy  photography  shuttle  iss  sun 
september 2006 by citizenk
SPACE.com -- Old Soviet Images of Venus Yield Fresh Surprises
Surprisingly, in the case of Venera-13, distant hills hazily seen were clearly revealed.
science  astronomy  space  photos  Venus  pictures 
september 2006 by citizenk
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physics  quantum  science  astronomy 
september 2006 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nasa names new spacecraft 'Orion'
The vehicle is being developed to take human space explorers back to the Moon and potentially then on to Mars.
astronomy  science  news 
august 2006 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pluto loses status as a planet
The scientists agreed that for a celestial body to qualify as a planet: * it must be in orbit around the Sun * it must be large enough that it takes on a nearly round shape * it has cleared its orbit of other objects Pluto was automatically disqualified b
astronomy  science  news 
august 2006 by citizenk
NASA - Science@NASA J-Track 3D
science  space  nasa  astronomy 
february 2006 by citizenk
The European Homepage For The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
hubble  science  dvd  free  astronomy  space  download 
december 2005 by citizenk
Site officiel de Hubert Reeves
environment  nature  science  astronomy 
december 2005 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Europe set for mission to Venus
Europe is all set to send a probe to Venus, the first mission to our nearest planetary neighbour in a decade.
space  venus  astronomy  europe 
november 2005 by citizenk
136048main_bm_012004.jpg (Image JPEG, 5400x2700 pixels)
astronomy  picture  earth  space 
november 2005 by citizenk
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Space shuttle Discovery blasted off on its 12-day flight at 1039 local time (1539 BST) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
shuttle  astronomy  nasa 
july 2005 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Discovery given new launch date
The US space agency has set Tuesday at 1039 EDT (1539 BST) as its new launch opportunity for the shuttle Discovery.
nasa  shuttle  space  astronomy 
july 2005 by citizenk
Exploring the Apollo Landing Sites
With the aid of a moderate-size telescope and a little imagination, you can revisit the Apollo landing sites, where humans first explored the surface of another world.
space  astronomy  apollo  nasa 
july 2005 by citizenk
NASA - Countdown 101
The Countdown Clock is one of the most-watched timepieces in the world. On this page, you'll learn how the countdown operates, and what milestones to watch for during our Live Launch Coverage.
shuttle  nasa  astronomy  space  return-to-flight 
july 2005 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Solar sail probe's fate unknown
technology  space  astronomy  satellite  science 
june 2005 by citizenk
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Smallest extrasolar planet found
Astronomers have detected the smallest extrasolar planet yet: a world about seven and a half times as massive as Earth, orbiting a star much like ours.
espace  science  exoplanètes  astronomy 
june 2005 by citizenk
Four stars and a planet
astronomy  nature  photography 
december 2004 by citizenk

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