Full Moon Silhouettes is a real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising. Astrophotographer Mark Gee captured the video from 2.1km away on the other side of the city. It’s something that he’s been wanting … Read the rest of this article
Far beyond the orbits of Neptune and Pluto, where the sun is a pinprick of light not much brighter than other stars, a vast swarm of icy bodies circles the solar system. Astronomers call it the “Oort Cloud,” and it is the source of some of history’s finest comets.
One of them could be heading our way now.
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A comet …
NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft has acquired its first images of comet C/2012 S1 (ISON). The images were taken by the spacecraft’s Medium-Resolution Imager over a 36-hour period on Jan. 17 and 18, 2013, from a distance of 493 million miles (793 million kilometers). Many scientists anticipate a bright future for comet ISON; the spaceborne conglomeration of dust and ice may … Read the rest of this article
On February 15 near-earth Asteroid 2012 DA14 will come so close to Earth that it will pass inside the orbits of the geostationary satellites. The asteroid, which is about 45-50 metres (148-165 feet) in diameter will pass about 33,600 km (21,000 miles) from the center of the Earth, or about 27,200 km (17,000 miles) above the surface.
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Plot of Asteroid …
Living in space weakens astronauts’ immune systems, researchers have discovered. The findings are providing clues on how to tackle diseases on Earth before symptoms appear.
Ever since the first humans ventured into space we have known that astronauts can suffer from common infections that would be quickly dealt with by healthy people on Earth. Until now, it was not clear … Read the rest of this article
Nearly 90% of Mars’ surface has been mapped by the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express, which celebrates ten years since launch this June.
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The latest Mars image mosaic as seen through the lens of the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express. The mosaic comprises 2702 individual swaths of the martian surface, up to and including the …
I’ve updated The Sky This Month page with this month’s Moon information along with videos about what’s up in the sky in February and other items of interest that can bee seen this month. … Read the rest of this article
The Sun Now (Visible light)
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The Sun Now (H-Alpha light)
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Aurora Oval
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