We have company: Asteroid discovered in Earth’s orbit
The first known Earth Trojan asteroid, “2010 TK7” (represented by the green dots), sits in front of Earth at a gravitational “sweet spot” and poses no danger. AFP/GETTY IMAGES Lesley … Read More
Category: Astronomy
Planet Found With Gravitational Microlensing
The first discovery of a planet around another star using gravitational microlensing was announced yesterday by two research teams: Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics (MOA) and Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE). A … Read More
Solar Storm May Disrupt Soap Operas
SpaceWeather.com writes: EXTREME SOLAR ACTIVITY: One of the most powerful solar flares in years erupted from giant sunspot 486 on Oct. 28th. The blast measured X17 on the Richter scale of … Read More
European Space Agency Embarking on Comet-Chasing Mission
Comet-chasing mission Rosetta will now set its sights on Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. During its meeting on 13-14th May 2003, ESA’s Science Programme Committee decided Rosetta’s new mission baseline. The spacecraft will … Read More
NASA TV – Great Example of Internet Television
Click the link below to watch… Source: NASA TV
Mars makes its closest pass to Earth since 2,205,000 days ago
…and that’s counting 15,000 leap years. Can you see the “Grumpy Man on Mars”?
Quintessence = The Key to Antigravity
It would appear that science is discovering quantum mechanical nature to support an expanding universe and as well as antigravity. Let’s encourage the next generation quantum engineers to develop personal … Read More
Oh, The Nerve…
I do believe that the moon is designated eminent domain every-man’s land first come first serve. Indeed… show us your deeds!
Looks Like an ‘Eye’ in the Sky…
Here’s the lastest image that precision optics has to brings us…Iridescent Glory of Nearby Planetary Nebula Showcased on Astronomy Day. Source: Hubblesite.org
Talk About ‘Far Out!’
“FINDING ALIEN MESSAGES… Two University of Hawaii physicists say the reason we’re not getting messages or signals from alien civilizations is that such communication is disguised and indistinguishable from background … Read More