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How Big Are Sunspots?
The short answer? Really big. The long answer? Really, really big. (...)Read the rest of How Big Are Sunspots? (258 words) © Jason Major for Universe Today, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Post tags: active region, CME, Earth, Jupiter, SDO, size, solar, solar max, sun, sunspots Feed enhanced by...
Family Guy Creator To Bring Back COSMOS
COSMOS. Seth MacFarlane. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Need we say more? (If you DO want to find out more, read Dorothy Pomerantz’s write-up for Forbes here.) I never met Carl Sagan, but this is my way to give something back to him for all of the things he gave to me. – Seth MacFarlane © Jason [...]
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SpaceX says All Systems GO for Historic May 19 Blast Off to ISS
In less than 48 hours, SpaceX is primed to make history and launch the first ever commercial rocket and spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) early Saturday morning on May 19. Following todays Launch Readiness Review (LRR), SpaceX was just given the official GO from NASA to proceed...
Ring of Fire! Annular Solar Eclipse on May 20
Theres a great reason to look up this weekend and hope for clear skies! On May 20-21 an annular eclipse of the Sun will be visible from a 240 to 300 kilometer-wide track that crosses eastern Asia, the northern Pacific Ocean and the western United States. An annular eclipse means the Moon will not...
NGC 4754 and 4762 A fantastic pair
NGC 4762 and NGC 4754 are said to be a pair of non interacting galaxies. NGC 4762 is a rather odd galaxy seen exactly edge on. A bright star like core is seen with a very narrow disk oddly missing any hint of a dust lane. This leads to it being classed as SB0? by the NGC project and SB(r)0^0^ at...
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Want to show your support for Universe Today, and improve your experience on the site? Become a member! For a one-time donation, you’ll become a member of Universe Today, helping to underwrite the space journalism we’ve been bringing you since 1999. And as a special thanks, we’ll remove all the...
JPL Wants To FINESSE Info From Exoplanets
Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s proposed FINESSE space telescope may not hunt for exoplanets, but it will find out what they’re made of. (...)Read the rest of JPL Wants To FINESSE Info From Exoplanets (236 words) © Jason Major for Universe Today, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Post tags: exoplanets,...
Watch How Life Recovers from Devastation
If a portion of Earth underwent a major cataclysm, how long would it take for life to recover? The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens is giving scientists a an unprecedented opportunity to witness a recovery from devastation, as the eruption leveled the surrounding forest, blasted away hundreds of...
An Anti-Gravity User Interface
Researcher Jinha Lee at MIT has developed a remarkable way to interact with computers — via a programmable, intelligent and gravity-defying metal ball. The concept, called “ZeroN”, is demonstrated in the video above. Fascinating! (...)Read the rest of An Anti-Gravity User Interface (188 words) ©...
Annular Solar Eclipse - Partial for Chicago - May 20
The solar eclipse of 2012 MAY 20 will be annular for portions of the western USA, but will be partial for Chicagoland. The partial eclipse will begin at 19:22 CDT for Chicago observers. By the time that the Sun sets, its diameter will be 61.5% covered by the Moon.
WARNING: To avoid severe...
How Do The Biggest Telescopes Work?
Located high in the mountains of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the enormous telescopes of the European Southern Observatory have been providing astronomers with unprecedented views of the night sky for 50 years. ESO’s suite of telescopes take advantage of the cold, clear air over the Atacama, which is...
Stunning Timelapse of Planet Earth from Elektro-L
We’ve shared the images, now here’s a breath-taking timelapse of the home planet as seen from Russias Elektro-L weather-forecasting satellite, orbiting at a geostationary height of about 36,000 km (22,300 miles). This new video was created by James Drake using some of the largest whole disk images...
New Crew Arrives at Space Station
The crew aboard the International Space Station is now back to a compliment of six. New Expedition 31 crew members Gennady Padalka, Joe Acaba and Sergei Revin docked and have now been welcomed on board the ISS after the hatches opened Thursday at 08:10 UTC (4:10 a.m. EDT). They docked to the Poisk...
Venus Transit Theres an App for That!
There have been only six Venus transits since the invention of the telescope in the early 17th century. It was not until 1761 that the transit of Venus on June 6th was observed as part of the first ever international scientific observation project, instigated by Edmond Halley. Astronomers across...
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