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Tag Archives: NASA
Vintage Nasa Photographs
A few days ago, several vintage NASA photographs went up for grabs at auction. These images were some of the first taken in space, and include photographs of the Earth, on the moon, and of the astronauts themselves. The BBC have … Continue reading
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Tagged astronaut, auction, BBC, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, Earth, Moon, NASA, photographs, vintage
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Throwback Thursday #7 – Kepler
In last week’s Throwback Thursday, we focused on Darwin and the species on our planet. This week we’re focusing on the Kepler spacecraft and the new planets it has discovered. Back in 2011, Kepler discovered several planets orbiting within the habitable zone … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, 2013, 7, APOD, Astronomy Picture of the Day, Bad Astronomy, BBC, exoplanet, exoplanet app, exoplanets, Kepler, Kepler satellite, Kepler spacecraft, Kepler-22b, Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f, NASA, nature, New Scientist, Phil Plait, The Guardian, The New York Times, Throwback Thursday
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Curiosity Completes Its First Martian Year
Today, June 24th 2014, marks the day that NASA’s Curiosity rover has been on Mars for one whole Martian year (687 days). The above video talks about the Curiosity mission, the results they’ve achieved, and the challenges they’ve faced. It’s incredibly … Continue reading
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Tagged 687 days, Curiosity, Earth, happy birthday, Mars, Martian Year, mission, NASA, New Scientist, rover, selfie, Twelve Months in Two Minutes, year
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NASA – Earthrise
“In December of 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first people to leave our home planet and travel to another body in space. But as crew members Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders all later recalled, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1968, 45th Anniversary, Apollo 8, astronaut, astronauts, Earth, Earthrise, Frank Borman, James Lovell, NASA, Pale Blue Dot, space, William Anders
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A Brief Timeline Of Everything
Title says it all really. This is an extremely condensed brief timeline of the history of our universe and planet. Wonderful music by Lindsey Stirling, great visuals, and just a beautiful video. It also contains the most astounding fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bang, brief timeline, Earth, everything, history, Lindsey Stirling, NASA, space, the most astounding fact, timeline, Universe
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The Sun Rotating
“Does the Sun change as it rotates? Yes, and the changes can vary from subtle to dramatic. In the above time-lapse sequences, our Sun — as imaged by NASA‘s Solar Dynamics Observatory — is shown rotating though the entire month of January. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged APOD, Astronomy Picture of the Day, chromosphere, corona, NASA, photosphere, prominence, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Sun, sunspot, time lapse
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“Evening Star” Earth
We’ve had a most peculiar sunset imaged from Mars, but here, for the first time, we can see the “Evening Star” Earth. “This view of the twilight sky and Martian horizon taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover includes Earth as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Earth, Evening Star, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars, Mastcam, Moon, NASA, Pale Blue Dot, rover, space
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