(Source NASA) – This right-eye member of a stereo pair of images from the Navigation Camera (Navcam) on NASA’s Curiosity…
Month: April 2013
There are now 10 potential Earths with addition of Kepler 61b
The University of Washington has announced the discovery of a new planet which could harbor life. Astronomers led by Sarah…
Two Large CMEs headed for Mercury
On April 24-25 2013, two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) erupted from the sun. Moving at about 500 miles per second…
Meteors Seen Colliding With Saturn’s Rings
These observations make Saturn’s rings the only location besides Earth, the moon, and Jupiter where scientists and amateur astronomers have…
First Antares launch from Wallops Island Virginia Succeeds!
The first launch from the new launch complex in Wallops Island Virginia is a success. After several weather delays the…
Arctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century
(Source NOAA) – For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will…
Antares Wallops Island Virginia Launch Rescheduled for April 21
UPDATE – 4/21/2013 4:10pm Eastern. Fueling has begun. Weather delays from the past two attempts do not look like they…
Two new Earth Like Planets added to the Habitability List
The Kepler Telescope has found three more Earth like planets in two solar systems. The new Kepler-62 system has five…
