Sun Says “Look Ma, No Cavities”. Almost No Sunspots
As you can see from the latest sunspot image above there are almost no Earth facing sun spot at this time. The only remaining sunspot is AR2113 and it is…
MRO sees new gullies and channels form on Mars
(NASA) – Repeated high-resolution observations made by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) indicate the gullies on Mars’ surface are primarily formed by the seasonal freezing of carbon dioxide, not liquid…
Hubble Sees Strange Spiral Bridge of Young Stars Between Two Ancient Galaxies
(NASA) – Astronomers routinely use the crisp view of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to study all kinds of intricate details in galaxy clusters. By now you would think they’ve seen…
Delayed – Rocket launch of Orb-2 IIS launch view from North Eastern U.S. Now Sunday
Update Saturday 7/12/13 – Private spaceflight company Orbital Sciences postponed the launch of its second unmanned mission to the International Space Station due to weather at Wallops Island. Now the mission is…
Saltwater Ocean found inside Saturn’s Moon Titan
(NASA) – Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini mission have firm evidence the ocean inside Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might be as salty as the Earth’s Dead Sea. The…
Good News, Satellites Show U.S. Pollution is Decreasing
The satellites that monitor the status and health of planet Earth seemed to send down a continual stream of bad news. Melting ice sheets, CO2 increasing, oceans rising, global warming,…
OCO-2 launches-Carbon Sensing Mission to Monitor Earth’s Breathing
(NASA) – The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) raced skyward from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. Approximately 56 minutes after the launch, the…
Video – Falcon 9 1000m Fin Flight Onboard Cam and Wide Shot
Fairly awesome video taken by an on board camera during a test flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable rocket to 1000m followed by a pinpoint landing back on the…
