Gulf Dead zone 2103

Possible record-setting dead zone for Gulf of Mexico

(Source NOAA)-Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on several…

Sun Spots 6-13-13

River of Sun Spots Emerging as Sun Rotates

As you can see in this image there are a number of sun spots that are in close proximity creating what looks like a river of sunspots crossing almost one…

Tiangong-1 space module

China Rocket Docks with Tiangong-1 Space Station

Earlier this month China launched three astronauts on a mission to dock with their Tiangong-1 space module. The Chinese astronauts, on the country’s longest manned space mission, entered the experimental…

JWST

JWST Mirror Backplane Support Frame Complete, making progress!

It is hard to believe that there was a time when the James Webb Space Telescope was supposed to launch in the first decade of the new century. The new…

Drilled Hole and ChemCam Marks at 'Cumberland'

Mars Rover Lasers Drill Remnants to Analyze Chemicals

The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity was used to check the composition of gray tailings from the hole in rock target “Cumberland” that the rover…

Mercury.Imaged by MESSENGER

Crystal Clear Images of Mercury look very Moon like

At a glance this extreamly crisp image may look like Earth’s Moon but it is actually Mercury. The image was taken by the MESSENGER satellites Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)….

Hubble Image of Planet Formatio

Hubble Uncovers Evidence for Extrasolar Planet Under Construction

(Source NASA) – Nearly 900 extrasolar planets have been confirmed to date, but now for the first time astronomers think they are seeing compelling evidence for a planet under construction…

China Rocket Launch June 2013

China Launches Rocket placing Three Astronauts in orbit

China launched it’s Shenzhou-10 rocket into orbit with three astronauts or “Taikonauts” on board to dock with their Chinese-owned module called Tiangong-1. Currently China and Russia are the only nations capable of this….