Over 1000 Hurt by Meteor over Russia, Not related to Asteroid DA14
Today a meteor streaked through the skies above Russia’s Urals region and exploded with a flash and boom that shattered glass in buildings and left about 1,000 people hurt, Russia…
Curiosity’s First Sample Drilling
At the center of this image from NASA’s Curiosity rover is the hole in a rock called “John Klein” where the rover conducted its first sample drilling on Mars. The…
NASA’s Opportunity Mars Rover Ready to Start 10th Year
Ten years ago this week Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity one of the two rovers that bounced to airbag-cushioned safe landings on Mars nine years ago this week. The stout Opportunity has…
Asteroid DA14 will pass between Earth and Moon 2/15
Update 2/15/13 – Asteroid 2012 DA14 has safely passed Earth and is now moving away from us. The asteroid close approach was 17,500 miles as predicted. This asteroid was not…
Unusual Mars rock has shiny metallic looking object
This picture shows a shiny polished metallic tip on what looks like an eroded rock. According to NASA this can happen when wind and sand erode softer rock away from around the…
LDCM Launch Separation Video is a Work of Art!
Looking as if it was directed by Stanley Kubrick himself in a scene from 2001 a Space Odyssey this is a real example of life imitating art.The Satellite slowly moving…
LDCM (Landsat) Launches on schedule
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is now in orbit, after launching Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. The satellite is power positive and the solar array is extended….
Video Shows Two Systems Join To Become One Historic Blizzard 2/9/13
Two low pressure systems merged over New England around midnight (EST) on Feb. 9, 2013. This animation of NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite imagery from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 shows the…
