On Dec. 15, 2011, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured image of Comet Lovejoy approaching the sun. The images and data…
NEW – Astronomical Events Section Added to KnowledgeOrb
New to KnowledgeOrb we have added a section which highlights astronomical events such as moon phases, meteor showers, near earth…
Need Microscope on Mars now, and Thirty Years ago on Viking.
Why have we not taken this basic instrument to Mars? Sometimes the most obvious things somehow get lost when large…
Huge Storm Blankets U.S. December 19-21 (Video)
Much of the U.S. was blanketed by this large storm in December 2012. This NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite animation shows…
SpaceX test rocket makes vertical takeoff and landing
In November 2012 SpaceX’s Grasshopper vertical takeoff and landing test vehicle (VTVL) flies nearly two stories (17.7 feet/5.4 meters). Duration…
Lakes on Titan Images Compared After Years Pass
Titan’s Lake District, One Season Later These images obtained by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show Titan’s stable northern lake district. Cassini’s…
The End of the World Is here….we had a good run!
Well folks this is it, 12/21/12 is finally here and we all know what that means. The predicted end of…
We were driving on mars one day…in the merry merry month of..December
Curiosity Rover’s Traverse, August through November 2012 Since landing at a site named “Bradbury Landing,” The rover has traveled 1,703 feet…
