Astrophoto: Near-Earth Asteroid Eros by Efrain Morales
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 15, 2012
Near-Earth Asteroid Eros. Image Credit: Efrain Morales Efrain Morales captured this image of four sequences of the NEA Eros (Asteroid) from the night of February 1, 2012. Eros, also known as 433 Eros, is the second-largest near-Earth asteroid. The orbit of asteroid Eros is known to cross that of Mars. It was visited by the [...]
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Steven Moffat Teases New ‘Doctor Who’ Companion
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 14, 2012
Whovians around the world are wondering just who will replace Amy Pond and her husband by the Doctor’s side in Doctor Who. Well, Steven Moffat has said that the Time [...] SciFi Pulse
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Virtual Star Party – Feb. 8, 2012
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 9, 2012
Here was the virtual star party that we held last night on Google+. We’ve actually been holding 1-2 of these star parties every week as we figure out the best way to organize and coordinate all the telescopes streaming into the Hangout. I don’t normally post them all on Universe Today, but last night was [...]
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Spirit Lander – 1st Color Image from Mars Orbit
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1st Color image of Spirit lander and Bonneville Crater from Mars orbit Near the lower left corner of this view is the three-petal lander platform that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove off in January 2004. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona See more images of Spirit’s lander from orbit and her Traverse Map below What did [...]
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Phoenix Lander Still Visible in New HiRISE Images from Mars
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 8, 2012
The Phoenix lander still visible at Mars north polar region, nearly 4 Earth years and 2 Mars years after the spacecraft landed on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona I spy Phoenix! said the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter! This new image acquired on January 26, 2012 shows that the Phoenxi lander and [...]
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In Review: ‘Warlord of Mars’ #15
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 3, 2012
The covers: Two stunners, and one “That’s too much information!” Joe Jusko‘s is a classic John Carter in a cape (YES!) with his lovely Dejah metaphorically looking on. This reminds [...] SciFi Pulse
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Inaugural Vega Rocket Poised at Europe’s South American Spaceport
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 2, 2012
1st Fully assembled Vega Rocket on ESA Guiana launch pad for Inaugural Flight – February 2012 ESA’s new Vega rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad. Final preparations are underway for the rocket’s inaugural flight lofting 9 satellites as early as February 9 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Credits: ESA – [...]
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‘Wayne’s Comics’ #43 With Alexander Finbow From Renegade Arts Entertainment
Posted by brandoniswrite on January 30, 2012
Don’t miss the 43rd episode of the Wayne’s Comics podcast! This time I interview Alexander Finbow, the head of Renegade Arts Entertainment, about many of the projects being produced by them, including The Loxleys And [...] SciFi Pulse
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Does Water Ice Lurk Beneath the Poles of Vesta ?
Posted by brandoniswrite on January 27, 2012
View of the South Pole of Vesta and Rheasilvia Impact Basin – Does Water Ice Lurk Beneath ? This image obtained by Dawn’s framing camera shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta and the circular Rheasilvia impact basin which scientists believe originated by a collision with another asteroid early in the asteroid's history. [...]
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Delta IV Rocket Launches from Cape Canaveral with US Military Satellite
Posted by brandoniswrite on January 20, 2012
A beautiful night for a launch Thursday evening as a heavy-lift Delta IV rocket thundered off the launchpad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, sending a broadband communications satellite into orbit for the US military. Observers at the launch site said they could see the rocket several minutes into the flight, witnessing the separation of [...]
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