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Funny Things Happening in the International Space Station
2008-05-28 23:35:00 There has been a really unusual problem in the International Space Station (ISS). The one and only toilet of ISS has been broken. Imagine how difficult the situation can be when astronomers cannot go to toilet and Nasa is not able to send a service man up there.. Ok, it is not that tragic anymore. The ... More About: News , Funny
Microsoft Has Released Their WorldWide Telescope
2008-05-18 23:51:00 Microsoft has released their World Wide Telescope (WWT) software and it is freely downloadable in WorldWideTelescope.Com website. As Microsoft says, “The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope?bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless ... More About: News , Microsoft , Released
April 2008 Poll Results - Do You Believe in..?
2008-05-14 18:05:00 In April 2008 we asked our readers the question “Do Yuo Believe in..” - God - Evolutionary Theory - Both - Neither It is time to see the results. Oh yes, I should have done it already two weeks ago, but life is life. It has been so busy lately that my blogging has suffered very much. I hope I ... More About: Results , Poll , Polls
Use Photo Acute to Shoot Better Pictures
2008-05-12 08:15:00 As you most probably know, yesterday was the international mother’s day. As I am an amateur photographer, I shot lots of pictures of my wife and our kids during the day. It was a very nice and warm day here in Finland, so we spent a lot of time outside. Although the light was almost ... More About: Software , Pictures , Photo , Photography , Shoot
NASA?s Satellite Has Captured Images of the Cyclone Nargis Flooding in Burm
2008-05-09 11:18:00 NASA’s Terra satellite has captured images of the disaster in Burma . Cyclone Nargis terrorized the cities and villages of Burma just few days ago. The images taken by the satellite show how the cyclone caused serious floods in southern Burma. The first picture was taken one day before the disaster. In the picture one can ... More About: Satellite , Images , Flooding , Nasa
Locating Alpha Centauri - Tips for Finding Alpha Centauri in Southern Hemis
2008-05-06 15:40:00 Alpha Centauri is the nearest star from our Sun and it is located in constellation Centaurus . In fact Alpha Centauri is not one big star, but a formation of three stars located close to each other. The brightest one of those three stars is Rigil Centaurus, many times called just Rigil Cent. Alpha Centauri ... More About: Tips , Alpha , Southern
Stars, Planets and the Moon in Northern Hemisphere in May 2008
2008-05-03 23:44:00 So, we are already in May and having a very nice and warm spring. What’s up with the nightsky this month? There will be only few more dark nights before the summer in northern hemisphere, especially in the northern side. Here in Helsinki the Sun will go below -12 degrees 9th of May. After that ... More About: Stars , Moon , Planets , Tricks , Northern
NASA has Published an Awesome Set of Pictures of Colliding Galaxies
2008-04-30 16:48:00 Did you know that Hubble space telescope has been operating already 18 years? To celebrate this anniversary NASA has published 59 new pictures of colliding galaxies. This is the biggest single set of Hubble pictures ever published. Collisions of galaxies is just normal evolution, but it all happens in such a long time period and within ... More About: News , Pictures , Awesome , Images
Reminder - April Giveaway Campaign Soon Over!
2008-04-28 22:32:00 Hey there, this is a reminder. Our April free giveaway campaign is soon going to be over. In April we are giving away a book called ?A Briefer History of Time” by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow. Would you like to win that book for yourself? Would you like to win something else next month? ... More About: Campaign , Reminder
Virgin Galactic Soon Ready to Fly People to Space
2008-04-26 23:48:00 Virgin Galactic, the first commercial space flight company, is soon ready to take the first people to space. Virgin Galactic will use their special-purpose aircrafts to provide this unforgettable trip outside our atmosphere. The company has spent years and millions of dollars to develop this spacecraft. Soon ordinary people can experience the feeling of flying ... More About: Videos , People , Space , Virgin , Richard Branson
Returning Cosmonaut and Two Astronauts Almost Died During Landing
2008-04-24 23:51:00 It was a close call. The returning cosmonaut and two astronauts almost died during their landing because Sojuz capsule almost burned in the atmosphere. The crew was very lucky because the situation was actually very dangerous. The results could have been much worse. Last weekend the Sojuz capsule was bringing back cosmonauts Juri Malatshenko, American Peggy ... More About: Astronauts , Died , Landing
Apophis Calculations of a School Boy Was a Fake
2008-04-22 15:47:00 Last week we wrote that a German school boy had found an error in NASA’s Apophis calculations and come up with much higher impact probability. German Nico Marquardt calculated Apophis impact probability to 1/450 while NASA estimated it to be 1/45.000. Current understanding is that Nico Marquardt’s calculation is not valid and this whole story ... More About: News , School , Fake , Calculations , Comets
Killer-Asteroid Apophis Has Now Much Higher Probability of Striking the Pla
2008-04-17 09:00:00 Only a 13-year-old school boy found an error in NASA’s calculation and came up with much larger probability for the killer-asteroid Apophis to strike the Earth. According to NASA Apophis has 1/45.000 probability to strike the Earth. 13 years old Nico Marquardt noticed an error in NASA’s calculation and corrected it to staggering 1/450, says ... More About: News , Killer , Higher , Asteroid , Probability
The Moon, A Planet and A Star - All Three Nicely Together Tonight
2008-04-15 23:58:00 There is an interesting formation in the sky right now. The moon, a planet (Saturn ) and a star (Regulus) are all positioned close to each other, forming almost a triangle shape. Regulus, the star of the formation, is the main star of constellation Leo. All three objects are located close to each other only tonight. ... More About: Moon , Planet , Star , Tonight
ESA is Looking for New European Astronauts
2008-04-12 23:15:00 European Space Agency (ESA) is recruiting new astronauts. Anyone can leave an open application to ESA and therefore has a change to fly to space one day. Last time ESA recruited astronauts was in 1992. The overall selection process will start on Monday 19 May. The selected candidated will be trained in European Astronaut Centre ... More About: Astronauts , European
How a Comet Strike Could be Avoided?
2008-04-10 06:51:00 Sorry for this blogging hiatus. It has been really busy at work lately. Few days ago I published the results of our March poll in which we asked if you are afraid of comet strikes. Although most people are not afraid of comet strikes, there is a little possibility that a big comet hits our planet ... More About: Strike , Comet
The Search for Water in Space - Where Have We Found Water Already?
2008-04-06 23:11:00 There are huge amounts of ice and steam in the space, but it is not enough. Scientists searching for extraterrestrial life, are also looking for running water, which is the needed element for life to exist. Gas clouds and nebulae of the Milky Way contain trillions and trillions of liters of water. In order to ... More About: Space , Search , Water
Weekend Linking - Cool Shuttle Pictures
2008-04-04 23:54:00 Phil Plait of Badastronomy.Com has discovered cool shuttle pictures. I read Phil’s blog pretty often as he writes pretty interesting articles. This time Phil has found a collection of nice pictures of a space shuttle. In this series of pictures you can see how the external tank of a space shuttle is delivered to the assembly ... More About: Pictures , Cool , Images , Weekend , Linking
March 2008 Poll Results - Most People Are Not Afraid of Comet Strikes
2008-04-02 15:25:00 In March we asked you “Are You Afraid Of Comet Strikes?“. According to the results, most people are not afraid of comet strikes. This was not surprising for me, even though sometimes provokes with comets passing near to our planet. According to the poll, 81% (51/63 votes) of those who answered are not afraid of ... More About: News , People , Results , Poll
Would You Like to be Buried in the Moon?
2008-03-31 23:53:00 American company called Celestis provides you a chance to be buried in the Moon . The first launch is scheduled to happen on next year. Price for this last journey is $9995. For this price 1 g of your ash can be transferred to the Moon. The price includes also a name plate. This is not the ... More About: News , The Moon
April Nightsky - Constellations and Planets in April 2008
2008-03-29 22:32:00 April is the last darker month in northern hemisphere before the summer. In April nights are shorter and days longer. Even though this means less time to observe the celestial objects, you can still have few hours good skywatching every night. Big constellations such as Orion, Taurus, Canis Minor and Canis Major are heading more and ... More About: Planets , April , 2008
Finding Stars is Easier than Ever - GPS Controlled Digital Planispheres to
2008-03-27 11:00:00 As I became interested in skywatching some years ago, I was faced with the problem of finding stars and other night sky objects. Soon after the kick-off to my astronomy hobby I discovered planispheres that are manual tools for finding stars and planets. I spent nights turning the wheel of a planisphere and wondering “where ... More About: Stars , Equipment , Digital , Scout
The Largest Known Black Hole Discovered by Finnish Scientists
2008-03-26 21:50:00 Finnish researchers have discovered the largest known black hole so far. This massive black hole is lurking in the middle of quasar OJ 287, about 3.5 billion light years away from the Earth. The discovery of Finnish scientists was published last in Astrophysical Journal by Mr. Mauri Valtonen This recently discovered black hole has a really ... More About: Black , Scientists , Hole , Largest
ESA?s Jules Verne ATV Reaches ?Parking Orbit?
2008-03-25 22:52:00 European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jules Verne , the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), is reaching its “parking orbit” near the International Space Station (ISS). Jules Verne is a new type of ATV’s and will dock to ISS on April 3rd, if everything goes fine. So far everything has worked well. “ATV works fine and our team is really ... More About: Parking , Orbit
Five Important Natural Scientists and Their Findings
2008-03-23 22:51:00 Instead of listing the five most important natural scientists, this list generally defines five important natural scientists. It is very difficult to say which scientist is more important than another, so that’s why this list doesn’t put scientists in order. This list defines five natural scientists that have made remarkable findings related to astronomy and ... More About: Natural , Scientists
Astronauts Enjoys Some Mid-Mission Off-Duty Time
2008-03-21 09:14:00 SpaceFlightNow.Com writes that astronauts in the orbit have enjoyed some off-duty time, which was really needed. “We’re having a great time, taking a break, just relaxing a little bit”, says Peggy Whitson when interviewed by CBS News. “I think we really needed it. For the station guys and for the shuttle guys, we had to ... More About: Astronauts , Time , Mission , Duty
April 2008 Giveaway Set - Book: A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawkin
2008-03-20 17:40:00 We have set the new prize for our April free give-away contest! February’s giveaway, two IMAX DVD’s of the international space station, goes to to Kedar M. from Switzerland. In the end of April 2008 one of our weekly newsletter subscribers will receive this fantastic book written by well-known Stephen Hawking and his colleague Leonard ... More About: History , Time , Book
Dad, Tell Me About Multiverse And Anthropic Principle?
2008-03-19 12:15:00 My friend told me that his son came from school and said “Dad, guys at school discussed about multiverse. Do you know what it is“? My friend was not sure and he wanted to ask me because he knows that I write about this kind of things here in HomeboyAstronomy.Com. I said, “see what the ...
New Stunning High Resolution Pictures of Mars Taken By HiSIRE Camera
2008-03-18 12:08:00 During the last one and a half years Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has mapped the surface of Mars with its powerful HiRISE-camera. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and has opened us a whole new era in space research. We can see now pictures of Mars that are even sharper than pictures taken by spy satellites. “HiRISE can provide interesting ... More About: Pictures , Camera , Images , Stunning
Massive Gas Cloud Going To Collide With Milky Way
More articles from this author:2008-03-17 07:54:00 According to ScienceDaily.Com a massive gas cloud is speeding towards a collision with our galaxy. During that collision we can expect magnificent stellar fireworks, but are we going to see it? The collision of the gas cloud and Milky Way will happen in 40 million years, so it is possible that human race is not ... More About: Cloud 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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