Cassini Caught a Glimpse of Sunlight on Titan’s Seas – NASA
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured the view of the polar seas and the sunlight reflecting on the south of Titan’s largest body of liquid, Kraken Mare.
Monthly Archive: October 2014
What Can We Expect from Interstellar Flights?
Our longstanding quest to expand our horizons will send us one day on a long voyage out of our known world. What changes it could make? What will be the future of interstellar flights?
Amazing Cosmos
This video represents the selection of famous space clips from the ESA / Hubble telescope. We can observe the beautiful galaxies, black holes, the Earth…
All about Mars
Marc Kaufman, author of the book “Mars Up Close”, explores in depth all details that are known till today about the Red Planet, or about the blue-green planet, as he said. His presentation begins...
Uranus – the Second Planet with Rings
In 1977, the small team of researchers was about to study Uranus atmosphere. They were waiting for a moment when a distant star passed behind Uranus. Unexpectedly, the team found out the second planet...
How Has Our Universe Been Organized?
The whole universe is compounded of two basic shapes or blueprints – spheres and discs. We can see discs at any level – solar systems, planet’s rings, galaxies etc.
Saturn’s Rings – the Key to Its Beauty
The following video explores the Saturn’s rings in depth. The scientists try to answer the questions about its composition. Saturn has the seven main belts around its equator. But, what is inside them?
Europa, Jupiter’s Strangest Moon
Europa is the sixth moon that orbits around Jupiter. This moon is very specific, unique and fascinating. For scientists, it represents the real enigma. Europa has been molded by gravitational tides from Jupiter and...
Solar Eruptions
In the solar atmosphere, there are a lot of things happening: solar flares, solar winds and coronal mass ejections (CME). CME often happens above the sunspot groups, where the strong magnetic fields intersect. They...
What Happens When the Earth’s Magnetic Poles Reverse?
The scientists claim that the reversal of the Earth’s magnetic poles is not an unusual phenomenon, because it has already happened before, during the Earth’s history. They said that the magnetic shift could happen...
Mars’ Chaotic Surface
When the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter has gathered data on Mars’ surface, they have been used to simulate the flight over Mars’ chaotic terrain, which consists of the hundreds of mountains that...
10 Basic Traits of Super Earth Planets
The data gathering from the Kepler Space Telescope confirm that a super Earth is not so rare phenomenon outside of our solar system, as we could think. This video points out 10 major discoveries...
Siding Spring Comet Encounters Mars Today
The Siding Spring comet will pass by Mars and will come closest around 2:27 p.m. EDT. For astronomers, this is a great opportunity to gather data on the comet and its influence on the...
Partial Solar Eclipse on October 23
On the following new moon, on October 23, we can watch a partial solar eclipse. The eclipse will be visible from all the USA, except Hawaii and New England. Especially interesting will be the...
The Best Pictures of the Moon
The most beautiful images of the Earth satellite, the Moon, are selected from the pictures, sent by readers of Amateur Astrophotography Ezine.
Meteor Shower on October 21-22
This year, the Orinoid meteor shower will appear on October 20-21, 2014 and will be visible from the both hemispheres. The expected number of meteors that could be seen per hour is 20.
