Wonders Of The Cosmos
A short video for high school kids that gives a great introduction to astronomy and the wonders of the Cosmos. The video also shows a glimpse of the Starship Enterprise. Once the big problem...
Monthly Archive: March 2013
Life on Mars Was a Possibility – NASA
NASA has concluded that, based on the chemistry of rocks recently examined by Curioisty, Mars could have supported life in the past. Previous samples from past missions suggested that samples did not provide the...
When Will Time End?
The answer to this question may depend on whether Stephen Hawking was right in his theory that describes how black holes shed mass and eventually decay. It now appears the entire cosmos is...
UN Prepares For Coming Solar Storms – NASA
Solar storms, although launched 93 million miles away, can damage satellites and knock out power grids here on Earth. This is due to our reliance on sensitive electronics and components. Solar Energetic particles ripple...
The Moon’s Permanently Shadowed Regions – NASA
Thanks to new data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we can now see into the craters on the dark side of the Moon with incredible detail. Due to the axis of the Moon being...
NASA Update – 8th March 2013
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – A weekly update on news from NASA. The new crew for the ISS prepare for launch at the end of March. Also a look...
Laser Propulsion For Spacecraft
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – If humans are ever to colonise the Universe then new forms of spacecraft propulsion systems must be invented. Here we look at experiments with The...
Why is Curiosity Looking For Organics?
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Organics are necessary for life to exist. Finding organics would mean that the right components were available for life to have existed not that...
About Mars – Bashar
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Bashar, channeled by Darryl Anka, answers the questions: “Was mars once alive and inhabited?” “If so, what caused it to become dead?” Bashar claims...
SpaceX Dragon Arrives At ISS – 3rd March 2013
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – The SpaceX Dragon arrived at the Internartional Space Station last Sunday, three days after liftoff. A great video of the Dragon being captured by...
Space Junk – The Swiss ‘Janitor Satellite’
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Space junk is becoming a real problem with NASA tracking around 20,000 pieces of debris. In 2009 two satellites collided and created another 2,000...
NASA Future Missions And Budget – 2013
– ” For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – NASA’s budget is at its lowest for 4 years. This is forcing NASA to juggle with priorities and projects. This is inspite of...
SpaceX Mission Launch – March 1st 2013
“For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Launch of the second SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS which happened on Friday. They appeared to have a problem with the capsule which was...
Van Allen Probes Reveal Previously Undetected Radiation Belt Around Earth – NASA
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – The Van Allen probes launched in August 2012 to study the Van Allen radiation belt may have discovered a new radiation belt around Earth....
Fermi Traces a Celestial Spirograph – NASA
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends”- A Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope scientist has transformed data from a famous pulsar, Vela, into a mesmerizing movie that visually encapsulates the spacecraft’s complex motion....
