Space Day at Farnborough air show
Space helping to rebuild the economy and drive economic growth were the
central themes of Space Day at the Farnborough air show on Wednesday. Archive for lipiec 21st, 2010
Space helping to rebuild the economy and drive economic growth were the
central themes of Space Day at the Farnborough air show on Wednesday. Director General interviewed at Farnborough
Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain was interviewed by the new ASI television service on the third day of the UK's Farnborough air show.
Space telescope CoRoT discovers six new planets and a brown dwarf
The CoRoT space telescope has made seven new discoveries during its observations from Earth orbit – six extrasolar planets and a brown dwarf. One of the new discoveries is the exoplanet CoRoT-13b. Dr Juan Cabrera, from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Planetary Research in Berlin, led a team that authored the publication announcing its discovery.
Stars Just Got Bigger
Using a combination of instruments on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered the most massive stars to date, one weighing at birth more than 300 times the mass of the Sun, or twice as much as the currently accepted limit of 150 solar masses. The existence of these monsters — millions of times more luminous than the Sun, losing weight through very powerful winds — may provide an answer to the question “how massive can stars be?”
Press Release: Wish Ray Bradbury a Happy 90th Birthday
On the Planetary Society web site: Wish Ray Bradbury a Happy 90th Birthday
Take Your Children to Work Day
Children experience NASA from the inside during the annual "Take Your Children to Work Day" held each summer at NASA facilities across the country. Children get to see NASA facilities, participate in education activities and shadow their parents during the workday. They can also observe the agency's many different careers, learning about occupations as varied as engineering, graphic design, accounting, maintenance and many other professions. Pictured here, children explore the Exploration Experience exhibit at the Marshall Space Flight Center during a previous "Take Your Children to Work Day." The exhibit showcases NASA's accomplishments and goals, from the benefits of space exploration here on Earth, to the technologies NASA develops to explore our solar system. Image Credit: NASA/MSFC/Doug Stoffer
Easter Island Eclipse
Easter Island Eclipse
Lightning Over Athens
Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe?
