Monthly Archive: December 2012

Mars In 3D 0

Mars In 3D

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – A superb aerial  3D view of the Martian landscape from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Viewing these images it is hard to imagine that once mighty...

Curiosity’s SAM 0

Curiosity’s SAM

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Some information on SAM, the sample analysis unit on Curiosity. Tucked inside the Curiosity rover is a miniature chemistry laboratory designed to unlock the secrets...

Sounds From Earth – Earthsong 0

Sounds From Earth – Earthsong

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Listen to sounds from our own Earth. Radio waves from Earth at acoustic frequencies are converted to sound waves to give us the ‘Earthsong’....

What Happened To Beagle 2 0

What Happened To Beagle 2

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Beagle 2 was supposed to have landed on the Martian surface on December 25th 2003 but all contact was lost and whatever happened to...

An Introduction To TDRS – NASA Communications 0

An Introduction To TDRS – NASA Communications

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – An introduction to TDRS, the NASA communications constellation of satellites. As a vital information pipeline for space-based research and exploration ambitions, the TDRS constellation...

Curiosity Update – 21st December 2012 0

Curiosity Update – 21st December 2012

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – A NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover team member, Colette Lohr,  gives an update on developments and status of the planetary exploration mission as of the...

Sun Spot Cycles 0

Sun Spot Cycles

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Interesting introduction to the Sun Spot Cycle which is expected to peak in the next year or so. Sun Spots are caused by intense...

Beyond Einstein – Relativity Violations 0

Beyond Einstein – Relativity Violations

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – A video by the Physics Department of Indiana University regarding new theories in general relativity and an introduction to the  Standard Model Extension (SME)...

Beyond Einstein – (2) 0

Beyond Einstein – (2)

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – We continue looking at the experiments that are being performed to go beyond Einstein’s theories. Here dark energy,  black holes and space and time...

Grail Twins Make Impact With Moon 0

Grail Twins Make Impact With Moon

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Ebb and Flow spacecraft crashed into the Moon last Monday. They were the first spacecraft dedicated to studying the Moons gravitational field. The spacecraft...

Living on the Moon – (3) 0

Living on the Moon – (3)

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – We continue looking at new technologies and projects required to devel0p a permanent colony on the Moon. Including looking at ambitious plans to export energy...

Living On The Moon – (1) 0

Living On The Moon – (1)

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Looking at the new technologies that will be required if we are ever to establish a permanent base on the Moon or on other...

Nasa Update – Dec 14th 2012 0

Nasa Update – Dec 14th 2012

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Latest update from Nasa, with information on the preparations for the launch of mission 34/35 to the ISS with liftoff planned for the 19th...

Full 360 view Of The Sun 0

Full 360 view Of The Sun

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Interesting information on STEREO,  the two Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft, that allow a full 360 degree view of the Sun. The two spacecraft...

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