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Astronomy Picture of the Week – Distant Nebula

Posted on Apr 11, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Pictures

This nebula, designated as N 49 or DEM L 190, looks like puffs of smoke or sparks from a fireworks display. It is one of the most distant nebulae ever observed, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy … Continue reading →

Rover Spotted On The Moon

Posted on Apr 10, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Pictures, Space Exploration

The Russian Lunar rover Lunokhod 2 was recently spotted on the Moon’s surface. As shown in the photo below, the black arrow indicates where the tracks begin, while the white one shows the resting place of the rover. The arrows … Continue reading →

Astronomy Picture of the Week – M27 Or Dumbbell Nebula

Posted on Apr 4, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Pictures

This greenish nebula was discovered by Charles Messier, a French astronomer of the 18th century. Originally he did not know what the object was, except that it was neither a star nor a comet. Now we know that it is … Continue reading →

Saturn’s Moon Mimas Looks Like Pac-Man In Infrared

Posted on Apr 3, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy

In an earlier article we have showed you how Saturn’s moon Mimas totally looks like the Death Star from the Star Wars movies. Now it seems that Mimas also looks like Pac-Man from the 1980s video game when seen in … Continue reading →

Astronomy Picture of the Week – Nebula NGC 7009

Posted on Mar 28, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Pictures

This odd greenish nebula, called NGC 7009 or the Saturn Nebula, is the result of a star similar to our sun going nova. Since then, a bright new star was born from the gases of its predecessor. It can be … Continue reading →

Did You Know? The Space Shuttle Runs On Only One Megabyte Of RAM!

Posted on Mar 27, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Space Exploration

It’s true! NASA’s space shuttle is controlled by a computer running on only one megabyte of RAM. How is this possible? Since the space shuttle and all its hardware is over 30 years old, so is its computer. The current … Continue reading →

Astronomy Picture of the Week – The Rings of Saturn

Posted on Mar 14, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Pictures

This picture of Saturn’s rings in its natural colors has been taken by the Cassini probe from an angle impossible to get from Earth. We can see a huge gap in Saturn’s rings. This is caused by the planet obscuring … Continue reading →

Inflatable Space Stations

Posted on Mar 13, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Futurism, Pictures, Space Exploration

NASA is considering the use of inflatable modules for the International Space Station (ISS). This idea has been proposed as early as in the 1960s, but it has never been put to use in space until Bigelow Aerospace took over … Continue reading →

Astronomy Picture of the Week – The Rosette Nebula

Posted on Mar 7, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Pictures

The Rosette Nebula is a quite large nebula and is located 3,000 light-years away. This picture was taken in the light emitted by three elements of the ionized gas from the nebula. The red color comes from hydrogen, green from … Continue reading →

Dark Asteroids Discovered, Possible Threat to Earth

Posted on Mar 6, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Futurism, Science Fiction, Space Exploration

An infrared space telescope, called the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has discovered several dark asteroids close to Earth that could possibly be a threat to our planet. Those asteroids are very dark and reflect less than 10% of the … Continue reading →

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