Category: Science

‘Meteor Smoke’ Linked to Noctilucent Clouds

A key ingredient of Earth’s strangest clouds does not come from Earth. New data from NASA’s AIM spacecraft shows that “meteor smoke” is essential to the formation of noctilucent clouds. FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/07aug_meteorsmoke/

You think your camera is big?

  I think it will take a very long while before we see this done digital 🙂 What do you think? The World’s Largest Camera and Photograph In the summer of 2006, the biggest Pinhole camera in the world was built in an aircraft hangar in Irvine, California, USA. But it wasn’t just the biggest…

First International Space Crew Reunites for Mission’s 35th Anniversary – Yahoo! News

Just sad that this reunion feel like a giant advertisement from Omega watches. “First International Space Crew Reunites for Mission’s 35th Anniversary – Yahoo! News” http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100716/sc_space/firstinternationalspacecrewreunitesformissions35thanniversary

Cassini Gets Life Extension to Explore Saturn Until 2017

To make up for the moon? It’s good to extend use of equipment already deployed, but it lack vision. Cassini Gets Life Extension to Explore Saturn Until 2017 NASA extends the Cassini mission, the groundbreaking exploration of Saturn and its satellites, by 6 ½ years on Wednesday.

Mars Rover Spirit is Now a Stationary Research Platform

It will never move again! From: NASA Science News NASA Science News for January 26, 2010NASA announced today that Spirit cannot be freed from its Martian sandtrap. Now the rover will begin a second career as a stationary science platform. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/26jan_spirit.htm?list934087