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27 Feb 2015, 19:45 UTC
Diamantino Sforza is a gentleman farmer in the Italian tradition competing with his father for the "firsts" of the season.
Diamantino Sforza - Gentleman Farmer of Prince George's County
27 Feb 2015, 19:45 UTC
Diamantino Sforza is a gentleman farmer in the Italian tradition competing with his father for the "firsts" of the season.
NASA Breaking News
27 Feb 2015, 19:34 UTC
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission is set to lift off at 10:44 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 12 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. There is a 30-minute window for the launch.
NASA Sets Coverage for Launch of Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
27 Feb 2015, 19:34 UTC
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission is set to lift off at 10:44 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 12 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. There is a 30-minute window for the launch.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
26 Feb 2015, 19:40 UTC
From Saharan dust storms to icy clouds to smoke on the opposite side of the continent, the first image from NASA’s newest cloud- and aerosol-measuring instrument provides a profile of the atmosphere above Africa.
Africa, From a CATS Point of View
26 Feb 2015, 19:40 UTC
From Saharan dust storms to icy clouds to smoke on the opposite side of the continent, the first image from NASA’s newest cloud- and aerosol-measuring instrument provides a profile of the atmosphere above Africa.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
26 Feb 2015, 19:30 UTC
When NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission proposed to gather worldwide rain and snow data every three hours, they turned to the international community for help.
Meet the Members of NASA’s GPM Constellation
26 Feb 2015, 19:30 UTC
When NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission proposed to gather worldwide rain and snow data every three hours, they turned to the international community for help.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
26 Feb 2015, 19:26 UTC
The Global Precipitation Mission's Core Observatory measured in three dimensions precipitation from two February storms in the U.S.
3-D Views of February Snow Storms from GPM
26 Feb 2015, 19:26 UTC
The Global Precipitation Mission's Core Observatory measured in three dimensions precipitation from two February storms in the U.S.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
26 Feb 2015, 19:20 UTC
A new study of Earth's ionosphere, a part of the upper atmosphere, could have applications for better GPS communications.
Study of Atmospheric 'Froth' May Help GPS Communications
26 Feb 2015, 19:20 UTC
A new study of Earth's ionosphere, a part of the upper atmosphere, could have applications for better GPS communications.
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Starts With A Bang!
27 Feb 2015, 20:09 UTC
“A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with.” -Tennessee Williams The depiction of dying in space — by exposure to its terrifying vacuum — is incredibly varied, from freezing to swelling and bulging to simply exploding. Image credit: Mike Tyson Mysteries / Adult Swim. Uh oh, looks like I killed another astronaut! For this week’s Ask Ethan, we take on the question of Kerrie Pinkney, who wants to know: [W]ill you explode if exposed to the vacuum of space? I’ve gone down the “water boils in a vacuum then freezes” road, others have gone down the “tried it on a dog and it lived” approach. The movie Gravity shows buddy lifting his helmet and instantly freezing so… how does it work, Ethan? So, who’s got it right? Image credit: Post of Soviet Union. Come and find out what happens to the human body in the vacuum of space on this week’s Ask Ethan!
Ask Ethan #77: Humans in the vacuum of space (Synopsis)
27 Feb 2015, 20:09 UTC
“A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with.” -Tennessee Williams The depiction of dying in space — by exposure to its terrifying vacuum — is incredibly varied, from freezing to swelling and bulging to simply exploding. Image credit: Mike Tyson Mysteries / Adult Swim. Uh oh, looks like I killed another astronaut! For this week’s Ask Ethan, we take on the question of Kerrie Pinkney, who wants to know: [W]ill you explode if exposed to the vacuum of space? I’ve gone down the “water boils in a vacuum then freezes” road, others have gone down the “tried it on a dog and it lived” approach. The movie Gravity shows buddy lifting his helmet and instantly freezing so… how does it work, Ethan? So, who’s got it right? Image credit: Post of Soviet Union. Come and find out what happens to the human body in the vacuum of space on this week’s Ask Ethan!
Universe Today
27 Feb 2015, 19:59 UTC
What is up with the fossils on Mars? Found – a dinosaur skull on Mars? Discovered – a rat, squirrel or gerbil on Mars? In background of images from Curiosity, vertebrae from some extinct Martian species? And the human skull, half buried in photos from Opportunity Rover. All the images are made of stone from […] The dinosaur on Mars, the Face in Cydonia, the rat, the human skull, the Smiley face, the prehistoric vertebrae and the conglomerate rock. Something is amiss in this montage and shouldn’t be included. (Photo Credits: NASA/JPL) What is up with the fossils on Mars? Found – a dinosaur skull on Mars? Discovered – a rat, squirrel or gerbil on Mars? In background of images from Curiosity, vertebrae from some extinct Martian species? And the human skull, half buried in photos from Opportunity Rover. All the images are made of stone from the ancient past and this is also what is called Pareidolia. They are figments of our imaginations, and driven by our interest to be there – on Mars – and to know that we are not alone. Altogether, they make a multitude of web pages and threads across the internet. (...)Read the rest ...
No, a Dinosaur Skull Hasn’t Been Found on Mars: Why We See Familiar Looking Objects on the Red Planet
27 Feb 2015, 19:59 UTC
What is up with the fossils on Mars? Found – a dinosaur skull on Mars? Discovered – a rat, squirrel or gerbil on Mars? In background of images from Curiosity, vertebrae from some extinct Martian species? And the human skull, half buried in photos from Opportunity Rover. All the images are made of stone from […] The dinosaur on Mars, the Face in Cydonia, the rat, the human skull, the Smiley face, the prehistoric vertebrae and the conglomerate rock. Something is amiss in this montage and shouldn’t be included. (Photo Credits: NASA/JPL) What is up with the fossils on Mars? Found – a dinosaur skull on Mars? Discovered – a rat, squirrel or gerbil on Mars? In background of images from Curiosity, vertebrae from some extinct Martian species? And the human skull, half buried in photos from Opportunity Rover. All the images are made of stone from the ancient past and this is also what is called Pareidolia. They are figments of our imaginations, and driven by our interest to be there – on Mars – and to know that we are not alone. Altogether, they make a multitude of web pages and threads across the internet. (...)Read the rest ...
Astro Bob
27 Feb 2015, 18:44 UTC
Not a bad photo considering no one planned to shoot this picture of Comet Lovejoy with the world’s most powerful digital camera. That’s right. The comet just happened to “be in the way” during a scan made by the Dark Energy Camera. … Continue reading → Comet Q2 Lovejoy on December 27, 2014. At the time this image was taken, the comet was passing about 51 million miles from Earth – a short distance for the Dark Energy Camera, which is sensitive to light up to 8 billion light years away. Each of the rectangular shapes above represents one of the 62 individual fields of the camera. Click to explore the original, hi-res image. Credit: Not a bad photo considering no one planned to shoot this picture of Comet Lovejoy with the world’s most powerful digital camera. That’s right. The comet just happened to “be in the way” during a scan made by the Dark Energy Camera. A member of the observing team said it was a “shock” to see the comet appear on the computer screen. An assortment of galaxies including this pretty spiral appear shine through a small section of Lovejoy’s tail on December 27, 2014 during one ...
Dark Energy Camera sees universe through a comet’s tail
27 Feb 2015, 18:44 UTC
Not a bad photo considering no one planned to shoot this picture of Comet Lovejoy with the world’s most powerful digital camera. That’s right. The comet just happened to “be in the way” during a scan made by the Dark Energy Camera. … Continue reading → Comet Q2 Lovejoy on December 27, 2014. At the time this image was taken, the comet was passing about 51 million miles from Earth – a short distance for the Dark Energy Camera, which is sensitive to light up to 8 billion light years away. Each of the rectangular shapes above represents one of the 62 individual fields of the camera. Click to explore the original, hi-res image. Credit: Not a bad photo considering no one planned to shoot this picture of Comet Lovejoy with the world’s most powerful digital camera. That’s right. The comet just happened to “be in the way” during a scan made by the Dark Energy Camera. A member of the observing team said it was a “shock” to see the comet appear on the computer screen. An assortment of galaxies including this pretty spiral appear shine through a small section of Lovejoy’s tail on December 27, 2014 during one ...
Parabolic Arc
27 Feb 2015, 16:56 UTC
U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee Jones told a Senate committee this week that it would be difficult to develop a new rocket motor to replace the Atlas V’s Russian-produced RD-180 by the the 2019 deadline established by Congress. “Because this,” James said, “is rocket science.” James said the technical experts she’s spoken with estimate […] Atlas V launch of WorldView-3 satellite (Credit: ULA) U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee Jones told a Senate committee this week that it would be difficult to develop a new rocket motor to replace the Atlas V’s Russian-produced RD-180 by the the 2019 deadline established by Congress. “Because this,” James said, “is rocket science.” James said the technical experts she’s spoken with estimate that it would take six to eight years to build a new engine and another year or two to integrate it into the launch vehicle. If those estimates are right, it would push the first use of a new engine well into the 2020s. The Air Force has not decided what engine to fund to replace the RD-180, which powers the Atlas V’s first stage. United Launch Alliance, which builds the launch vehicle, has announced a partnership with Blue Origin to ...
Air Force Doubts New ULA Engine Can Be Ready by 2019
27 Feb 2015, 16:56 UTC
U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee Jones told a Senate committee this week that it would be difficult to develop a new rocket motor to replace the Atlas V’s Russian-produced RD-180 by the the 2019 deadline established by Congress. “Because this,” James said, “is rocket science.” James said the technical experts she’s spoken with estimate […] Atlas V launch of WorldView-3 satellite (Credit: ULA) U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee Jones told a Senate committee this week that it would be difficult to develop a new rocket motor to replace the Atlas V’s Russian-produced RD-180 by the the 2019 deadline established by Congress. “Because this,” James said, “is rocket science.” James said the technical experts she’s spoken with estimate that it would take six to eight years to build a new engine and another year or two to integrate it into the launch vehicle. If those estimates are right, it would push the first use of a new engine well into the 2020s. The Air Force has not decided what engine to fund to replace the RD-180, which powers the Atlas V’s first stage. United Launch Alliance, which builds the launch vehicle, has announced a partnership with Blue Origin to ...
The Oskar Klein Centre blog
27 Feb 2015, 16:02 UTC
Our colleague and friend Per Olof has passed away after a very brief period of illness. Peo, as we all called him, played a key role in the field of neutrino physics, both nationally and in the international arena. He started his career with six years at CERN (1976-1982), and was coordinator and spokesperson for several neutrino experiments using bubble chambers.
Farewell to Per Olof Hulth, pioneer of Swedish particle astrophysics
27 Feb 2015, 16:02 UTC
Our colleague and friend Per Olof has passed away after a very brief period of illness. Peo, as we all called him, played a key role in the field of neutrino physics, both nationally and in the international arena. He started his career with six years at CERN (1976-1982), and was coordinator and spokesperson for several neutrino experiments using bubble chambers.
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