Space News
Combining Light to Reveal Monster Black Holes
Universe Today - 14 Dec 2012 01:23
NGC 3627 glows in the combined light of Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer and the Very Large Telescope in this image. Astronomers conducted a survey of 62 galaxies, including NGC 3627 to study monster black holes at their centers...
One Spacecraft Captures Another in Lunar Orbit
Universe Today - 13 Dec 2012 23:02
This is awesome! It is the first footage of one orbiting robotic spacecraft taken by another orbiting robotic spacecraft at Earth’s moon. “Flow,†one of two satellites making up NASA’s Gravity R...
The Truth About 2012: Killer Solar Flares Are a Physical Impossibility
Universe Today - 13 Dec 2012 21:42
NASA is trying to make sure that no one is taking the 2012 doomsday nonsense seriously, and just put out this video today detailing how a gigantic “killer solar flare†just ain’t gonna happen. Dr. Alex...
NASA’s Version of Mr. Fusion
Universe Today - 13 Dec 2012 19:58
Researcher Stephen Anthony works with the new reactor prototype that could turn trash into gas. Image credit: NASA/Dmitri Gerondidakis It probably won’t be able to fuel Doc Brown’s flux capacitor on his DeL...
Cry Me a Nile-Like River of Liquid Hydrocarbons on Titan
Universe Today - 13 Dec 2012 04:35
This image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows a vast river system on Saturn’s moon Titan. It is the first time images from space have revealed a river system so vast and in such high resolution anywhere o...
Hubble Census Unveils Galaxies Shining Near Cosmic Dawn
Universe Today - 13 Dec 2012 04:16
This new image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) 2012 campaign reveals a previously unseen population of seven faraway galaxies, which are observed as they appeared in a period 350 million to 600 million years after ...
Moon Phases Calendar
SPACE.com - 13 Dec 2012 02:49
Find out the current moon phases. The moon cycles through eight phases every month.
What Earth Looked like on 12/12/12
Universe Today - 13 Dec 2012 02:21
Earth, as seen by the GOES15 satellite on December 12, 2012. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project/Dennis Chesters Although we don’t subscribe to hokum like numerology or think that dates on a man-made calendar could hav...