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Astrophotos: Views of the Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
Universe Today - 30 Jul 2013 18:30
Did those of you in the northern hemisphere have a chance to look for the Delta Aquarid meteors? Ever-faithful astronomer and astrophotographer John Chumack captured this view overnight from his observatory near Dayton, ...
Rumors of Comet ISON 'Fizzling' May be Greatly Exaggerated
Universe Today - 30 Jul 2013 23:39
A press release out yesterday about a recent paper on Comet ISON has caused a mild uproar across the astronomy-minded social media outlets and some websites. The article issued from the Physics & Astrophysics Computation...
Stunning Astrophoto: The Milky Way Over Death Valley
Universe Today - 30 Jul 2013 19:51
High School Physics teacher and photographer Jeff Moreau took this incredible photo of the Milky Way over Death Valley. Jeff planned his photo on a night where the Moon had already set, arriving in Badwater Basin at Deat...
Future Games: Astronauts Tele-Operate An Earth-Bound Rover ... From Space!
Universe Today - 30 Jul 2013 18:46
Astronauts, start your rover engines. Two astronauts recently remote-controlled a rover vehicle in California from their perch on the International Space Station -- about 250 miles (400 kilometers) overhead. The concept ...
A cometary graveyard
The Royal Astronomical Society - 30 Jul 2013 18:14
A team of astronomers from the University of Anitoquia, Medellin, Colombia, have discovered a graveyard of comets. The researchers, led by Anitoquia astronomer Prof. Ignacio Ferrin, describe how some of these objects, in...
How Did That Spacesuit Water Leak Spread? New Video Has Clues
Universe Today - 30 Jul 2013 17:46
As NASA investigates how astronaut Luca Parmitano's spacesuit filled with water during a spacewalk two weeks ago, a new video by fellow Expedition 36 astronaut Chris Cassidy demonstrated the path the pool took inside Par...
The Ever-Eloquent Chris Hadfield Explains the Importance of the International Space Station
Universe Today - 30 Jul 2013 16:28
Leave it to the well-spoken and articulate Chris Hadfield to explain the importance of the space station in such poetic language. In this interview with NPR this week, Hadfield not only talks about how his recent Expedit...
SEDS Announces SpaceVision 2013
SEDS - 30 Jul 2013 16:19
Each year, a specially selected chapter of SEDS hosts our organization’s annual conference, SpaceVision. We are excited to invite everyone to join us in sunny Tempe, Arizona for SpaceVision 2013! SpaceVision 2013 is a ...
SEDS Announces SpaceVision 2013 Conference Registration
SEDS - 30 Jul 2013 15:04
We are excited to invite everyone to join us in sunny Tempe, Arizona for SpaceVision 2013! SpaceVision 2013 is a networking, learning, and hands-on conference that will be hosted at Arizona State University November 7th ...