Some think this brilliant fireball may have been a small asteroid.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8714738
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
A new type of cloud has been discovered
It doesn't happen very often that new clouds are discovered. But this one is new one for the weather record books
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undulatus_asperatus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undulatus_asperatus
Labels:
clouds,
meteorology,
weather
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Famous Leonid meteor show morning of Nov 17
Most likely the weather here in Kansas/Missouri will be rainy and cloudy. Maybe there will be some clearings.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/10nov_leonids2009.htm?list1285438
Another good article by Joe Rao whom I was with in 1998 during the Caribbean eclipse is here.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33589356
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/10nov_leonids2009.htm?list1285438
Another good article by Joe Rao whom I was with in 1998 during the Caribbean eclipse is here.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33589356
Labels:
meteor shower
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Beautiful blue Sun
The blue sun in a different light shows us much.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091104.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091104.html
Labels:
astronomy,
solar system,
Sun
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Mars changed from a warm planet into a colder one, now some news
Long ago, something bad happened to Mars, transforming a warm and hospitable world into the cold, seemingly lifeless desert we view today. Many scientists believe the Red Planet lost most of its atmospher. A new NASA mission named MAVEN is specifically designed to answer some questions about the series of events.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/06nov_maven.htm?list1285438
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/06nov_maven.htm?list1285438
Labels:
astronomy,
Mars,
solar system
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Mysterious rift in Africa likely to Create New Ocean
Something new in Africa may occur.
http://webmail.aol.com/28878/aol-1/en-us/Suite.aspx
http://webmail.aol.com/28878/aol-1/en-us/Suite.aspx
Monday, November 2, 2009
Barophiles are extreme organisms that might help us
More about life in the extremes
http://www.khurak.net/barophiles-003809/
http://www.khurak.net/barophiles-003809/
Labels:
extremophiles
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Surprising small asteroid hits
The asteroid "hit" took astronomers completely by surprise with
50 kton of TNT (two to three times more powerful than World War II-era atomic bombs). Apparently there was little news of it spread around the world for some reason (I only heard about it briefly) when it hit in Indonesia in the atmosphere.
See the smoke trail of the blast and a new video too by using links!
10/28/2009
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the Spaceweather page lower portion)
http://www.spaceweather.com/
50 kton of TNT (two to three times more powerful than World War II-era atomic bombs). Apparently there was little news of it spread around the world for some reason (I only heard about it briefly) when it hit in Indonesia in the atmosphere.
See the smoke trail of the blast and a new video too by using links!
10/28/2009
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the Spaceweather page lower portion)
http://www.spaceweather.com/
Labels:
asteroid asteroids,
astronomy,
space
Crab Nebula further revealed
This supernova (exploding star) was so bright in 1054 that the Chinese recorded that it happened. Today we have different views of this phenomenon.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091025.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091025.html
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Mysterious trails from above are Martian Dustdevils trails
Dustdevils are found on Earth rising from the surface. However on Mars they are taller sometimes rising to 8 km (do you know how many miles this is?) into the thin Martian air. Read more
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091021.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091021.html
Saturday, October 17, 2009
lunar lander and no wings
NASA Science News for October 15, 2009
How do you fly on a world with no atmosphere? Wings won't work and neither do propellers. The space agency is perfecting the art of "airless flying" using a prototype lunar lander at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_lunarlander.htm?list731500
How do you fly on a world with no atmosphere? Wings won't work and neither do propellers. The space agency is perfecting the art of "airless flying" using a prototype lunar lander at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_lunarlander.htm?list731500
Labels:
moon
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The Moon is a big sponge
The Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out
by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present in some dust grains
on the lunar surface, producing water. This discovery, made by the ESA-ISRO
instrument SARA onboard the Indian Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, confirms how
water is likely being created on the lunar surface.
More at:
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM8TBYRA0G_index_0.html
by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present in some dust grains
on the lunar surface, producing water. This discovery, made by the ESA-ISRO
instrument SARA onboard the Indian Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, confirms how
water is likely being created on the lunar surface.
More at:
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM8TBYRA0G_index_0.html
Labels:
moon
vast, glowing ribbon at the edge of the solar system
NASA's IBEX spacecraft has discovered a vast, glowing ribbon at the edge of the solar system. One mission scientist calls the discovery "shocking" and says theorists are "working like crazy" to explain the finding.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_ibex.htm?list731500
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_ibex.htm?list731500
Labels:
astronomy
Friday, October 9, 2009
Are Hummingbirds Still Present?
Last couple of years I have seen hummies starting 8/22 for a month but not this year. Here is info about reports and more FYI.
http://webmail.aol.com/28200/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx
NOW Where Are Hummingbirds Still Present? Please Let Us Know!
The coldest air of the season is moving across the continent now. Most hummingbirds have already abandoned the northern states and the Canadian provinces, but some scattered sightings are still being made. When did you see your last hummingbird of the season? Are hummingbirds still present where you live?
Please Report Your Hummingbird Observations:
1) PLEASE REPORT NOW if you are still seeing hummingbirds.
2) Please submit a FINAL REPORT for the date you last saw a hummingbird. CAREFUL! Do not use today's date. Our goal is to show when and where hummingbirds are present. Therefore, date your final report for the last date a hummingbird was present. DON'T WORRY: If you should report a "final" hummingbird, and then see one again, simply report again. Your final report will appear on the map.
You Can Report Your Sightings Here:
http://www.learner.org/cgi-bin/jnorth/jn-sightings
Migration Map: (Showing fewer and fewer hummingbirds!)
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/humm_fall2009.html
http://webmail.aol.com/28200/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx
NOW Where Are Hummingbirds Still Present? Please Let Us Know!
The coldest air of the season is moving across the continent now. Most hummingbirds have already abandoned the northern states and the Canadian provinces, but some scattered sightings are still being made. When did you see your last hummingbird of the season? Are hummingbirds still present where you live?
Please Report Your Hummingbird Observations:
1) PLEASE REPORT NOW if you are still seeing hummingbirds.
2) Please submit a FINAL REPORT for the date you last saw a hummingbird. CAREFUL! Do not use today's date. Our goal is to show when and where hummingbirds are present. Therefore, date your final report for the last date a hummingbird was present. DON'T WORRY: If you should report a "final" hummingbird, and then see one again, simply report again. Your final report will appear on the map.
You Can Report Your Sightings Here:
http://www.learner.org/cgi-bin/jnorth/jn-sightings
Migration Map: (Showing fewer and fewer hummingbirds!)
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/humm_fall2009.html
Labels:
hummingbirds
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Meteor Crater Arizona
8/11/2009 APOD
can't find it? use the archives and go to earlier date other then this one
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
can't find it? use the archives and go to earlier date other then this one
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Labels:
astronomy,
crater craters
Free charting/planetarium software
One printable star chart that I have found interesting is at
http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1052
Another more interactive simple charting program is at
http://www.philharrington.net/tuba.htm
For a really deep, printable atlas, there is triatlas at
http://www.uv.es/jrtorres/index.html
If all you need is a monthly one page chart,
http://www.skymaps.com/
For planetarium programs, one of the best free ones find more at
Cartes du Ciel.
Hallo Northern Sky,
Celestia, and
Stellarium are also not too bad.
http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1052
Another more interactive simple charting program is at
http://www.philharrington.net/tuba.htm
For a really deep, printable atlas, there is triatlas at
http://www.uv.es/jrtorres/index.html
If all you need is a monthly one page chart,
http://www.skymaps.com/
For planetarium programs, one of the best free ones find more at
Cartes du Ciel.
Hallo Northern Sky,
Celestia, and
Stellarium are also not too bad.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
National Parks TV documentary
If you have been to one or more national parks then fine on your local PBS station and find and view this brilliant documentary. Movies, photos and information give an appreciation for how the National Parks were developed.
Labels:
National Parks,
PBS
Thursday, September 24, 2009
water found on the moon
Using instruments on three separate spacecraft, scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the Moon.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/24sep_moonwater.htm?list731500
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/24sep_moonwater.htm?list731500
Labels:
astronomy,
moon,
solar system
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
A new found planet : First rocky extrasolarplanet
The mass of this new planet indicates it is not a gas giant but is rocky like our first 4 planets in our solar system. Now the quest is to find a rocky planet farther away from a star similar to Earth.
9/23/2009
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the APOD Spaceweather page lower portion)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
9/23/2009
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the APOD Spaceweather page lower portion)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Thursday, September 17, 2009
toba super volcano almost wiped out human race
The eruption went 20 miles in air (Mt. St.Helens went 10 miles)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Newfound Planet Orbits Backward
Another strange planet is found
By Jeanna Bryner and Robert Roy Britt
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090812-backward-planet.html
By Jeanna Bryner and Robert Roy Britt
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090812-backward-planet.html
Labels:
extrasolar
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Beautiful galaxies in space
Star islands in space are beautiful to look through small and bigger telescopes.
can't find it? use the archives and go to earlier date other then this one
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
can't find it? use the archives and go to earlier date other then this one
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Labels:
astronomy
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