Mysterious Spokes on Saturn’s Rings

Such phenomenon was unexpected but scientists are gaining clues concerning what causes these shadow like structures on the rings.
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the APOD page lower portion)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Mars will not look as big "as a saucer " this August

Here it comes again. The planet Mars will be close but it will NOT appear as "big as the Moon" so some people and naysayers say.
This cartoon was just in the newspaper concerning this.

Wife saves Man from shark attack

Sharks can be dangerous. Luckily her husband knew what to do when the creature attacked him.


http://news.aol.com/article/wife-saves-man-from-shark/496227?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fwife-saves-man-from-shark%2F496227

Komodo Dragon Terrorizes Villages

Sounds like one of those tabloids: Dragon attacks man. Well that is what happened when one of the largest lizards in the world, recently attacked a man.

http://news.aol.com/article/komodo-dragon-attacks/496753?icid=webmail|wbml-aol|dl3|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fkomodo-dragon-attacks%2F496753

Ancient fossil finally show to public

Just revealed , this fossil is quite a find. 

http://news.aol.com/article/early-skeleton-evolution/490119?icid=webmail|wbml-aol|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fearly-skeleton-evolution%2F490119

Remarkable encounter with photos of Kirksville, Mo tornado 5/13/2009

Two stormchasers and I had great success videotaping and observing the Kirsville, MO tornado 5/13/2009 from a pretty close distance.
The account and videoclips are in this link.
http://stormsatori-kcstormguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/our-remarkable-close-encounter-with.html

Amazing photo of Space Shuttle and Hubble "on the Sun"

I don't know how this photographer thought out the logistics to view the Space Shuttle and the close by Hubble telescope as it was racing across the Sun! Here is the remarkable photo. Congra
ts!
5/16/2009
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
not this date try archives

Space Shuttle will come to the rescue and help Hubble

It is of great interest and anticipation that the astronauts will soon help repair and update the belove telescope. Read more
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090508-hubble-huggers.html

Saturn's huge moon Titan, another moon and ring

Jewel of the solar system is what is commonly known for the planet Saturn because of the beautiful ring system. While other planets have rings, Saturn's is wider and more extensive. The ring's particle's are from broken up moons and other materials from other moons. More information at
5/5/09
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the APOD page lower portion)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

More about comet dust and comets

Scientists have been trying to gain more information about the "celestial snowballs" called Comets. Conclusions concerning a high altitude mission to collect comet dust has now been confirmed.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/05/01/comet-dust.html

"Flakey" Halley's Comet meteors can be seen Wednesday morning

Comets leave behind small particles in space. The space in the sky is defined by the orbit that trails near the Earth. When the Earth enters the orbital area left behind by the comets,  these particles enter the atmosphere and can be seen as "meteors" which streak across the sky. Wednesday night is the best time to see these Eta Aquarid meteors from the Southern or Northern Hemisphere. More here at

http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/etaaquarids/etaaquarids.html?PHPSESSID=ieuk71al9nvuugd21q3gej8815

Gaseous blog looks like an eskimo

This great image through the Hubble telescope views this gaseous area. To many it looks like a beautiful eskimo like person. Take a look and see what you think. More information etc at 

5/3/2008

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

can't find it? use the archives and go to earlier date other then this one

The earliest gamma ray burst detected

Scientists have discovered the oldest gamma ray burst detection. This is produced when a star dies and a black hole is created and energy is released. More at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/28apr_grbsmash.htm

Puzzling Strange Space Blob

New and fascinating celestial objects are being discovered all the time. Here is a new one posted by
Jeremy Hsu, Space.com
(April 22) -- A newly found primordial" blob" may represent the most massive object ever discovered in the early univers.The gas cloud, spotted from 12.9 billion light-years away, could represent the earliest stages of galaxy formation back when the universe was just 800 million year

http://news.aol.com/article/space-blob/443146?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fspace-blob%2F443146

CME movie - Coronal Mass Ejection

More information is being discovered about these massive storms that are thrownn out by the Sun and head outward into space sometimes towards Earth. Here is a good movie of the CME to give you a better idea of what they look like

http://www.spaceweather.com/
lower down on the page
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the APOD Spaceweather page lower portion)

Amazing lightning photo tells more about connections with Volcanoes

It has always been a mystery how lightning appears and can be created from volcanic eruptions . Interesting that this first time photo has not been captured before. For the first time, scientists have observed and traced lightning inside a plume of ash spewing from an actively erupting volcano.

Volcano's Lightning Captured in Photo
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Spacecraft March-April madness

The March madness is over for basketball (I am not happy about the outcome BTW). But vote for your favorite out of 2 of these spacecrafts. It ends April 8 so don't delay.
Wish I knew about this sooner. I am a little perturbed that Hubble did not make it very far. That would be my pick.
http://mission-madness.nasa.gov/mm/results.html?1

Sun's surface : a video that shows what is happening

While the surface of the Sun appears smooth, closer examination reveals their are little circle like appendages called spicules that drive the heat upward to the surface.
4/5/2009
can't find it? use the archives and go to earlier date other then this one
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Biodiversity- information

What makes life different and why? Here are loads of links and much more information.
http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=334

Where life exists and what makes it so where it is?

Life occurs all over the globe. Hot places, cold regions, under the ocean, in desserts and more. Scientists are looking into more of the mysteries of life and how it occurs in so many places.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090402-am-life-tropics.html

Flickr : my EOAS photos

I have uploaded some of my stormchasing and total eclipse of the sun photos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dreric1kansas/

Fireball reports 3/29/2009

http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/fireballreports_29mar09.htm?PHPSESSID=bkvvltgm95bshs2q9063i8ifj1

Scientists recover meteorites from asteroid which entered our atmosphere

This endeavour was the first of its kind- trying to observe an asteroid entering the atmosphere and recovering parts of the celestial body in the form of meteorites. Recently it was known that a very small asteroid was about to enter the atmosphere and burn up on 10/7/2008. The hope was that the asteroid could be observed entering the atmosphere and that some meteorites would survive on reentry.
Here is more information and a photo of one of the bigger meteorites
3/28/2009
not 3/28 consult archives
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Here is more information about the meteorite
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/03/25/meteorites-found-in-africa-from-first-predicted-asteroid-hit/
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v458/n7237/full/nature07920.html

Redoubt volcano erupting

Looks like things are starting to rumble

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php

Sungrazer Comet photo 3/21/2009

This photo was snapped on 12/23/1996 by the LASCO oriented SOHO space telescope and showed a comet arching into and later being destroyed by the Sun’s heat.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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