Massive hurricane on Saturn captured by Cassini spacecraft NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn’s North Pole.
Tag: Space
Hubble telescope captures ‘comet of the century’
I wonder if it will be as visible as they say, or if it’s going to be Comet Kohoutek like Hubble telescope captures ‘comet of the century’ The operators of the Hubble Space Telescope say the orbiting observatory has snapped photos of an approaching comet.
SpaceFlight
I meant to share theses articles a while ago, but life being what it is I’m going to bundle in a single post. I believe that being in space is important, some will say it divert energy and resources that could be used for more important things, like what? War? What is spent on war…
what does space taste like
Does it taste salty or sour? I guess none! But if you want to know check Nasa’s latest news post on the topic : Voyager 1 Tastes Interstellar Space
That’s a spaceship!
Forget the parachute from the 60’s
‘Meteor Smoke’ Linked to Noctilucent Clouds
A key ingredient of Earth’s strangest clouds does not come from Earth. New data from NASA’s AIM spacecraft shows that “meteor smoke” is essential to the formation of noctilucent clouds. FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/07aug_meteorsmoke/
Pluto may not be a planet, but it has 5 moons !
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
First International Space Crew Reunites for Mission’s 35th Anniversary – Yahoo! News
Just sad that this reunion feel like a giant advertisement from Omega watches. “First International Space Crew Reunites for Mission’s 35th Anniversary – Yahoo! News” http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100716/sc_space/firstinternationalspacecrewreunitesformissions35thanniversary
Cassini Gets Life Extension to Explore Saturn Until 2017
To make up for the moon? It’s good to extend use of equipment already deployed, but it lack vision. Cassini Gets Life Extension to Explore Saturn Until 2017 NASA extends the Cassini mission, the groundbreaking exploration of Saturn and its satellites, by 6 ½ years on Wednesday.
Mars Rover Spirit is Now a Stationary Research Platform
It will never move again! From: NASA Science News NASA Science News for January 26, 2010NASA announced today that Spirit cannot be freed from its Martian sandtrap. Now the rover will begin a second career as a stationary science platform. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/26jan_spirit.htm?list934087