Sep 3, 2007

The Carnival of Space is being hosted by Ken over at Out of the Cradle, with a variety of posts ranging from Cislunar space to the far reaches of our known universe. A few interesting posts include: “Shubber” (from Space Cynic) mocks comments on NASA’s attempt to reach out to pop culture. Stuart (from Cumbrian Sky) recommends NASA should...

Aug 28, 2007

(Image: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, via Answers.com) The 17th Carnival of Space was hosted on the Planetary Society Blog, which only a handful of individuals participated in. A few interesting posts included: Louise RioFrio of A Babe in the Universe discusses (with video) about Pulsar’s in the Galactic Halo (with some interesting discussion in the comment...

Jul 23, 2007

Despite its romantic appeal, Mars is a very hostile planet–at least “weather wise.” Although known for harboring dust storms upon its surface, the red planet seems to throw up a tantrum every three Martian years by coating the entire planet with “crimson soil.” (Space.com) The surface of Mars is now obscured by a globe-engulfing...

Jun 4, 2007

Aside from lacking resources, the largest setback towards calling this crimson world home is the absence of a global magnetic field. With humanity glimpsing at the red planet as a future home, it seems as if the red planet is anticipating our arrival and may remedy our “magnetic problems” for us. (Space.com) Above ground, Mars is mostly a...

May 30, 2007

(Image: Sun’s Corona in false color, Credit: Space Environment Center/NOAA via Lunar.org) Imagine starting your day with a hot cup of luna coffee grown on the surface of Earth’s natural satellite, the Moon. As you head out of your bio home to fix another broken water pipe outside the Tycho observatory, you notice that the solar weatherman is on. Not...

Mar 13, 2007

Note: I have not been as faithful as I desired to in posting here (as life has been fairly busy) but these are some of the stories that may catch your eye regarding our future among the stars. ________________________________ Astroprof discusses the dangers of bone loss due to the lack of gravity in space. Despite NASA’s attempts at reducing the loss, the...

Dec 14, 2006

One of the geysers of the ice moon Enceladus (nick named “cold faithful”) may not be spewing out water as previously thought. Scientists have discovered new chemicals within the spray, leading to researchers to think that Enceladus may have more under the surface than H20. (Space.com) “A problem with this model is that 10 percent of the plume...

Feb 13, 2006

A new star system in infancy may give birth to planetary systems orbiting in the opposite directions. According to present theories, worlds usually orbit stars in the same direction, although this new find may shatter former perceptions. (Spaceref.com) “This is the first time anyone has seen anything like this, and it means that the process of forming...