Image: International Space Station. Credit: NASA
Thanks to a new grant from the NIH and the Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), a research team led by UW Bioengineering Associate Professor Deok-Ho Kim will contribute to research aimed at understanding the effects of space flight on human health. This work could inform the development of therapies and interventions that can help keep astronauts’ hearts healthy during space travel, and advance solutions for patients suffering from cardiac dysfunction here on Earth.
Dr. Kim will serve as principal investigator of the 4-year, $3.2M grant. He will work with UW team members Nathan Sniadecki, an associate professor of mechanical engineering; Eun Hyun Ahn, a research assistant professor of pathology; and Alec Smith, an acting instructor of bioengineering. The team will work with Peter Lee, a cardiac surgeon and assistant professor of surgery, and space flight experiment veteran, at Ohio State University. They will also collaborate with instrumentation partner BioServe Space Technologies at the University of Colorado Boulder. For over 30 years, BioServe has collaborated with countless scientists to translate ground-based studies to successful space flight experiments.
This project will be the first to engineer a 3D human stem cell-derived myocardial tissue-on-a-chip to study the effect of microgravity on heart tissue function. The research team will investigate how extended periods in microgravity effect the structure and function of human myocardial tissue, and develop a platform that enables continuous monitoring of cardiac contraction during space flight.
The work funded by the grant will involve two separate missions to the International Space Station. After the missions return to Earth, the research team will recover the flown tissue samples to conduct histology and gene expression analyses.
Projects funded by the NIH-CASIS program provide unprecedented opportunities to study the effect of microgravity on the human body. It has been observed that astronauts exposed to prolonged microgravity experience physiologic changes similar to an accelerated form of aging, such as muscle atrophy, bone loss, reduced cardiovascular function and immune deficiency. Tissue-on-a-chip solutions supported by this unique funding opportunity will enable researchers to study organs’ responses to reduced gravity at the cellular level. The goal of this work is to increase understanding of the effects of aging, and identify molecular targets that could slow down this process.


On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission completed its journey to the moon. Although its crew of Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins were highly trained, there was a significant possibility of disaster, and everyone knew that the astronauts might not make it back.
In case the mission ended in tragedy, President Nixon had a speech on hand to deliver to the nation to address the demise of the astronauts. The speech was written by one of President Nixon’s top speechwriters, William Safire, and sent as a memo to Nixon’s chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, the night before the mission. It was finally unveiled to the public in 1999.


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Top 8 Reasons Why Chris Hadfield Is The Coolest Astronaut Ever
Every once in a while, a nation gets inspired. And who better than a guitar-wielding, super-geek astronaut with a groovy 'stache?
Chris Hadfield returned to Earth on Monday night, but hopefully his legacy will inspire kids and adults to continue to look to the stars.
Chris Hadfield may just be the coolest astronaut that has ever lived. He doesn't have a catch phrase and a golf club, but communicated the simple pleasures and beauty of the earth while suspended in orbit for five months, 2,336 orbits, 146 days and 16 sunrises and sunsets per day.


Oldest astronomical clock in Prague has been functioning since 1410.
The Prague astronomical clock, or Prague orloj is a
medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the
capital of the Czech Republic. The clock was first
installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest
astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still
working. The clock mechanism itself is composed of
three main components:
1. the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and
Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details.
2. “The Walk of the Apostles”, it hourly show of figures
of the Apostles and other moving sculptures.
3. calendar dial representing the months.
The astronomical dial has a background that
represents the standing sky and earth.
it show four main moving components:
the zodiacal ring, an outer rotating ring, an icon ring
representing the Sun, and an icon ring representing the Moon.
Inside the black outer circle lies another
movable circle marked with the signs of the zodiac
which indicates the location of the Sun on the
ecliptic. The signs are shown in anticlockwise order.


How long will it last? This lunar eclipse on November 19 will be the last lunar eclipse of 2021. This is the first time in the last 580 years that such a long lunar eclipse is taking place. This lunar eclipse will cover 97 percent of the moon.
Which will reach a high point at about 1:30 p.m. This lunar eclipse will be 3 hours 28 minutes 24 seconds long. This was the longest lunar eclipse in 580 years. The longest lunar eclipse was on February 18, 1440. Now such a long lunar eclipse will only occur on February 8, 2669. This lunar eclipse will be visible from Asia, America, Northern Europe, Australia and the Pacific region. The lunar eclipse will last from 1:03 pm to 4:32 pm.
According to astronomers, the lunar eclipse is longer due to the greater distance of the moon from the earth. Due to the partial lunar eclipse, there is a religious belief that its gestation period is not valid. Lunar eclipse is considered very important in astrology. According to astronomy, a lunar eclipse occurs when the earth is between the sun and the moon.


The signature matches up, its definitely an authentic piece. Being so pristine, this sundial is worth at least 7000.
- Fact 1: The sundial is the world's earliest timekeeping device, developed in Egypt around 3500 B.C.
- Fact 2: To position a sundial properly, one must first find true North or true South.
- Fact 3: Any object whose shadow is used to determine time is called a gnomon; the term is usually applied to a style, pin, metal plate, or other shadow-casting object that is an integral part of a sundial.
- Fact 4: Because the orbit of the earth is not perfectly circular, sundials can be off by as much as 15 minutes depending on the time of year.
- Fact 5: The largest sundial in the world is located in Jaipur, India, and is called the "Supreme Instrument." It is 90 feet high and part of an entire facility of large-scale astronomical and cosmological instruments.


Writer: Kyle Pearson
On February 6, 2018, the most powerful rocket this world has ever seen was launched.
The rocket, built by billionaire Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, was constructed and funded by his equally as impressive company SpaceX.
The rocket was launched at about 3:45 pm with an audience of thousands cheering through SpaceX’s live stream.
What makes this launch special, other than it being done by a private institution, SpaceX has become the first company to reuse rocket boosters in order to bring down the cost of spaceflight.
They accomplish this by detaching the boosters at some point during the flight and using thruster to guide them back into Earth’s atmosphere.
The rocket is not the only thing orbiting in space at the moment, along with the rocket a red Tesla was sent with it, a stylish touch on Elon Musk’s part.
President Trump congratulated Elon Musk and the team at SpaceX and yes you guessed it, Trump did this through a tweet.
This accomplishment from SpaceX is one that will not be soon forgotten, history was made and there is an excitingly bright future ahead of them.


APRIL is putting on a feast for stargazers, with the red planet looming large in the night sky and a lunar eclipse painting the moon itself red - and don't forget Yuri Gagarin. Science reporter Jamie Morton explains.
ABOVE us, our nearest, potentially habitable planet is being explored by three spacecraft in its orbit and two on its surface.
But the closest the rest of us are likely to come to Mars will be on April 14, when the red planet will be at its closest approach to Earth - a relatively short hop of 90 million kilometres away.
On average, Mars laps our planet every 780 days.
On Tuesday of next week, Mars will reach what astronomers call "opposition" as Earth overtakes it in its orbit, although it is actually closest to Earth six days later.
At opposition means that the object - in this case, Mars - along with Earth and the sun are 180 degrees apart in the sky, so the object rises as the sun sets.
While it will be even closer in 2018, this is the closest to Earth it has been since 2003, when Mars came within 58 million kilometres of our planet.
To the naked eye, Mars will be very bright and noticeably reddish in colour, and at the moment can be seen in the northeast of our sky at mid-evening.
Its distinctive dark markings, viewable through a good telescope, have been noted for centuries, but it has only been in the last 40 years that they have been understood as sporadic global dust storms and seasonal changes in polar ice coverage.
"Although tiny Mars is at its closest, a clear view even with a good sized telescope can be rather difficult," said Stardome astronomy educator David Britten.
"A steady tripod is essential, and you need to be patient and wait for the local cloud and atmospheric conditions to settle.
"The surface is clear at present, but there could be a massive Martian dust storm that clouds the atmosphere and blocks the view of the entire surface for months."
This year brings us two lunar eclipses, the first at a family-friendly time on April 15, the second shortly before midnight in October.
This month's eclipse will be special because it starts soon after the sun sets, and from a high vantage point looking east, spectators will be able to see the moon rise from 6pm and move within the Earth's shadow to be completely eclipsed by 7.08pm.
Andrew Buckingham of the Auckland Astronomy Society said that the moon would appear a blood red.
This was because light from the sun was being reflected off the Earth on to it, creating a reddish colour that can often be seen at sunset or sunrise.
At that point, the eclipse would be at "totality", when the moon will be 15 degrees above a flat horizon, but less if there are hills.
By 7.46pm, the moon will be at maximum eclipse, and when totality ends at 8.23pm the moon will be sitting 30 degrees above the eastern horizon.
Mr Britten said watching the full moon rising darker and darker, rather than the usual large bright disc, would feel quite strange. "To see the moon disappear during the eclipse, all you need is a good view of the eastern horizon."
By 9.32pm, the moon will be completely out of the Earth's umbra (full) shadow, and will appear slightly dim because it will still be within the penumbral shadow until 10.36pm, when the eclipse finally ends.
Mr Buckingham said while lunar eclipses were not uncommon, this month's event would be special as it came at a time of year and night when we could all appreciate it.
"It's April, so it will be warm enough to go down to the beach with a picnic and watch it happen."
Members of the society will be gathering at Browns Bay, Cheltenham Beach, Eastern Beach, One Tree Hill and the Arataki Visitors Centre in the Waitakere Ranges.
"People are welcome to join us, but anywhere you can get up a high hill or out to an eastern beach with a clear view across ocean is the place to be."
First human in space
For space enthusiasts keen for more than just an overhead spectacle, Stardome is celebrating the anniversary of the first time a human journeyed into outer space.
On April 12, 1961, at the height of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed an orbit of the Earth in the Vostok 3KA spacecraft.
The date - on which Nasa also launched its space shuttle Columbia in 1981 - is named the "International Day of Human Space Flight" and "Yuri's Night", celebrated by space lovers each year.
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Lat 71° 4N Long 156° 5W
Current temp: -42° F
Wind chill: -61° F
After 16 hours in the air, I arrived in Barrow last night and into coldness I had never known! I had watched the landscape change dramatically from the window in the airplanes all day long. The sun had come up shortly after my departure from Houston just before dawn, so I had daylight for most of the trip. As we began the flight over Alaska however, I wondered when we would find the dark of winter I was expecting. We left Anchorage in cloudy, but light skies. By the time we reached Fairbanks (interior of the state) we had dusk. Then, in a matter of an hour we gradually descended into a total darkness. We were at the top of the world!
Actually, Sunday was the first day the sun rose again in Barrow. It sets in mid November and stays below the horizon for about 2 months. Today it appeared just over the horizon as we finished lunch around 1PM and then dipped down again around 2:30 (local time). However, we've had varying amounts of twilight that began around 10:30am and is just now fading at 4:15pm.
I've learned that there are several types of twilight! According to sunrisesunset.com, there are three. Astronomical Twilight is when the Sun is 18° below the horizon. Before the morning AT and after the evening AT, the sky view is so faint that it's almost impossible to see the horizon.
At Nautical Twilight, the Sun is 12° below the horizon. Before AM and after PM NT, and in the best of atmospheric conditions, the horizon is indistinct, objects are distinguishable, but outdoor operations are not possible.
During Civil Twilight, the sun is 6° below the horizon, which is clearly defined in good atmospheric conditions. Before AM and after PM CT, artificial lights are needed for outdoor work.
So, our work on the ice can be done with good light during the middle of the day. However, we were not able to set up camp on the ice today. At the science meeting this morning the issue of safety was foremost. Native Elder Charlie Hopson led the discussion about the dangers of working outside in these extreme temperatures. The temperature at that time was -41°F with a wind chill of -65°F . It was decided to wait until midmorning to make a final decision.
By the time we met around 11 AM, the temperature had dipped to -43°F, and the work outside was cancelled. We were supposed to be setting up tents to work in to help buffer the cold and wind. It would have taken at least a couple of hours to do that, and we would have to get to the site by snowmobiles, so there was no way to do that safely. The forecast for the week predicts a slight warming- how warm is warmer??
Looking out the window, its' nighttime and the cold is seeping through the floor and walls of the small house we're staying in. Last night, as I walked out of the airport here, the first taste of cold air hitched my breath! This is going to be quite an adventure!


Forty years ago tonight, an American serviceman took a photo from the window of his vehicle.
William Anders could not have imagined what that photo, developed from Kodachrome film and reproduced millions of times around the world, would mean to a billion people devastated by the most violent and destructive year in a quarter-century.
After Tet, and Martin, and Bobby, and Chicago, and Tricky Dick winning, it seemed nothing could rescue our spirits from the '68 Slough of Despond.
Then we saw it. For the first time in a million years of human existence, four billion years of the planet's existence, creatures from the surface of the earth got to see what our home - our only home - really looked like.
(More after the jump.)
The Apollo moon program resulted in a legacy of thousands of images - all of them of immense value as both scientific and documentary records. Yet 30 years after the event most of them speak only as images from history.
However one particular Apollo photograph transcends all others, an image so powerful and eloquent that even today it ranks as one of the most important photographs taken by anyone ever.
The colour photograph of Earthrise - taken by Apollo 8 astronaut, William A. Anders, December 24, 1968. Although the photograph is usually mounted with the moon below the earth, this is how Anders saw it. This photograph was taken during the Apollo 8 mission in December 1968, seven months before the first lunar landing ...
The 'Earthrise' photograph was not on the mission schedule and was taken in a moment of pure serendipity.
In order to take photographs of the far side of the moon the Apollo spacecraft had been rolled so that its windows pointed towards the lunar surface. During this time, the Moon was between the spacecraft and Earth, effectively cutting-off all radio communication with mission control. As Apollo 8 emerged from the far side on its fourth orbit, crew commander Frank Borman rolled the spacecraft so as to position its antennas for radio contact with mission control. Looking to the lunar horizon for reference he exclaimed - "Oh my God, look at that picture over there! Here's the Earth coming up!" ...
But regardless of which way the photograph was taken, the image shows our entire world as a small and blue and very finite globe, with our nearest celestial neighbour a desolate presence in the foreground.
US Nature photographer Galen Rowell has described this image as "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken".
In the LA TImes, Susan Salter Reynolds reviews the new book 'Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth' by Robert Poole, "A stirring account of the iconic Earth portrait taken by the crew of Apollo 8 - and its consequences."
On Christmas Day, in the New York Times, Archibald MacLeish wrote that the image of Earth would create a paradigm shift: "To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold -- brothers who know that they are truly brothers."
In "Earthrise," Poole explores the evolution of a shift just when the enormity of the possibility of nuclear war threatened to shut down our collective imagination, just when we were most paralyzed by our ability to destroy the Earth. "One thing was obvious to all," Poole quotes biologist Lewis Thomas: "while the moon was 'dead as an old bone,' the Earth was 'the only exuberant thing in this part of the cosmos.'"
Earthrise is a revelation, and a promise, and a warning. This is who we are, this is what we can be, this is what is at stake.
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If you thought Saturday’s full moon appeared bigger and brighter than usual, you were right. You were looking at a supermoon.
Because our celestial neighbor is relatively close to Earth, these full moons appear to be unusually large. That distance varies because the moon follows an elliptical orbit. When it’s close and full, it appears larger and brighter than normal, although the difference can be hard to detect.
While Saturday’s full moon seemed huge, it was just an optical illusion caused by its position in the sky and occurs three times a year.·
Two other supermoons will be visible later this summer on August 10 and September 9.
Check out supermoons from around the world in the slideshow above.


The full moon this month is a superb opportunity to go outside and explore the nighttime sky. Here are few books and activities to learn more about the moon.
A Full Moon is Rising by Marilyn Singer and Julia Cairns has poems about the moon and moon celebrations around the world and throughout the seasons. Children naturally love the sound and rhythm of the language in poetry. Look out the window at the night sky as you read these and imagine what life on the moon would be like.
Leaf people celebrate fall with a party in By the Light of the Harvest Moon by Harriet Ziefert and Mark Jones. They dance and eat until the wind blows them away. Bring in a variety to fall leaves to compare how they are similar and different. Once you are done with your comparison, have your child create leaf compositions that could be either people or abstract.
Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher follows the moon as it rises and describes all the things it shines on. This book celebrates the fall moon using beautiful descriptive language. After reading this book, encourage your child to describe the moon and what it shines on each night. Start the conversation by asking what would it feel like if you touched it, or smelled it, or tasted it?
In I'll Catch the Moon by Nina Crews, a little girl looks up at that moon outside her room and imagines building a ladder to visit it. Ask your children to imagine how they could get to the moon and what they would find there?
Kitten sees his first full moon and goes out to explore it in
naming each month's full moon by want was happening in the season. What would you call this month's full moon?
Have you ever seen the man in the moon? Read Moon Man by Tomi Ungerer then find him in the moon with your child. Imagine more adventures for the moon man and make your own books about those adventures.
Learn more about the science around the moon with the two following books. All present information in a manner that is appropriate for even very young children. To make the information more hands-on, shine a flashlight on the wall and to imitate the full moon. Put paper in front to simulate how the Earth moves in front of the moon to create the moon's phases.
Please add your favorite book or activity the moon in the comments!
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In this week’s episode some average-joe Terra Informers take a walk with the stars. Find out what is so exciting about the observatory even when you can’t see the stars, learn whats up with light pollution, and hear a down-to-earth interview with a man who has been to space and back.
What’s space to you?
Many people come out to the University of Alberta observatory despite poor visibility. We wanted to find out: what would they think if they could no longer see the stars? And why would they spend a Thursday evening listening to a guy talk about hydrogen?
A big concern for astronomers—amateurs and pros alike—is light pollution. Gazing at the stars gives us important knowledge about our place in the universe. Without that, we lose perspective.
But some might say, you know, there’s so much up there that we can’t see anyway. What can’t we see? and why we can see what we can? —those are questions Trevor Chow-Fraser had. Luckily there was a world famous particle physicist at the observatory that night. Thank your lucky stars! James Pinfold is a founding member of the ATLAS experiment and the spokesman for the MoEDAL experiment, both taking place at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.
A Canadian Star Comes Back to Earth
Most of us will never know what it’s like being in space. We’ve all seen the pictures of that familiar, glowing blue and green orb out the window of a spaceship. We know what the that golden crescent we see in the sky every night really looks like. We have rich imaginations and an ages long fascination with what could be out there beyond the sky. But what does space smell like? What does it really feel like to know the vastness of it all? Our own Matt Hirji talked with Commander Chris Hadfield to try and understand questions like these.
Download episode log here
Photo by, NASA


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Activate the red pointer by sliding the switch on the right; there are two strengths to choose. The red finder must be aligned with the telescope before the first observation. Turn on the red dot detector and adjust the red dot with 2 adjustment screws (left and right and up and down) until it matches the eye view.
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After the 45 degree diagonal mirror, the image of the telescope is reversed, with the top, bottom, left and right sides being positive. When observing the eyepiece, the unit deflects the light upwards for comfortable viewing but rotates about its vertical axis (reverse image).
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•Children's birthday, Christmas, Halloween is coming. Are you still worried about choosing a gift for your child?
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Nano-satellite maker GOMspace has received nearly €1.5 million in the form of a ''development contract'' offered by the Luxembourg National Space Programme LuxImpulse.
The funds, allocated by the European Space Agency, will be used by the Denmark-headquartered company to develop a new product, dubbed the Mega-Constellations Operation Platform (MCOP).
The project to launch MCOP will become a ''key part'' of the GOMspace Luxembourg office's role, which is to offer constellation services for small satellites.
It is set to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.
GOMspace previously said it was planning to hire up to 50 people in Luxembourg by 2021.
Last September, GOMSpace and the Luxembourg government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop new space activities in the Grand Duchy.
At the time, the Economy Ministry committed to providing the local subsidiary of GOMSpace funding through LuxImpulse and other types of research and development grants.
LuxImpulse, a government initiative carried out as part of Luxembourg's membership in the European Space Agency, provides funding to help companies active in space resources and space exploration to bring their ideas to market.
GOMSpace, established in 2007, is listed in Stockholm, headquartered in Denmark and has offices in Sweden, Luxembourg, the US, and Singapore.
Globally, it employs nearly 200 people and serves international customers in more than 50 countries.


Malevolent Planet  [Uncen] [Text-Game] [ENG] H-Game
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Описание: Malevolent Planet is a text-based game set into a future not too far from our present. Humanity discovered a planet in another solar system that closely resembles Earth and decided to spend valuable resources on the discovery of the foreign planet, as Earth has gotten more and more polluted and famine has set scientists into a craze for any viable solutions that would save humanity from itself. The protagonist is a graduate of the International Space Academy and, by sheer luck, managed to land a spot on a reconnaissance mission to find out why the other missions failed to send a message back. You and your crew are set on a journey of a lifetime and your dream to explore the space has finally come true.
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The Perseverance rover now has a new tool to help scientists and engineers figure out where the rover goes next. The new tool is the little rotorcraft that was tucked away in the rover’s belly, the Ingenuity helicopter. Ingenuity has now started doing aerial surveys to scout ahead for Perseverance.Continue reading “Thanks to Ingenuity’s Pictures, Perseverance Knows Where to Drive to Next”
A stunning new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a nearly perfect Einstein Ring, an effect caused by gravitational lensing. This is one of the most complete Einstein Rings ever seen.Continue reading “What a Perfect Gravitational Lens”
In the last two decades, we have all grown accustomed to rovers exploring Mars. At least one rover has been active on the planet every day since January 4, 2004, when NASA’s Spirit rover landed in Gusev crater. Opportunity (2004) and Curiosity (2012) followed, each making unique journeys of discovery of their own. Perseverance (2021) is the latest and greatest of these robotic explorers, boasting a state-of-the-art in-situ resource utilization experiment to extract oxygen from the atmosphere, an accompanying helicopter to scout the path ahead, and a suite of unparalleled geology instruments. But what really sets Perseverance’s mission apart is that, for the first time, it is collecting samples of Martian rock to bring back to Earth.Continue reading “After Its Last Rock Sample Crumbled Into Powder, Perseverance is Going to try Again”
There are eight known planets in the solar system (ever since Pluto was booted from the club), but for a while, there has been some evidence that there might be one more. A hypothetical Planet 9 lurking on the outer edge of our solar system. So far this world has eluded discovery, but a new study has pinned down where it should be.Continue reading “If Planet 9 is out There, Here's Where to Look”
Roughly a century ago, scientists began to realize that some of the radiation we detect in Earth’s atmosphere is not local in origin. This eventually gave rise to the discovery of cosmic rays, high-energy protons and atomic nuclei that have been stripped of their electrons and accelerated to relativistic speeds (close to the speed of light). However, there are still several mysteries surrounding this strange (and potentially lethal) phenomenon.
This includes questions about Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation T51 - Face of the Day and how the main component of cosmic rays (protons) are accelerated to such high velocity. Thanks to new research led by the University of Nagoya, scientists have quantified the amount of cosmic rays produced in a supernova remnant for the first time. This research has helped resolve a 100-year mystery and is a major step towards determining precisely where cosmic rays come from.Continue reading “Astronomers Locate the Source of High-Energy Cosmic Rays”
Finally, it’s starting to get real for the James Webb Space Telescope. Engineers are now preparing the long-awaited landmark telescope for transport to its launch site at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.Continue reading “Webb’s Testing is Complete. Now it Begins the Journey to the Launch Site.”
One of the biggest ongoing changes in space exploration is the introduction of commercial methods into the field. Commercial launch providers like RocketLab and SpaceX have fundamentally changed the way the industry does business. Now researchers are taking their “move fast and break things” approach to another part of the industry – actual mission design.Continue reading “NASA Will be Sending two More Missions to Mars in 2024, Costing Just $80 Million”
Blue Origin has taken some serious steps of late to stay in the commercial space game! Ever since founder Jeff Bezos decided to step down as CEO of Amazon to focus on this brainchild of his, the company has been shaking things up and forging on ahead, hoping to become one of the most competitive and lucrative privately-owned launch services in the world. From the launchpad to the courtroom, they are making their presence felt.
Earlier today, the company completed its 17th mission (NS-17) with the New Shepard launch vehicle, a reusable vertical-takeoff and vertical-landing (VTOL) crew-rated launch vehicle designed to bring small payloads and crews to suborbital altitudes and back again safely. This was also the 8th consecutive time this particular vehicle successfully launched and returned to Earth while carrying some interesting science experiments.Continue reading “Another Flight for New Shepard, No Passengers This Time”
Our solar system is filled with everything from planets to rocky asteroids to small icy bodies beyond Pluto, but surrounding all of it is a diffuse halo of objects known as the Oort cloud. We haven’t directly observed the Oort cloud, but we’re pretty sure it’s there by observing the distribution of comet in our solar system. They can appear from any direction in the sky rather than just along the common plane of known solar system bodies.Continue reading “Interstellar Objects Might Outnumber Solar System Objects in the Oort Cloud”
Seismic waves in Saturn’s rings reveal the strange ‘fuzzy core’ interior of the planet within.
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft continues to uncover amazing facts about the ringed planet Saturn. A recent study in the August edition of Nature: Astronomy highlighted an intriguing method to indirectly probe the interior of the planet.Continue reading “Saturn’s ‘Fuzzy Core’ Seen In Ring Ripples”


Welcome to the Kutoverse! Explore our universe of unique stories!
Kuto’s life no. 857
Kuto was born on a small, remote planet in the middle of nowhere. He grew up with very little contact with other life forms, and as a result, he developed a fear of the unknown. When he was old enough, Kuto left his home planet and set out into the universe in search of adventure.
For many years, Kuto traveled from one planet to the next, never staying in one place for too long. He quickly learned that the universe was a dangerous place filled with all sorts of strange and dangerous creatures. But even though he was often scared, Kuto refused to give up on his quest for adventure.
One day, Kuto's travels took him to Cameroon, a small planet on the edge of explored space. Here he met another traveler named Joko who had also come in search of adventure. The two quickly became friends and decided to explore Cameroon together.
But soon after they arrived on the planet, they ran into trouble. They were attacked by a group of aliens who were intent on kidnapping them both! Luckily they were able to fight their way free and fled back to their ship just in time before being captured themselves!


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A beloved landmark in the Cheshire countryside south of Manchester, Jodrell Bank is a reminder of just how important the city is to the world of science. The University of Manchester's impressive radio telescope centre is a key part of the UK's astronomy research, scanning the skies to improve our knowledge on the Universe. The Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre allows visitors to discover the Universe beside the world famous Lovell Radio Telescope and explore the planet Earth in the beautiful 35 acre tree filled gardens. Whether a keen astronomer or just curious to learn more about the galaxy, Jodrell Bank is a fascinating place to visit.


NASA’s Organizational Structure
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NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was founded on July 29, 1958. It is the United States government agency responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA’s headquarters is situated in Washington, D.C., with multiple research centers, facilities, and launch sites across the United States.
NASA employs more than 17,000 civil servants and contractors, making it one of the largest space agencies in the world. NASA has been at the forefront of space exploration, launching numerous missions to study distant planets, asteroids, and cosmic phenomena. Of course, one of NASA’s most notable achievements is the Apollo program, which successfully landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969.
NASA continues to inspire the world with its groundbreaking discoveries and ambitions, including plans for future human missions to Mars and a commitment to advancing scientific knowledge about our universe.
NASA’s leadership is different from most organizations in that it’s a government agency. NASA is chiefly led by the Office of the Administrator, a team of high-level individuals who themselves are led by the NASA Administrator.
The Administrator is the highest-ranking official at NASA and is appointed by the President of the United States. This individual provides overall leadership and direction for the agency, representing NASA to the public and government.
The Administrator is supported by a Deputy Administrator and various Associate Administrators, each responsible for a specific mission directorate or functional area. These directors oversee areas such as human exploration, space science, aeronautics research, technology development, and more.
In addition to the Office of the Administrator, NASA is overseen by the NASA Council, which can be compared to a Board of Directors in the world of business.
The NASA Council is a high-level advisory body that consists of senior executives and leaders from various NASA centers and mission directorates. The primary purpose of the NASA Council is to provide advice and recommendations to NASA’s top leadership, including the Administrator and Deputy Administrator.
NASA’s Organizational Structure
NASA’s organizational structure is designed to support its mission of space exploration, scientific research, aeronautics, and technology development. As a quasi-military institution, NASA operates with a hierarchy/chain-of-command style organizational structure.
A hierarchical organizational structure is one of the most common and traditional forms of organizing a business or institution. In this structure, authority and responsibility are organized in a top-down fashion, with a clear chain of command.
At the top of this structure is the Office of the Administrator described above. Underneath this office come the Mission Directorates, each each focused on specific areas of the agency’s work, including Aeronautics, Exploration Systems, Science, and Space Operations.
NASA also operates various research centers and facilities across the United States. These centers are responsible for specific aspects of NASA’s work, such as spaceflight operations, research, development, and technology testing. Each center is led by a Center Director.
NASA’s heierarchical organizational structure is designed to support a diverse range of activities, from space exploration and scientific research to technology development and aeronautics. It promotes collaboration among various mission directorates, centers, and offices to achieve NASA’s ambitious goals and objectives in space and aerospace science. Please note that specific details about NASA’s organizational structure and leadership may evolve over time.
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Brian Keats: The Dance of the Planets and ‘Seeing the forces at work in Nature’, Fish Creek
September 24, 2016
This workshop includes:
- Working with Zodiac and Planets
- Working with the Planting Calendar
- Greek and Aboriginal Stories of the Night Skies
10.30am Registration and cuppa
11am-1pm Understanding the movement of the Sun and Moon through the Zodiac, how to read that in the calendar and associated weather phenomena.
1pm Lunch – Bring and share
2 -3:30pm Eurythmy demonstration and activity with Micaela / Understanding planetary movements
4 – 5.30pm The human being’s relationship to the stars / A bigger picture of human and animal nutrition
6pm Dinner suggest Fish Creek Hotel
7-9pm Star watch and star stories at 116 Boys Road Fish Creek
Please arrive at Fish Creek Memorial Hall at 10 -30 for 11am start.


Irene Siragusa Phelps
Irene Siragusa Phelps is the President of The Siragusa Foundation and an involved member of Chicago's philanthropic community. She also serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Nominating Committee of the Adler Planetarium. She is also a member of the Board of Overseers at Rush University and a Board member of the newly formed 3ARTS Foundation. In addition, Irene serves on committees at the Association of Small Foundations, the Children's Memorial Siragusa Transplantation Center and the Lincoln Park Zoo's Farm in the Zoo Advisory Committee.


Tianwen-1 is now headed for the red planet. The probe’s mission is to study the chemical composition of the Martian surface.
Never have interplanetary flights to Mars been on such a busy schedule, with three international probes to the planet leaving within days of each other.
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter blasted off aboard a rocket on Monday in Japan, becoming the first of three probes headed to Mars this summer. On Thursday, China launched its Tianwen-1 probe, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission. The US will launch its Mars 2020 probe in tow with the liftoff of the Perseverance rover.
The probes are launched in quick succession due to the occurrence of a biennial launch window, the optimal period for spacecraft to fly to Mars.
At their furthest, Earth and Mars can be about 400 million kilometers apart, nearly 1,000 times the distance between Earth and the moon. At their closest, they are still 55 million kilometers apart.
Roughly every 26 months the two planets get closer, which creates a launch window, usually lasting for a few weeks.
Even when the two planets are closest, it still takes about seven months to get to Mars, compared with about 10 days to the moon.
This year’s launch window opened in mid-July and is expected to end in mid-August. Within this period, China launched the first-ever Mars probe as expected, about four years after the country’s Mars exploration program was approved.
It’s a long way to Mars, and the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is offering navigational aid.
Researchers will use the most advanced version of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) to precisely track and position Tianwen-1 all the way from Earth to Mars.
“By the time we discover deflection from trajectory, the probe may have veered some 1,000 kilometers off course, and it would require a lot of fuel to bring it back. But with the help of VLBI, we can correct it when it deviates from orbit by only about 10 kilometers,” said Liu Qinghui, a researcher at the observatory.
China’s VLBI system is made up of a VLBI center and four stations in Shanghai, Beijing, Kunming in southwest Yunnan Province and Urumqi in northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
For the Mars probe, they have upgraded the system.
“We have developed more than 40 pieces of equipment, such as a new data analysis system and new positioning system, as well as atomic clock and vapor radiometer,” Liu said.
Humans are particularly interested in Mars, believing that it could be our second home. The two planets, indeed, share some similarities.
Mars has an atmosphere and two natural satellites. It experiences a day-and-night cycle in a period of 24 hours and 40 minutes, and four seasons in one Mars year, equaling approximately two years on Earth.
Much smaller than the Earth, Mars, however, has roughly the same land surface area. But it’s a desert world with glaciers, mountains and dust storms. Also, temperatures on Mars vary from minus 130 degrees Celsius near the poles to 30 degrees near its equator.
Uninhabitable today, however, Mars might have been much like the Earth more than 4 billion years ago when it was surrounded by an oxygen-rich atmosphere and filled with water. The warm and wet conditions might have once hosted life.
“Basically, Perseverance will scour Mars in search of signs of life,” said Shu Rong, deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of the CAS.
Perseverance is equipped with SHERLOC, a life-detection instrument which can uncover organic material. Tianwen-1 lacks such equipment, but advanced laser technology is onboard to analyze the elements on Mars, Shu said.
“What Chinese scientists want to detect most is hydrogen and oxygen, essential elements of water,” he said.
“Our main mission is to detect the mineral composition on the surface of Mars,” said He Zhiping, a researcher at the institute. “Based on detection results, we can further study how Mars has evolved to a barren land, providing reference for the study of Earth.”
The institute has designed two state-of-the-art payloads for Tianwen-1.
The spectrometer onboard the orbiter works based on sunlight reflected on Mars. It can reveal the mineral composition of rocks, whether silicate or titanic iron ore, according to He.
Meanwhile, a detector on the rover can determine the composition of rocks, according to Shu.
It can emit laser pulses to vaporize rocks, as strong as the energy of millions of bulbs released onto a pinhead, turning its molecules into plasma and producing its ion spectrum. This will reveal chemical elements in the rocks, Shu said.
“Technically, the two payloads are up to an international advanced level,” Shu said.
The extremely tough environment on Mars is a big challenge to the detector, installed just in the front of the rover, according to Xu Weiming, a researcher at the institute.
Historically, more than half of Mars probes have ended in failure. This hasn’t discouraged scientists, and instead more countries are sending spacecraft to Mars.
“It’s a venture into the unknown,” Shu said. “What we detect also depends on where the rover lands, and we are expecting to land in a place with hidden treasures.”
When more countries get involved in Mars probes, it requires more international collaboration, Shu said.
China started international cooperation in deep space exploration with the Chang’e-4 lunar probe, which used imported equipment. The cooperation moves deeper with Tianwen-1, as China will be able to provide and share data with others, rather than just receiving unilateral help, he said.
“Other countries have realized China’s rapid progress in deep space exploration. And there will sure be more international cooperation,” he said.
Li Qian / SHINE


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Here’s the Wild Idea
Shannon’s Wild Idea: To work for NASA and spend months aboard the international space station.
Shannon Walker first dreamed of becoming an astronaut in the 1960s. After getting her undergraduate degree in physics and her Masters of Science and Doctorate of Philosophy in Space Physics, she got her start with the Rockwell Space Operations Company at the Johnson Space Center in 1987 as a robotics flight controller for the space shuttle program. In 2004, she was selected to be a part of NASA, and six years later she served as a flight engineer for a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. Not only did Shannon need to know how to work a spacecraft, but she had to know how to do it in Russian.
In addition to spending time far above the earth, she has also spent time below sea level as an aquanaut on the NEEMO, an underwater space station. She also loves the outdoors and has seen earth from a rare perspective so I was excited to get her thoughts on how the planet and the environment are changing.
Shannon and I discussed how she became an astronaut (which I think most people dream about as kids) and she shared her advice for anyone who wants to work at NASA or who wants to go to outer space. We also talked about overcoming rejection, the excitement that comes from actually learning about science, and how there is so much to explore here on earth.
Listen to this Episode if
- You have ever wanted to go to space.
- You’re interested in getting a new perspective on our planet.
- You are focused on achieving a huge, long-term goal and need some inspiration.
- 2:40 – When Shannon got the idea to become an astronaut and how she pursued it.
- 5:05 – Shannon’s first trip to space.
- 6:10 – Shannon’s experience with the countdown.
- 6:50 – What goes through your head when you’re about to launch and what can go wrong.
- 10:10 – What it’s like to be in space.
- 12:00 – One of Shannon’s favorite things she saw in space.
- 13:00 – What Shannon spent her days doing on the space station.
- 14:30 – What being in space taught her about the world.
- 16:55 – How she stayed focused on achieving her goal.
- 20:05 – What her childhood was like.
- 21:40 – The training required for astronauts, which is INTENSE (to say the least).
- 23:55 – Shannon’s experience underwater on the NEEMO.
- 27:20 – What it was like taking the trans-Siberian railway.
- 28:50 – How you can get involved in NASA or other space programs.
- 32:05 – How Shannon has seen the world and environment change.
- 33:10 – What it’s like being married to an astronaut.
- 34:20 – Shannon’s advice for 15 year olds.
- 36:25 – The Japanese send good curry to space.
- 37:00 – How you can achieve your wild idea.


Made of Star Stuff
AEC Interesni Kazki
August 30, 2022 – September 21, 2022
1922-2022. Made of star stuff is the title of the project that Street Levels Gallery commissioned to AEC Interesni Kazki, a Ukrainian artist known internationally for his surrealist paintings, inspired by science, cosmology, past times. The artist decided to combine the Greek-Egyptian mythological image of Zeus Ammon, considered the god of the sky, with that of Margherita Hack, the Italian astronomer who, by chance, was born in via delle Cento Stelle, in Florence. From ancient myths to modern science, AEC is one of the few international muralists able to collect the legacy of complex themes that intertwine nature, the human being and the supernatural. The result of his artistic research is an extremely recognizable evocative alphabet, capable of combining the figurative and the allegorical without falling into simple didactic reproduction. His narrative bases its roots in the past, from the history of the cosmos to that of human civilization, to continually renew itself thanks to his imaginative vision and singular surrealist stylization.
“We are the way the universe knows itself. Part of our existence knows that’s where we come from. We want to go back, and we can, because the cosmos is also within us. We are made of stars ”.
– C. E. Sagan
The Ukrainian artist considers his work as “an opportunity to understand the mystical reasons of the Universe” and precisely this ambition unites him to Hack: he with the brush, she with the optical instruments, both tireless seekers of the unknown. title chosen by AEC for the Made of star stuff project took up a quote from a famous American-born astrophysicist, Carl Edward Sagan, who in a few words succeeded in capturing the meaning conveyed by the artwork itself.
Via delle Cento Stelle n.16 50137, Firenze (FI) Italia


I was browsing the Cornell University Astronomy web site and I read in an answer to a question posed by a school teacher that one should be able to see stars from the lunar surface when looking up into the moon's sky "day or night" as there is no atmosphere. This made sense to me. So then I got curious and went to see what stars the Apollo astronauts were indeed able to see as I suspected one could see stars all the better with no atmosphere. Well I must say I found myself so very surprised to hear Neil Armstrong tell Patrick Moore in a 1970 BBC interview that the only objects one can see from the moon's surface in the lunar sky are the the planet earth and the sun. Neil Armstrong said in that interview, "The sky is a deep black when viewed from the moon, as it is when viewed from cis-lunar space, the space between the earth and the moon. The earth is the only visible object other than the sun that can be seen, although there have been reports of seeing planets. I myself did not see planets from the surface but i suspect they might be visible".
So now I am very confused. The Cornell Astronomy people's answer to the teacher makes sense to me. But on the other hand, the Cornell astronomers have never been to the moon and maybe they are not as smart as they think they are. What is the correct "answer" if one could call it that? By the way, one can find the Neil Armstrong interview on You-Tube. It is short and the stuff about not seeing stars is the first issue addressed.Read the answer...
New fossil field discovered in British Columbia Rocky MountainsFebruary 11, 2014
Expected to rival the Burgess Shale, a new fossil bed in the Kootenays should shed more light on the great Cambian explosion of diversity of living creatures that happened about 550 million years ago. Many fosilized creatures found at the new site have never been seen before. The team leader Jean-Bernard Caron is a paleontologist with the Royal Ontario Museum. Read more...In Other News:
- Quality control of mitochondria as a defense against disease
- Stats Canada study verifies difference in male/female interest in science
- Twitter not a good indicator of scientific impact
- Improved colon cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem cells


ABSOLUTE ADVENTURE'S SPACE CAMP PROGRAMMES
Absolute Adventure proudly delivered our first Space Camp programmes in Summer 2018 and are quickly expanding our STEM programmes for schools.
With the launch of it's new astronaut programme and ambitious missions to Mars, the UAE has firmly established its place in the Space Industry. Our staff team come from a range of backgrounds including teaching, with expertise in Science, Geography and even Space Science. Working with local experts in the industry, Absolute Adventure deliver relevant, challenging and cost effective Space Camp programmes for schools across the GCC. Space camps are available in the following formats:
1.Residential Space Camp: 2 - 5 day programmes with accommodation at KALBA CAMP. Our differentiated, programmes are linked to school curriculum and UAE Social Studies, suitable for ages 8-11, 12-14 and 15-18. Schools are also able to book private space camps just for their school.
2.Non-residential Space Camp: 1-5 day custom programmes containing a selection of the activities outlined below. A mixture of hands-on workshops and classroom learning ensure an exciting blend of learning, fun and critical thinking
3.Space Camp ECA (Extra Curricular-Activity): A 10 week programme delivered through ten weekly 1hr sessions. Space Camp ECA is delivered at your school with optional fieldtrips to local space facilities
All programmes include a selection of practical and classroom based workshops:
Rocketry: After learning about the basics of rocketry (Newton's Laws, stability, aerodynamics), students use computer simulation software to design their team's rocket. Teams must design all aspects of the rocket from the shape and sizes of fins to the mass of the nosecone. Once designed, teams build a real rocket and launch it
Robotics: Students learn about logic, loops and sensors as they are challenged to develop progressivley more complex algorithms in order to make their robot complete a series of missions. Once training is complete, students compete as teams to programme their robot through our Space Challenge - deploy a satellite dish, rescue astronauts, collect rock samples and more!
Electronics: Learn about electrical circuits and the challenges that electronics face during launch and in space. Students then practice using safe soldering techniques to create a working device
Lander Building: Students study various methods of landing safely and assess the suitability of or parachutes, thrusters and air bags for landing on different celestial bodies. Teams are then challenged to design and build a lander within a budget
Astronaut Training: A real outdoors adventure to test creativity, navigation and survival skills - just like what real astronauts do! Only available on Residential Space Camps. There's even the chance to taste some astronaut food!
Underwater Training: Scuba diving experience with a difference. Teams must use clear, non-verbal communication skills and teamwork to construct a satellite in a weightless environment
Astronomy: A night time session where students learn how to navigate the night sky, observe planets, satellites, star systems and the Moon (subject to weather conditions and time of year).
Classroom / theory based workshops:
Satellite Workshop: Learn about different orbits, uses of satellites and the satellites currently owned by the UAE
Astronaut Job Interview: Students are put through a fun, yet realistic, mock interview process. Activities include everything from IQ and EQ testing and moral dilemmas to making contact with aliens!
Mars Workshop: Learn about the red planet and why it is so interesting to Science. Learn about past, current and future missions, including ambitious, UAE lead missions
Our Place in Space: Learn about our position in the universe and how our understanding of space has changed over time. Learn surprising facts about our own Solar System and some exciting missions that have furthered our understanding
UAE Facilities tour: Throughout the year, there may be the chance to meet key people in the UAE space agency, see where satellites are made and tracked and maybe even meet some real astronauts!
Want to know more about UAE Space Camp? Please complete the enquiry form below and a member of our team will get in touch with you.


The officials at European Southern Observatory (ESO), the 16-nation intergovernmental research organization that studies ground-based astronomy, have recently found an earth-like exoplanet called Proxima b. It lies inside Proxima Centauri that is a red dwarf like star located in our nearest neighbouring star system, Alpha Centauri. This newly found exoplanet that can possibly support life lies just about 4.2 light years away from earth.
The team at ESO is all excited about this new discovery and is making extensive research to understand the atmosphere that envelops this planet and is also trying to figure out the possibility of water there. “Many exoplanets have been found and many more will be found, but searching for the closest potential Earth-analog and succeeding has been the experience of a lifetime for all of us”, shared Guillem Anglada-Escude, a team member at ESO. Escude hails from the esteemed Queen Mary University of London.
The team at ESO along with researchers from a program called Pale Red Dot campaign found this new planet while observing Proxima Centauri during the first half of 2016. As a part of this research, they also compared the data collated from observations conducted over the last 16 years. Besides monitoring Proxima Centauri closely, a deep study of this data also pointed towards the existence of Proxima b.
The newly found planet is said to be approximately 1.3 times the size of the Earth and research shows that it is possibly rocky. It has a surface temperature of around -40 degrees Celsius and there is a probability that it has an atmosphere. The exoplanet orbits about 4.3 million miles from Proxima Centauri and takes close to 11.2 days to complete its journey. The team might soon be sending space craft to Alpha Centauri to find out more about the planet. “Proxima b is indeed our neighbour, so let us get used to it”, says the research team.


Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon.
David Scott (flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15), commander
Alfred Worden (flew on Apollo 15), command module pilot
James Irwin (flew on Apollo 15), lunar module pilot Backup crew
Gerald Carr (flew on Skylab 4)
Edward Gibson (flew on Skylab 4)
Paul Weitz (flew on Skylab 2, STS-6) Support crew
Gerald Griffin, Gold team
Pete Frank, Orange team
Cliff Charlesworth, Green team
Milton Windler, Maroon team Flight directors
Landing Site: W 3.01239 S - 23.42157 W or 3° 0' 44.60" S - 23° 25' 17.65" W Mission parameters
Undocked: November 19, 1969 – 04:16:02 UTC
Redocked: November 20, 1969 – 17:58:20 UTC LM — CSM docking
Conrad — EVA 1
Stepped onto Moon: 11:44:22 UTC
LM ingress: 15:27:17 UTC
Bean — EVA 1
Stepped onto Moon: 12:13:50 UTC
LM ingress: 15:14:18 UTC EVA 1 start: November 19, 1969, 11:32:35 UTC
Duration: 3 hours, 56 minutes, 03 seconds EVA 1 end: November 19, 15:28:38 UTC
Conrad — EVA 2
Stepped onto Moon: 03:59:00 UTC
LM ingress: 07:42:00 UTC
Bean — EVA 2
Stepped onto Moon: 04:06:00 UTC
LM ingress: 07:30:00 UTC EVA 2 start: November 20, 1969, 03:54:45 UTC
Duration: 3 hours, 49 minutes, 15 seconds Quotations
Shortly after lift-off from Kennedy Space Center, the Saturn V rocket body was hit by a bolt of upper-atmosphere lightning. The CM's instruments momentarily went off-line and Mission Control lost the telemetry feeds from the spacecraft for several seconds. When ground control regained telemetry lock with the spacecraft, the feeds were garbled and reported incomplete and possibly inaccurate information. EECOM John Aaron thought that the garbled telemetry might be caused by a malfunction in the launch vehicle's Signal Conditioning Equipment (SCE), since the SCE converted raw instrument data into forms usable by spacecraft instrument displays and ground telemetry equipment (source), and it would have automatically gone off-line in response to the kind of disruption to the spacecraft's electrical systems that a lightning strike would cause (source).
With this in mind, Aaron suggested the crew "Try SCE to aux" – thereby forcing the SCE to switch over to its auxiliary power source and bringing the SCE back on-line. The command was a relatively obscure one and neither the Flight Director, CAPCOM, or Mission Commander Conrad could immediately recall how to implement it; however, lunar module pilot Al Bean remembered that the SCE switch was on his panel because of a training incident a year prior to launch where just such a failure had been simulated. Aaron's quick thinking and Bean's memory were able to salvage what otherwise would have been an aborted mission (at the time of the failure, the flight had just entered abort mode One Bravo). With telemetry restored, the crew proceeded to parking orbit and was able to fully restore and verify the functionality of their spacecraft before re-igniting the S-IVB third stage for trans-lunar injection.
The S-IVB was originally intended to be put into a solar orbit by venting the remaining propellant. However, an extra long burn of the ullage motors meant that venting the remaining propellant in the tank of the S-IVB did not give the rocket stage enough energy to escape the Earth-Moon system and instead the stage ended up in a semi-stable orbit around the Earth after passing by the Moon in November 18, 1969. It finally entered into solar orbit 1971, but returned to Earth orbit (briefly) 31 years later. It was discovered by amateur astronomer Bill Yeung and he gave it the temporary designation J002E3 before it was determined to be an artificial object.
The Apollo 12 mission landed on an area of the Ocean of Storms that had been visited earlier by several unmanned missions (Luna 5, Surveyor 3, and Ranger 7). The International Astronomical Union, recognizing this, christened this region Mare Cognitium (Known Sea). The landing site would thereafter be listed as Statio Cognitium on lunar maps (Conrad and Bean did not formally name their landing site, interestingly enough, though the intended touchdown point was nicknamed Pete's Parking Lot by Conrad).
The second lunar landing was an exercise in precision targeting. The descent was automatic, with only a few manual corrections by Conrad. Although Apollo 11 had made an almost embarrassingly imprecise landing well outside the designated target area, Apollo 12 succeeded, on November 19, in making a pin-point landing, within walking distance (less than 200 meters) of the Surveyor 3 probe, which had landed on the Moon in April 1967.
Conrad actually landed Intrepid 580 feet short of Pete's Parking Lot because the planned landing point looked rougher than anticipated during the final approach to touchdown. The planned landing point was a little under 1180 feet from Surveyor 3, a distance that was chosen to eliminate the possibility of lunar dust (being kicked up by Intrepid's descent engine during landing) from covering Surveyor 3. But the actual touchdown point — 600 feet from Surveyor 3 — did cause a thin film of dust to coat the probe, giving it a light tan hue.
To improve the quality of television pictures from the Moon, a color camera was carried on Apollo 12 (unlike the monochrome camera that was used on Apollo 11). Unfortunately, when Bean carried the camera to the place near the lunar module where it was to be set up, he inadvertently pointed it directly into the Sun, destroying the vidicon tube. Television coverage of this mission was thus terminated almost immediately.
Conrad and Bean removed pieces of the Surveyor 3, to be taken back to Earth for analysis, and took two Moon-walks lasting just under four hours each. It is widely claimed that a common bacterium, Streptococcus mitis, was found to have accidentally contaminated the spacecraft's camera prior to launch and survived dormant in this harsh environment for two and a half years . However, this claim is no longer taken seriously by NASA (see Myth of Streptococcus mitis on the moon).
Astronauts Conrad and Bean also collected rocks and set up equipment that took measurements of the Moon's seismicity, solar wind flux and magnetic field, and relayed the measurements to Earth. (By accident Bean left several rolls of exposed film on the lunar surface.) Meanwhile Gordon, on board the Yankee Clipper in lunar orbit, took multispectral photographs of the surface.
The lunar plaque attached to the descent stage of Intrepid is unique in that unlike the other lunar plaques, it (a) did not have a depiction of the Earth, and (b) it was textured differently (the other plaques had black lettering on polished stainless steel while the Apollo 12 plaque had the lettering in polished stainless steel while the background was brushed flat).
Intrepid's ascent stage was dropped (per normal procedures) after Conrad and Bean rejoined Gordon in orbit. It impacted the Moon on 20 November 1969 at 3.94 S, 21.20 W. The seismometers the astronauts had left on the lunar surface registered the vibrations for more than an hour.
The crew stayed an extra day in lunar orbit taking photographs, for a total lunar stay of thirty-one and a half hours.
Yankee Clipper landed on 24 November 1969, at 20:58 UTC (3:58pm EST, 10:58am HST), approximately 500 miles (800 km) east of American Samoa. During landing, a 16 mm camera dislodged from storage and struck Bean in the forehead, rendering him briefly unconscious. He suffered a mild concussion, and needed six stitches.
The Yankee Clipper is displayed at the Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, Virginia. Its recovery ship, the USS Hornet, is now open to the public as a museum in Alameda, California.
The Surveyor 3 camera retrieved by the Apollo 12 astronauts now resides in the Exploring the Planets gallery at the National Air and Space Museum.
Alan Bean smuggled a camera-shutter self-timer device on to the mission with the intent of taking a photograph with himself, Pete Conrad and the Surveyor 3 probe in the frame. As the timer was not part of their standard equipment, such an image would have thrown post-mission photo analysts into confusion over how the photo was taken. However, the self-timer was misplaced during the EVA and the plan was never executed.
The Apollo 12 backup crew managed to 'insert' into the astronaut's lunar checklist (attached to the wrists of Conrad's and Bean's spacesuits) reduced sized pictures of Playboy centerfolds, thus introducing pornography to the moon for the first time when Conrad and Bean were looking through the lists during their first EVA. A PDF with the photocopies of their cuff checklists on the Lunar Surface Journal website still have these photos.  The checklists also contained a page of pre-prepared complex geological terminology at the back, to be used for the confusion of the ground crew.
Another idea that did not materialize was that Conrad — who loved collecting baseball caps — had a giant one made that would fit over his space helmet. He wanted to wear it during his lunar EVAs, but there was no way that it could be smuggled on board Apollo 12 without its being discovered. Attempted Stunts
The Apollo 12 mission patch shows the crew's Navy background. It features a clipper ship arriving at the moon. The ship trails fire and flies the flag of the United States. The mission name APOLLO XII and the crew names are on a wide gold border, with a small blue trim. Blue and gold are traditionally Navy colors. The patch has four stars on it — one each for the three astronauts who flew the mission and one for Clifton Williams. Williams was killed on October 5, 1967, after a mechanical failure caused the controls of his T-38 trainer to stop responding. He had been assigned to the back-up crew for what would be the Apollo 9 mission and would have most likely been assigned as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 12.
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NASA Astronaut Visits Patients at Riley at IU Health
Three, two, one … blast off! Pediatric patients got a taste of outer space today when NASA embarked on its latest mission: sending an astronaut and NASA scientist to Riley at IU Health.
Patients gathered in a playroom for a rare opportunity to learn what it’s like to live and work in space aboard the International Space Station—straight from the experts. Outfitted in her blue flight suit, Dr. Serena Auñón, NASA astronaut, and Liz Warren, NASA scientist, answered children’s questions about their extra-terrestrial line of work, while helping kids assemble paper astronauts, using pipe cleaners, googly eyes and other craft supplies.
After wrapping up a game of air hockey with one young patient, Dr. Auñón signed autographs for the children.
“We hope this gave kids a break in their day—a chance to be kids—and inspires them to go after their dreams—whether that dream is to become a writer, doctor or even an astronaut,” said Dr. Auñón.
“I saw some pretty big smiles,” said Warren, who is also operations lead for the International Space Station Medical Project.
The NASA team then met with physician-scientists from Riley at IU Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine to discuss research opportunities aboard the International Space Station. Warren explained the potential earthly benefits of conducting research in a microgravity environment, which could also someday benefit pediatric patients. Dr. Auñón, meanwhile, shared learnings on how human health is impacted by living in and traveling to space.
The day’s events were part of “Destination Station,” NASA’s national, traveling awareness campaign designed to shed light on activities and opportunities aboard the International Space Station. Indianapolis is one of only three U.S. cities “Destination Station” will hit in 2014. Riley at IU Health is the only Indiana hospital it will land on while in town.
“It was great spending time with the kids,” said Dr. Auñón. While kids are also eager to hear about research projects in space, the most pressing question they often have for Dr. Auñón is: “Where are all the aliens?!”


Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science
Whenever we proceed from the known into the unknown we may hope to understand, but we may have to learn at the same time a new meaning of the word ‘understanding.
"Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light." - Carl Sagan
What a humbling view. From this photo, taken by Curiosity just 80 minutes after sunset, the Earth is the brightest star in the lonely Martian night sky. A human observer with normal vision, if standing on Mars, could easily see Earth and the moon as two distinct, bright ‘evening stars.’
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/TAMU)
A simple cylinder in a steady flow creates a beautiful wake pattern known as a von Karman vortex street. The image above shows several examples of this pattern. Flow is from bottom to top, and the Reynolds number is increasing from left to right. In the experiment, this increasing Reynolds number corresponds to increasing the flow velocity because the cylinder size, fluid, and temperature were all fixed. As the Reynolds number first increases, the cylinder begins to shed vortices. The vortices alternate the side of the cylinder from which they are shed as well as alternating in their sense of rotation (clockwise or counterclockwise). Further increasing the Reynolds number increases the complexity of the wake, with more and more vortices being shed. The vortex street is a beautiful example of how fluid behavior is similar across a range of scales from the laboratory to our planet’s atmosphere. (Image credit: Z. Trávníček et. al)
NASA Gov Doc: Southern Lights
This is an animation of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), eight days after a record-setting solar flare sent a shower of charged particles towards Earth. From Earth, this glowing ring would appear as a curtain of light shimmering across the night sky.
Ever since NASA retired its space shuttle program in 2011, the only way to get up to the International Space Station is on a Russian Soyuz. That’s why the six humans currently orbiting in space—including two Americans and three Russians—might be paying attention to what’s happening on earth two hundred miles below.
As tensions run high between the U.S. and Russia over the situation in Ukraine, geopolitics may find its way into space again. Over at the blog Looking Up, Duncan Geere has written an excellent piece laying out possible astro-political scenarios in space.
While all-out war remains unlikely, astronauts could become a point of leverage for Vladimir Putin in a larger conflict. “It’s not inconceivable that the International Space Station may play some part in this — either by denying the U.S. the use of Soyuz, or simply by charging exorbitant amounts for it,” Geere writes.
With ISS trips planned years in advance, there are only ten Soyuz launches scheduled from now until 2016. In addition, NASA has to be granted special exemptions to the Iran North Korea Syria Nonproliferation Act, which normally prohibits the U.S. from buying space-related goods and services from Russia while it’s selling nuclear technology to Iran. NASA’s exemption expires in 2016, and, if the relationship between the U.S. and Russia worsens, this could become a tougher sell.
Jackie Parker was Flight controller at NASA at 18. She didn’t stay there, she went on the become the first woman to attend the US Air force Test Pilot School as a pilot. As a matter of fact, she had learned to fly, before she could drive. She resigned the air force in 1996 and has been working in computer Hardware ever since.


Texas Meteorological Satellite Images - MODIS
The MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites, provides high radiometric sensitivity (12 bit) in 36 spectral bands ranging in wavelength from 0.4 µm to 14.4 µm.
Terra (EOS AM) MODIS Satellite- Launched December 18, 1999; passes from north to south accross the equator in the morning.
Aqua (EOS PM) MODIS Satellite- Launched May 4, 2002; passes from south to north across the equator in the afternoon.
For more information on the MODIS instrument, visit the MODIS Home Page at NASA.


Our speaker - Zvonimir Nevistić - began with an introduction to the topic of space data and how it can help people. Then he explained what space technology is and what it is used for. He also introduced the types of sensors used to collect data in Earth orbit. Next, he explained what the Copernicus is and what data it collects. He talked about the satellites that collect data as part of the main programme and additional missions. He showed what types of data are collected under the programme and how they can be used. The speaker gave many very interesting examples of how the data is used and how it helps to monitor changes on our planet and help people.
Finally, Zvonimir Nevistić encouraged all the participants to register and observe the Earth with the Copernicus programme for free.


Curriculum Vitae - September 01, 2012
My main applied research interest is in
the application of statistics to problems in astronomy and cosmology. This
includes projects related to
matching kernel estimation, and
detection (preprint forthcoming). Partially motivated by some problems in astronomy, I have
also done work developing methods and
theory (preprint forthcoming)
for statistical inverse problems.
Additionally, I have worked on the
excess risk implications
for choosing the lasso tuning parameter with cross-validation
of large matrix approximations.
I've even done a little
I have a bachelors degree from the University of Colorado in
economics and math, and a masters and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon
University in statistics, under the direction
of Chris Genovese. Outside of academia, I enjoy
hiking, running, weight training, playing and watching sports, and,
perhaps most of all, coffee.
If you would like to work with me, please send me an email with a brief description of your research interests.
We'll set up a meeting to chat.


The winter solstice is on December 21 (TODAY) and is the “shortest” day of the year and marks the start of the winter period.
This is because the tilt of the Earth’s axis is least aligned with the sun, providing us with the least daylight of the year.
But when does the sun set on today’s winter solstice and what does it mean? After December 21, the nights will begin to get shorter as our planet rotates towards the sun. This means one thing, Summer is just around the corner and it will be time for Beach Rugby Wales.
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CubeSat Space Junk — Sustainability... in Space
Updated: May 19
Oh, the double-edged sword of technological advancement!
Imagine a world where tiny, intelligent machines orbit our planet, providing us with unprecedented connectivity and capabilities. Now, imagine those same machines, abandoned and lifeless, cluttering up our cosmic backyard, creating a hazardous minefield for other spacecraft.
Well, as it happens… we’re pretty much there.
The advent of small satellites — CubeSats or NanoSats — marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the space industry. These miniaturized devices are transforming the landscape of space exploration, offering cost-effective and versatile solutions for a wide range of applications. However, their proliferation also presents a significant challenge — the escalating problem of space debris, or 'space junk.'
The Rise of Small Sats
Small satellites, typically weighing between 1 and 10 kg, are becoming increasingly common in orbit. The technologies for mass production and miniaturization have allowed us to make these compact, cost-effective devices attractive to a broad range of players, and for a wide variety of applications — from telecommunications to environmental monitoring. Small satellites are also contributing significantly to space weather research. The weight of these satellites — less than 180 kilograms compared to up to 10,000 kilograms for a large satellite — brings their launch costs down, making them an ideal choice for the spaceflight testing of new technologies.
The Space Junk Dilemma
The proliferation of small satellites, however, is contributing to an already growing concern. Space junk refers to any human-made object left in space that no longer serves a useful purpose. This includes defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and even tiny fragments like paint flecks. The increasing deployment of small satellites is exacerbating this issue because a significant proportion of them fail, becoming part of the space debris problem.
Here are some space junk stats:
Space junk and spacecraft travel at extremely high speeds — approximately 15,700 miles per hour in low Earth orbit. Collisions with space junk — even a tiny piece of orbital debris — can have severe consequences. Even a small piece of debris can damage or destroy satellites and spacecraft. This can lead to loss of scientific data, interruption of services like weather forecasting and telecommunications, and in the case of crewed missions, potential risk to human life (as Sandra Bullock and George Clooney experienced in the movie "Gravity").
Collisions also create more debris, through fragmentation, exacerbating the problem.
The United States Space Surveillance Network (SSN) tracks over 27,000 pieces of space junk. However, many smaller pieces are untracked but still pose a threat. It is estimated that there are 36,500 objects larger than 10cm, 1 million objects between 1-10cm, and an extraordinary 130 million objects between 1mm-1cm in size.
The number of space debris is projected to increase significantly in the future.
The Future of Small Satellites and Space Debris
In the grand scheme of space exploration, small satellites are both a boon and a bane. They are propelling us into a new era of space exploration, they are also democratizing that space exploration, and they are helping to drive innovation. But they are a double-edged sword as a result of contributing to the growing problem of space debris. Managing it will therefore be a critical aspect of space exploration. This is self-evident. It involves:
the development of effective strategies for space debris mitigation, and
ensuring that players adhere to international best practices for the operation of small satellites. (This will become more challenging as more private players become involved.)
As we continue to push the boundaries of what is possible, it is imperative that we also find ways to mitigate the impact of our activities on the space environment. The future of space exploration depends on it, as well as on our ability to preserve the space environment for future generations.
Sustainability — as it turns out — is not just an Earth's surface phenomenon.
Space .com: https://www.space.com/16518-space-junk.html


Stepping out into 2014, the year in which dT&T will be released, I have come to the late realisation that time is dependent on something outside of itself - change. So, asking what there was before the Big Bang is pointless - if there was 'nothing' then nothing would have been changing so no before. Equally, when the Universe ends, time will stop.
Now, I think it might well start up again and I suspect it may well have started and stopped many times before. I also find it hard to believe that there haven't been a trillion or more big bangs in lots of different places/spaces.
I haven't yet resolved the question of what made the Big Bang go bang or how it got their out of nothingness.
On a more frivolous note, I am now selling Higgs Boson detectors:


The most attractive feature during our trip was the expansive oceans, the beautiful clouds, and the visible spaces below the moon. As we traveled at 18,000 miles per hour and 90 minutes per orbit, the speed was too fast to take any photos.
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