Oct 9, 2013
Seriously, how awesome is it when a book you dig ends up on CBS News?
You can find more details and information about the book, Dr. Pascal Lee, and Mars here.
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Seriously, how awesome is it when a book you dig ends up on CBS News?
You can find more details and information about the book, Dr. Pascal Lee, and Mars here.
Last post I shared a photo that was captured by Voyager 1 in 1979. As you have probably heard, it has left the solar system and transferred into interstellar space. We have burst the solar bubble and have sent something human made farther than we ever have before. If all goes well, we should be receiving data from Voyager 1 till 2025. We can look forward to another 3.9 billion miles of data (currently Voyager 1 has traveled about 11.66 billion miles from the sun).
Can't wait to see what interstellar discoveries will be made!
It's a space double feature! If you missed out on the lack of a space post yesterday, then today is your lucky day.
First up, Jupiter's moon Io is a bundle of volcanic activity. Actually it is the most volcanically active object in the Solar System. This picture was captured March 4, 1979 by Voyager 1.
Io was discovered on 8 January 1610 by Galileo Galilei. The discovery, along with three other Jovian moons, was the first time a moon was discovered orbiting a planet other than Earth.
A massive eruption occurred this year, August 15, 2013. The Second image is from that eruption. You can see it on the dark side of the moon.
Heads up: this week, friday, there is a triple transit of Io, Europa, and Callisto.
Joining Earth and Mars - A Uniting Crystal
Swarovski, World Space Week and the Austrian Space Forum have joined forces to create the most special crystals of this solar system. Swarovski will form crystals of samples from all over the earth and from Mars meteoroids. They can not do this alone and need your help. You (together with friends, school or organisation) can help to collect the samples. A manual for the collection procedure can be found on the website.
The final crystals will be offered to representatives of space organisations all over the world on Yuri's night to represent the dedication of the worlds population to exploration of the solar system.
Read more.
Astronauts4hire, a non profit organization working to establish a well trained commercial astronaut corps, is hosting an art competition in association with the World Space Week 2013. Release your creativity before 20 October and submit your art here. Details and rules can be found on their website.
The Moon takes 27 days to rotate once on its axis.
The Moon takes 27 days to rotate once on its axis. That means any place on the surface of the Moon experiences about 13 days of sunlight, followed by 13 days of darkness. http://www2.dupont.com/Media_Center/en_US/assets/downloads/pdf/DuPont_SpaceSuit_FactSheet.pdf
Help us celebrate World Space Week (October 4 -10) and 50 years of DuPont space innovation by sharing this graphic with your friends!
Did you know that the first U.S. flag on the moon was made out of nylon, a DuPont invention? Products such as DuPont NOMEX® and DuPont KEVLAR® are critical components in spacesuits, protecting astronauts from extreme temperatures on the moon and micrometeoroids while providing lightweight comfort and flexibility. DuPont products are also essential materials in space innovations such as solar sails, Mars rovers and Jupiter probes.
We hope you’ll participate in a World Space Week event in your part of this planet. Find a local event here: http://dptn.ws/6139bJZf
Ultim taller per a la base a Mart! Aquest dissabte dia 5, a les 10 del matí, ens tornem a trobar a la Sala Spaii de Gràcia per a un nou taller de robòtica i impressió 3D per construir una base al planeta vermell. Coincidint amb la World Space Week 2013 i la Jornada de Botigues al Carrer de Gràcia, sortirem a la Travessera de Gràcia per mostrar a tot el barri com la ciència i la tecnologia ens portaran a conèixer móns llunyans!