New Images from Hubble Space Telescope Service Mission 4 – Presentation 5/5

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 05 7th, 2010 | no responses

Advanced Camera for Surveys from the Hubble Space Telescope presentation at Peter White Library. Presented by jpl solar system ambassador Scott Stobbelaar on October 20th, 2009. Photos released September 9th, 2009.

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Interacting Galaxies Galore

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 05 1st, 2010 | no responses

Hubble’s Universe Unfiltered (1): Interacting Galaxies – Cosmic Collisions Galore. Hubble celebrated its 18th anniversary by releasing a huge image gallery of interacting galaxies. Such galaxies pass close enough to each other that their mutual gravity can stretch and distort their shapes. Eventually, interacting galaxies merge together to form a single larger galaxy. However, since these interactions can take billions of years, how do we study them? And how do we make sense of the variety of strange shapes seen in these Hubble images? — Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com — Astronomy textbooks typically present galaxies as staid, solitary, and majestic island worlds of glittering stars. But galaxies have a dynamical side. They have close encounters that sometimes end in grand mergers and overflowing sites of new star birth as the colliding galaxies morph into wondrous new shapes. In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 18th launch anniversary, 59 views of colliding galaxies constitute the largest collection of Hubble images ever released to the public. This new Hubble atlas dramatically illustrates how galaxy collisions produce a remarkable variety of intricate structures in never-before-seen detail. Notes: • Hubble was launched into orbit on April 24, 1990, aboard the space shuttle Discovery. However, there is a lot more to its history than just 18 years (so far) of cutting edge science. Take a look at Hubble Essentials for more …

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Posted by SpaceMan in Earth on 04 19th, 2010 | no responses

More Space/Science Videos: www.youtube.com Could we be unique in the universe or is there another planet similar to earth somewhere in the cosmos? Is it possible that Alpha Centauri, our nearest star, is home to another earth-like planet? Earth sized planets have been hard to find, but indirect methods are coming on line to give scientists a good survey of how many such bodies may be in the universe. How rare would it be to find life on another earth-like planet? Part 1: www.youtube.com Part 2: www.youtube.com Part 3: www.youtube.com Part 4: www.youtube.com Part 5: www.youtube.com

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Posted by SpaceMan in Earth on 04 9th, 2010 | no responses

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Posted by SpaceMan in Earth on 03 31st, 2010 | no responses

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Posted by SpaceMan in Earth on 03 30th, 2010 | no responses

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Posted by SpaceMan in Earth on 03 24th, 2010 | no responses

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New Images from Hubble Space Telescope Service Mission 4 – Presentation 1/5

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 03 12th, 2010 | no responses

New image of the Omega Centauri Globular Cluster from the Hubble Space Telescope presentation at Peter White Library. Presented by jpl solar system ambassador Scott Stobbelaar on October 20th, 2009. Photos released September 9th, 2009.

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The Universe Another Earth Clip 1 – Drake Equation

Posted by SpaceMan in Universe Questions on 08 3rd, 2009 | 3 responses

? Is it possible that Alpha Centauri, our nearest star, is home to another earth-like planet? Earth sized planets have been hard to find, but indirect methods are coming on line to give scientists a good survey of how many such bodies may be in the universe. How rare would it be to find life on another earth-like planet? … Extraterrestrial Science Astronomy Cosmos Intelligent Civilizations Alpha Centauri Gravity Asteroids Comets Jupiter Mars Milky Way Galaxies Space Habitable Zone Planets NASA …

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