Sub-Orbital Space Flights & Satellite Exploration
Prologue to Sunborn, Book 4 of The Chaos Chronicles, by Jeffrey A. Carver. Narration by the author, video design by Adam Guzewicz seastage.com and Jeffrey A. Carver http Images from Hubble and other NASA observatories. Jeffrey A. Carver has authored numerous science fiction novels, including Sunborn, Battlestar Galactica (miniseries novelization), and the Nebula-nominated Eternity’s End, all published by Tor Books. For more information and free ebook downloads, visit www.starrigger.net. Aspiring writers, check out Carver’s free online writing course at http This Sunborn audio-visualization was created for Lydia Fair, a benefit multimedia, multi-genre arts happening sponsored by the Greater Boston Vineyard in Cambridge, MA, April 2009. lydiafair.org and http
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Hubblecast 31: Sky merger yields sparkling dividends. A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures what appears to be one very bright and bizarre galaxy, but is actually the result of a pair of spiral galaxies, like our own Milky Way smashing together at breakneck speeds. The product of this dramatic collision, called NGC 2623, or Arp 243, is about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer (the Crab). This object was a target of Hubble’s and a handful of its “sibling” spacecraft as part of a massive comprehensive sky survey called GOALS. — • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com — Not surprisingly, interacting galaxies have a dramatic effect on each other. Studies have revealed that as galaxies approach one another massive amounts of gas are pulled from each galaxy towards the centre of the other, until ultimately, the two merge into one massive galaxy. The object in the image, NGC 2623, is in the late stages of the merging process with the centres of the original galaxy pair now merged into one nucleus. However, stretching out from the centre are two tidal tails of young stars showing that a merger has taken place. During such a collision, the dramatic exchange of mass and gases initiates star formation, seen here in both the tails. The prominent lower tail is richly populated with bright star clusters — 100 of them have been found in these observations. The large star clusters that the team have observed in the merged galaxy are brighter …
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5 pounds of Lite Brite pegs and use them to illustrate the process of supernovae explosions.
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In a solar system full of amazing planets and moons, Jupiter’s moon, Europa, stands out. Sandwiched between its icy skin and mantle, there’s an ocean, twice the volume of all of Earth’s oceans.
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A 3-D animation of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant from eight years of data. Looking for more videos about space? Visit dsc.discovery.com Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/D.Patnaude et
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The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant seen expanding over the course of seven years. Looking for more videos about space? Visit dsc.discovery.com Credit: NASA/CXC/MIT/T.Delaney et al.
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WEBSITE: www.teachertube.com The supernova explosion that created this object was witnessed on Earth about 400 ago years by many skywatchers including the astronomer Johannes Kepler. This object which now bears Keplers name is the remains of a massive stars demise.
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The Hubble Space Telescope Is Back – Better Than Ever! The Final Servicing Mission. — Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com — “The Hubble Space Telescope – Rebirth of an Icon (Hubblecast 30)” • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com [HD] “When Hubble Opened its New Eyes” • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com [HD] [3 links removed after receiving threatening PM from TD] — The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that …
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The Hubble Space Telescope Is Back – Better Than Ever! The Final Servicing Mission. — Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com — “The Hubble Space Telescope – Rebirth of an Icon (Hubblecast 30)” • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com [HD] “When Hubble Opened its New Eyes” • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com [HD] “Improved Hubble Space Telescope Shows Evidence of Dark Matter” • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com [HD] — The Hubble …
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WEBSITE: www.teachertube.com Cassiopeia A is the 300yearold remnant created by the supernova explosion of a massive star. Each Great Observatory image highlights different characteristics of the remnant. … Chandra Satellite NASA Astronomy Xray Astrophysics teacher teachers resource resources lesson plan plans teachertube tube school student students schools back to science
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