NASA Astronomy Pictures Of The Day [Week 2/2010]

NASA Astronomy Pictures Of The Day [Week 2/2010]. — • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com — ? The Spider and The Fly Bright clusters and nebulae abound in the ancient northern constellation of Auriga. The region includes the open star cluster M38, emission nebula IC 410 with Tadpoles, Auriga’s own Flaming Star Nebula IC 405, and this interesting pair IC 417 (lower left) and NGC 1931. An imaginative eye toward the expansive IC 417 and diminutive NGC 1931 suggests a cosmic spider and fly. About 10000 light-years distant, both represent young, open star clusters formed in interstellar clouds and still embedded in glowing hydrogen gas. • Learn more: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov ? Atlantis to Orbit The launch of a rocket bound for space is an event that inspires awe and challenges description. The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off to visit the International Space Station during the early morning hours. • Learn more: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov ? Ancient Layered Hills on Mars What may appear to some as a terrestrial coastline is in fact a formation of ancient layered hills and wind-blown sand on Mars. The pictured region spans about three kilometers in Schiaparelli Crater. What created the layers of sediment is still a topic of research. The image was taken with the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. • Learn more: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov ? The Flame Nebula in Infrared 1500 light years away towards the constellation of Orion lies a nebula which, from its glow and dark dust lanes, appears, on …

NASA | Sarychev Volcano Eruption from the International Space Station

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on itunes! phobos.apple.com Or get tweeted by NASA: twitter.com A fortuitous orbit of the International Space Station allowed the astronauts this striking view of Sarychev Volcano (Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009. Sarychev Peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Island chain, and it is located on the northwestern end of Matua Island. For more info: earthobservatory.nasa.gov eol.jsc.nasa.gov earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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They are currently among the greats of science, innovation, initiative and adventure: Stephen Hawking, John Archibald Wheeler, Lawrence Krauss, Michio Kaku, Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, Bill Gates, Richard Branson. And perhaps, before long, the name of Ronald Mallett will be added to that list of modern day pathfinders and pioneers. Mallett, a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Connecticut, has been working on a time travel machine. The American physicist’s invention would use a ring laser and Einstein’s theory of general relativity. It would manipulate past, present and future by twisting Space and, along with it, Time into a loop. Imagine conquering the virgin frontier of Time like conquering the Atlantic or the Galactic. Reaching the distant shores of the past as the first European explorers reached the distant shores of America. But human travel through Time is probably a long way away. First things first. Dr. Mallet and his fellow scientists must first perform their historic experiment, and they are currently trying to raise $250000 to do just that. The Univ. of Connecticut Foundation, a nonprofit agency responsible for managing funding, has opened an account for the funding of Prof. Mallett’s time travel research. The official name of the program is “The Space-Time Twisting by Light Project”. For more information on this project and how to contact Ron Mallett, click to www.phys.uconn.edu

Life In Space: Science Is Fun Onboard ISS

A Window On The Universe

. From its vantage point 600 km above the Earth, Hubble can detect light with “eyes” five times sharper than the best ground-based telescopes and looks deep into space where some of the most profound mysteries are still buried in the mists of time. Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre Garching/Munich, Germany • www.eso.org • http • hubblesite.org Dr. J is a German astronomer at the ESO. His scientific interests are in cosmology, particularly on galaxy evolution and quasars. Dr. …

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Astronomy videos: www.atheism-magazine.com Meteor Crash In Alberta/Canada, Filmed By Police Cam And From International Space Station (ISS). Ok, until 1:00 it’s accurate (real meteorite crash Nov. 20, 2008), the rest is computer animation (no pictures from ISS!), but similar collisions happened many times in the history of our planet. Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com .

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The two planes are from the Battle of Britain Memorial. They would like everyone in Berlin to know how proud they are to be here.

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Best educational channels: • www.atheism-magazine.com Best Atheist Experience clips & chat: • www.atheism-magazine.com Please subscribe to: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com Life On Mars: The Mars Science Laboratory (NASA JPL Video in HD Quality) Is Earth unique in the solar system? The only place where life could have taken hold? Or could such an environment have existed at one point on Mars? Where water and key chemical buliding blocks could have come together in a way that could support …

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The Hubble Space Telescope: a conduit to the cosmos from which we spring. On September 9, NASA released the first calibrated images from the Hubble Space Telescope after the Servicing Mission 4. This video shows the impressive improvements on the telescope’s optics.

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Best educational channels: • www.atheism-magazine.com Best Atheist Experience clips & chat: • www.atheism-magazine.com Please subscribe to: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com Hubble Space Telescope – 15 Years Of Science (HubbleMinute in HQ) The birth and death pangs of stars, the deepest pictures taken of space, and immense natural “lenses” created by gravity are among the topics illustrated by Hubble images in this short broadcast, known as a HubbleMinute. Visit hubblesite.org Credits …