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The Aurora Seen from Space [PICS]
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You've seen amazing images of the Aurora Borealis and its counterpart, the Aurora Australis here on Environmental Graffiti in the past, but now you have a chance to see them as never before: from space. If you think the view down on Earth is incredible beyond words, wait until you see what these natural light phenomena look like from the International Space Station and through the lens of the Hubble Telescope.
Continue reading...Space Launches As You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Monday, May 4, 2009
Oh. My. Golly. What a shot. Taken in 1998, this awesome image shows NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft shooting into the sky above Cape Canaveral. Destination is in sight. The fiery launch tail forms an arch in the foreground, while the moon, near first quarter phase, looks on, some 250,000 miles away. Prepare for blast-off as we explore stunning photos of space launches and wonder what it all means from an environmental point of view.
Continue reading...10 Incredible Images of Meteor Showers
Thursday, April 30, 2009
When you wish upon a star, you may not be wishing on what you think you are. The reason: shooting stars are of course not stars at all but meteors, the streaks of light we see etched in the sky when the space rocks known as meteoroids burn up as they hit the Earth's atmosphere. When a number of meteors appear to radiate from one point in the sky, we are treated to the celestial event known as meteor showers – but forget your umbrella; break out your telescope!
Continue reading...An Ode to the Fading Eye of the Hubble Telescope
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The legendary Hubble Space Telescope is set to be decommissioned in 2010. While the new telescope on the station, set to launch only a year later, will be far more advanced, many astronomy fanatics will always remember the Hubble as a source of great joy and frustration. In tribute, here are the top ten shots taken, or contributed to, by the Hubble Telescope.
Continue reading...Liquid-Oxygen Powered Moon SUV
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
With the intent of starting new missions on the Moon by 2020, NASA will need an off-roader capable of handling a multitude of situations. The Chariot is one of the new prototypes for NASA's next generation lunar rover. Taking a cue from the Mars rovers, it will have six wheels, each with it's own independent steering.
Continue reading...30 Giant Figures Seen from Google Earth
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Once upon a time, in the far, far away land of Techgeeks lived two university chums named Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They spent long hours dreaming of a company that one day would be the biggest search engine in the world, offering mere mortals the opportunity to traverse the great plains of the planet without moving their lazy asses. Information would be available at the touch of a square key and people could search for the most bizarre, beautiful, weird and wonderful images relayed by satellites dotted around the globe.
Continue reading...Scientists Design Giant Elevator to the Stars
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Since time immemorial, we have imagined what it would be like to climb to the heavens. With the advent of modern rocketry, a few brave souls, and many more brave robots, have managed to slip the surly bonds of Earth. But what if, instead of an expensive and perilous ship that only a few could find passage on, we built a bridge to the stars that anyone could cross. Imagine that.
Continue reading...Photograph of Alien World Makes History
Friday, September 26, 2008
Up until this point, the only planet-like objects scientists had clearly observed in space did not appear locked in orbit around a star much like our own sun. This could shake up some widely held astronomical theories though, since the supposed planet is located farther from it's 'sun' than researchers thought possible. That is, if continued observation can confirm that this large mass actually is orbiting the star.
Continue reading...Geography Guide on About.com
Friday, August 22, 2008
If you can’t quite get enough of lava flows, images of Earth from space and weird and wonderful factoids about this awesome planet of ours, then check out the Geography section over at About. Written and managed by Matt Rosenberg, a professional, published geographer who has been the guide on About for over a decade, the collection of articles and images compiled is phenomenal.
Continue reading...30 Abstract Satellite Images of Earth
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
NASA’s scientists had a brilliant idea: to scan through 400,000 images taken by the Landsat 7 satellite and display only the most the most beautiful. A handful of the best were painstakingly chosen and then displayed at the Library of Congress in 2000.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
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