Tag: astronaut
we have done impressive things
by Greg on Jul.20, 2009, under Science Life Musing
as humans, we tend to forget, that in the past 100 years, we have done some impressive things. Because the environment of the moon is so stable at the moment, one of the only testaments to these achievements that will survive if we were gone tomorrow, are the moon voyage machinery, and the footprints of americans. It is a really sad 40 year anniversary for me. I have no clue how the rest of America sees NASA and its waning strength, but for me, it’s more of the theme of american culture is in decline. (continue reading…)
Event: Explorers’ Club Series: Space Stories
by Greg on May.01, 2009, under Science Event
| May 2, 2009 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 7:00 pm |
Seriously, go meet an astronaut. They are insanely interesting people. They have insanely interesting anecdotes because the ordinary things we do, like sneeze, is completely different in space. This event is pricey though. the lineup is deep and it’s all day long. I love how one of these guys is responsible for my NASA image of the day widget. Thank you kind sir. (continue reading…)
Today in science history April 9th
by Greg on Apr.09, 2009, under Science Life History
This is a fun story. It’s like a Guinness book entry, but i doubt it will ever reach well known status like the world’s fattest twins. from todayinsci.com, (continue reading…)
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Little Galaxy With a Tail
This infrared portrait of the Small Magellanic Cloud, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, reveals stars and dust in this galaxy as never seen before. T The image shows the main body of the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is comprised of the "bar" and "wing" on the left and the "tail" extending to the right. The bar contains both old stars (in blue) and young stars lighting up their natal dust (green/red). The wing mainly contains young stars. The tail contains only gas, dust and newly formed stars. Spitzer data has confirmed that the tail region was recently torn off the main body of the galaxy. Two of the tail clusters, which are still embedded in their birth clouds, can be seen as red dots. The data in this image are being used by astronomers to study the lifecycle of dust in the entire galaxy: from the formation in stellar atmospheres, to the reservoir containing the present day interstellar medium, and the dust consumed in forming new stars. The dust being formed in old, evolved stars (blue stars with a red tinge) is measured using mid-infrared wavelengths. The present day interstellar dust is weighed by measuring the intensity and color of emission at longer infrared wavelengths. The rate at which the raw material is being consumed is determined by studying ionized gas regions and the younger stars (yellow/red extended regions). The Small Magellanic Cloud, and its companion galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud, are the two galaxies where this type of study is possible. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI
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