Space In General

[Dotini]

Currently, there is no official explanation from NASA.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/...n-mars-by-nasa-rover-excites-ufo-enthusiasts/
The rover actually shoots images in “stereo,” with one on the left and another on the right, and the right-hand camera captured a similar phenomenon two days in a row while the left-hand camera did not record the strange light.

An imaging specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this suggested cosmic rays caused the mystery light.

“The fact that it’s in one ‘eye’ but not the other means it’s an imaging artifact and not a real ‘thing’ in the terrain. Period,” said Doug Ellison, the NASA expert.

 

[Brett]

Mars is very visible in the night sky. Story about location. I just got back in the house from looking and there Mars is. Neat stuff. I just wish I had a telescope or something to get a better view.

 

[Dennisch]

Mars is very visible in the night sky. Story about location. I just got back in the house from looking and there Mars is. Neat stuff. I just wish I had a telescope or something to get a better view.

If you buy a telescope to look at the planets, go for something with a magnification of at least 350x. Mine only goes to 260 and with that only the moon and Jupiter are worth watching at. I've just looked at Mars for the first time and it is just a tiny small dot. Jupiter however, I can see the lines pretty good and the 4 biggest moon orbiting around it.

The moon also looks awesome at 260x, but without a filter is kinda hurts my eye.

My next scope will be so ridiculous big that I will need my pickup to move it.

 

[Roo]

Lunar eclipse tonight over the Americas, starting in just under 6 hours.

 

[Thematic]

The coolest planet found today, Kepler-186f, is just slightly larger than Earth (radius 1.1) and is in the habitable zone.

NASA's Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet In The 'Habitable Zone' of Another Star

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/201...ir-of-supermassive-black-holes/1341398266477/

Thought this was interesting, one of my friends sent the link over to me on skype was going to post it up a couple days ago but I've been busy studying for finals.

 

[CodeRedR51]

 

[Dotini]

That was awesome. As a builder of numerous Estes and other model rocket kits, I loved this flight, and the timeless beauty of the rocket design. The launch and recovery of a full scale rocket achieves the long-sought dream of full reuseability.

 

[Touring Mars]

Prof. Colin Pillinger FRS CBE has died of a brain haemorrhage aged 70.

He'll be best remembered for leading the Beagle 2 mission to Mars, to explore the planet for signs of life...

RIP.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27322166

 

[Wiegert]

Such a highly recognisable figure in British science. Not even MS could really prevent him from trying to find backing for a future Mars mission after the infamous Beagle 2 failure.

RIP

 

[CodeRedR51]

NASA installed HD cameras outside the ISS, live stream available 24/7 here:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload

 

[homeforsummer]

Prof. Colin Pillinger FRS CBE has died of a brain haemorrhage aged 70.

Ah, thought I heard that news emanating from the TV earlier. That's sad. Always such a character and did a lot for the UK space program.

 

[Dean]

Thought this was worth a share here;

 

[CodeRedR51]

SpaceX will unveil their manned Dragon spacecraft in a few minutes.

Live stream here:

http://www.space.com/17933-nasa-tel...-space-tv.html?cmpid=514630_20140530_24921936

Edit:

 

[Slash]

Meet Kepler-10C.

http://www.businessinsider.com/rocky-mega-earth-planet-kepler-10c-2014-6

 

[CodeRedR51]

$250 Million increase to NASA's budget for 2015.

http://www.iflscience.com/space/250-million-increase-nasa’s-budget-next-year

After a debate lasting several days, the House of Representatives has passed its 2015 funding bill for Commerce, Justice and Science. NASA will receive a budget of $17.89 billion- an increase of $250 million from last year’s budget and $435 million over the President’s request. The vote was 321-87.

 

[Dennisch]

Excellent news. We need to get out there asap.
Pictures from all the space telescopes are all nice and dandy but it is time to send some people to Mars and beyond.

And they need to crack down on the James Webb scope. That thing needs to be flying up there a lot sooner than it is planned now.

 

[CodeRedR51]

And they need to crack down on the James Webb scope. That thing needs to be flying up there a lot sooner than it is planned now.

It's that the ground based one?

 

[Dennisch]

It's that the ground based one?

No, that is the one that will replace the Hubble.

http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/

This is how it will look floating in space :

And here is a full scale model :

 

[CodeRedR51]

Hmm, maybe confused it with another one. I know they're building a huge ground based telescope somewhere.

 

[Dennisch]

Hmm, maybe confused it with another one. I know they're building a huge ground based telescope somewhere.

I think that is the one in Chili or Peru, in that high altitude desert?

This one:

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=37390

Yes, those tiny things at the bottom are cars.

Also:

Dubbed E-ELT for European Extremely Large Telescope, this revolutionary new ground-based telescope concept will have a 39-meter main mirror and will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world: “the world’s biggest eye on the sky”.

39 frikkin' meter. 39!!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Ah, that's the one.

 

[Exorcet]

Is anyone else hoping that Betelgeuse dies before they do? It's been a few centuries since there was a supernova in the galaxy and this one would be close enough so that I wouldn't need to rush to buy a telescope.

Eta Carinae might go too, but I would miss that one once it's gone.

 

[Touring Mars]

It would be incredible to see it happen in our lifetimes, but then for that to happen, it would have had to have exploded about 600 years ago!

On the other hand, depending on how bright it would be, and how long it would be at maximum brightness (and where you live), it could be quite an unsettled time. Some estimates suggest that it could be brighter than the Sun and remain that bright for several months - others say it would be about as bright as the full moon for a few weeks. The latter would be a minor inconvenience for amateur astronomers for a few weeks - the former, however, could potentially play havoc with society and wildlife as night is turned to day for weeks on end... Scots could get sun tans without leaving the country, owls wouldn't know when to hoot, etc... it could be chaos.

 

[PeterJB]

It depends when in the year it goes. In the Summer we'd end up with really bright days, and the supernova would largely be lost in the sun's glare. In the Winter on the other hand the two would take turns every 12 hours.

 

[Dennisch]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload

Live stream from the ISS' HD cameras.

http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/HDEV/

Same stream, but now with a map with the ISS location in the sky.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I think that is the one in Chili or Peru, in that high altitude desert?

This one:

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=37390

Yes, those tiny things at the bottom are cars.

Also:

Dubbed E-ELT for European Extremely Large Telescope, this revolutionary new ground-based telescope concept will have a 39-meter main mirror and will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world: “the world’s biggest eye on the sky”.

39 frikkin' meter. 39!!

Thanks for posting all this cool stuff for us science, engineering and space fanatics. You too at @R1600Turbo

EDIT: Also I saw this today http://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-discovery-of-kepler-10c-steps-up-claims-for-alien-life/

 

[Wiegert]

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/holy-crap-nasas-interplanetary-spaceship-concept-is-fr-1589001939

Nothing like a concept for a "real-life" Enterprise to remind some people that NASA are researching warp drive capabilities.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-red-dwarf-stars-planets.html

Thought this was a good read

 

[zzz_pt]

I think that is the one in Chili or Peru, in that high altitude desert?

This one:

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=37390

Yes, those tiny things at the bottom are cars.

Also:

Dubbed E-ELT for European Extremely Large Telescope, this revolutionary new ground-based telescope concept will have a 39-meter main mirror and will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world: “the world’s biggest eye on the sky”.

39 frikkin' meter. 39!!

One of the places I want to go with my girlfriend before I die.