Showing posts with label space. Show all posts
Showing posts with label space. Show all posts

Saturday, March 14, 2015

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL ROCKETS

THIS IS QUITE INTERESTING.
 
 
 
 
The Saturn V rocket, seen here on the launch of Apollo 11 on 16 July 1969, remains the most powerful rocket that has ever flown. It was responsible for all the Apollo flights to the moon, and also launched Nasa's first space station - Skylab - in 1973


Saturday, February 28, 2015

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

It is with great sadness as I post this.
 
Leonard Nimoy passed away yesterday to travel the stars.
 
Many memorials and photos around the Worlds commemorate our friend and philosopher..
 
So, I won't do another.
 
May you rest in Peace.
 
Mr. Spock
 
1931-2015
 
Long Live and Prosper Mr. Spock
 
 
 


Saturday, February 14, 2015

ONE WAY TRIP TO MARS?

The Washington Post did a great article on just that.
 
Surprisingly there are thousands of people around the world who would leave it all behind to go.
 
 
 
 
 


HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

Scientists are planning to beam a welcome message out into space. Stephen Hawking warns inviting aliens could be dangerous..
 
 
 
 


SOMETIMES YOU THE MAN AND YOU KNOW IT!






Saturday, February 7, 2015

THE NOT SO DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Spectacular animation shows the Lunar phases in a whole new light.
 
You really have to check this out.
 
 
 
 
Nasa has released a stunning animation of the moon's far side - once known as the 'dark side' - with Earth looming in the background. The animation takes the moon through the 29.5 day period of phases

A BILLION DEGREES OF SEPERATION



This chart shows known temperature differences throughout the Universe.

Click HERE for direct link where you can enlarge and peruse this fascinating chart..

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

Breathtaking video takes viewers from the Sun's surface to Jupiter in 45 minutes.
 
 
 


Saturday, January 31, 2015

EARTH IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

The Daily Mail has done it again with this great piece.
 
This video shows what our sky would look like with other moons etc
 
 
Dione which orbits Saturn (pictured) at a distance of 235,000 miles (377,000km), would impact Earth if Saturn were in place of the moon
 
The animation by the agency shows just how large some of the planets are, with Jupiter (pictured) and Saturn filling up most of the sky

Thursday, January 29, 2015

THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

NASA TV presents: Inside the ISS.
 
Great video here.
 
Visit:
To explore lots of great things about Space.
 
 


Saturday, January 17, 2015

Monday, December 29, 2014

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

YEP, GOTTA BREATHE

WOW! But, as a near-lifelong Alaskan, being stuck inside, and having to be protected to step outside FOREVER, might not be for everyone. However, Godspeed. I like his. I'll go now!
 
 
 
The researchers also point out that even getting all the necessary equipment to Mars (shown) will require 15 launches of Space X’s upcoming super-rocket, the Falcon Heavy, at a cost of £2.8 billion ($4.5 billion). ‘The first crew fatality would occur approximately 68 days into the mission,' the students write