ISS pass near Venus – 17th April 2012
by yaska77 There’s a great account you can follow on Twitter if you’d like to be sent alerts whenever the ISS will be passing your location. Twisst ISS alerts send out thousands of messages every day,...
View ArticleCuriosity goes where water once flowed
by yaska77 NASA’s Curiosity rover has returned images showing evidence of an ancient, flowing stream on Mars after a close examination of two outcrops called “Hottah” and “Link”. The rock outcrop shown...
View ArticleHubble eyes up comet ISON
by yaska77 Billed as possibly the “comet of the century”, C/2012 S1 ISON has recently found itself in the sights of the Hubble Space Telescope. Still too far away to be seen by the naked eye, what has...
View ArticleAstronomy is contagious!
by yaska77 The great thing about astronomy is that anyone with a sky over their heads can get involved. You don’t need a truckload of expensive gear, just an interest and a modicum of patience will get...
View ArticleThe day the Earth smiled
by yaska77 Images of a distant Earth taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on 19th July have been released, showing our planet and its moon as beacons shining in space from millions of miles away. The...
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