Highest resolution image ever captured of a sun spot. The brand spanking new image is of a section of the Sun only 50 miles across. Amazing how it almost looks alive. The Big Bear Observatory is a precursor to an even larger solar telescope being constructed. Look forward to even more detail images in the [...]
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Scientists have long been using the wobble method for searching for stars with orbiting planets. This method involves searching for the slight wobble caused in by the gravitational pull of orbiting planets. A new discovery using this method is proving exciting for several reasons. It is the largest find of exo-planets since the first discovery [...]
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One of the primary challenges faced by our space programs is ensure that spacecraft, maned or unmanned land safely back on earth or on their destination planet. We’ve seen some creative and successful methods such as the bouncing landing of the Mars rovers. This new concept described as a literally a “pit stop”, would use a large tube that [...]
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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