Category Archives: Astronomy

Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

May 16, 2013 – Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship:  On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), … Continue reading

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World Tree Map – For the First Time.

May 6, 2013 – Global Map of Forest Height (above): Produced from NASA’s ICESAT/GLAS, MODIS and TRMM sensors. The map will advance scientists understanding of Earth’s forest habitats and their role in Earth’s carbon cycle. A NASA-led science team has … Continue reading

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NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovered 11 new Planetary Systems.

April 26, 2013 – NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets: These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet … Continue reading

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The Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy Builds Blazing Stars.

April 16, 2013 – Herschel and Spitzer See nearby Galaxies’ Stardust: This new image shows the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light. The cold dust that builds blazing stars is revealed. The new images map the dust in the … Continue reading

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Global Earthquakes by Month.

April 12, 2013 – Global Earthquakes by Month: I downloaded 5,664 global earthquakes, greater than or equal to (>=) 6.0 magnitude, from 1973 to 2013 and graphed them by month. With a sample this big I would have expected a … Continue reading

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NASA Image Shows Space Nursery.

April 10, 2013 – Before They Were Stars - Image Shows Space Nursery: A bubbling cauldron of star birth is highlighted in this new image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope (above). The stars we see today weren’t always as serene as … Continue reading

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Click the Link, Below, to Put the Solar System in Motion

April 8, 2013 – Solar System in Motion: Click the link, below, (the one that begins with http) to put the Solar System in Motion. A new window will open from “Stumbleupon” and our Solar System will be in motion.  … Continue reading

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How Big was That? Equivalent Energy Released by Bombs, Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Starquakes.

March 25, 2013 – How Big Was That? Equivalent Energy Released by Bombs, Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Star Quakes: Pictured above is an artist’s rendition of a neutron star named SGR 1806-20, which is located about 50,000 light-years from Earth in … Continue reading

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Sun Storm Forecast – Tiny Chance of Havoc.

March 19, 2013 – Sun Storm Forecast, Tiny Chance of Havoc: In 1859 the Sun erupted, and on Earth wires shot off sparks that shocked telegraph operators and set their paper on fire. Pictured above, green and red auroras appeared … Continue reading

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Rare Galaxy Found at the Dawn of Time.

March 17, 2013 – NASA Telescopes Find Rare Galaxy at the Dawn of Time: This image shows one of the most distant galaxies known, called GN-108036, dating back to 750 million years after the Big Bang that created our universe. … Continue reading

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