Earth-directed CMEs Released
Earth-directed-CMEs-Released.JPG It has been revealed that the sun has released coronal mass ejection. The solar phenomenon, which can send billions of tons of particles into space that can travel to...
View Article'Comet of the century' nears Earth
This November, the icy wanderer ISON will reach the climax of its journey, potentially providing a stunning skywatching show here on Earth. Reported by FOXNews.com 7 hours ago.
View ArticleNewly discovered flux in the Earth may solve missing-mantle mystery
It's widely thought that the Earth arose from violent origins: Some 4.5 billion years ago, a maelstrom of gas and dust circled in a massive disc around the sun, gathering in rocky clumps to form...
View ArticleThe 5 Types of Cosplayers You May See At Comic Con
Comic Con is as much a showcase for science-fiction and fantasy as it is a four-day stage for cosplayers. Short for costume play, the activity has grown into a subculture for superfans of the genres,...
View ArticleNASA Interplanetary Probes To Take Pictures Of Earth From Space
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two NASA spacecraft, one studying the Saturn system, the other observing Mercury, are maneuvering into place to take pictures of Earth on July 19...
View ArticleCrown Point Hosts 'Taste of Earth'
Patch Fairlawn-Bath, OH -- Crown Point Ecology Center’s 15th Annual Taste of Earth Dinner and Auction is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 on the grounds of Crown Point, 3220 Ira Road. The evening, h...
View ArticleRobert J. Elisberg: Catherine the Great
I hope you have a Catherine Clinch in your life. To be clear, it doesn't have to be the Catherine Clinch -- that would help if it was, and in a perfect world that would be best -- but someone close...
View ArticleEarth Gets Its Portrait Taken From Saturn And Mercury
Earth will be in the background of several images taken NASA's Cassini and Messenger spacecraft beginning on July 19. Reported by IBTimes 41 minutes ago.
View ArticleEarth's Gold Was Likely Created By Stellar Explosions
All of the gold on Earth might have come from cosmic crashes between superdense dead stars, new research suggests. The origin of the universe's gold is mysterious, since it's not formed within stars...
View ArticleCover your eyes: NASA, ESA set to bring broadband speeds to space using lasers
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will soon bring a much-needed data link speed increase between satellites, spacecraft and Earth using laser beams, according to Nature. ESA will get the ball...
View ArticleINTERVIEW - When Stars Collide; How Gold Came To Earth
(Kitco News) - Members of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) faculty have come to the conclusion that earth’s gold was created by the collision of two neutron stars. Reported by...
View ArticleSmile! Earth's pic to be taken from space on Friday, Saturday
Two NASA spacecraft, one studying Saturn's system, the other observing Mercury, are maneuvering into place to take long-distance pictures of Earth on Friday and Saturday. Reported by Computerworld 2...
View ArticleNASA Asking Everyone To Photobomb Cassini
*Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online* NASA's Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting around Saturn will be poised to snap an image of Earth on Friday, and the space agency is asking the...
View ArticleMESSENGER To Capture Earth, Moon In Series Of Images This Weekend
*Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online* We previously reported the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft was preparing to take an amazing picture of Earth as Saturn encountered a solar...
View ArticleWave at Saturn (and Mercury): Space probes are taking snapshots of Earth
The planets are aligned to make you smile — thanks to the propitious positioning of space probes orbiting Saturn and Mercury.Friday's interplanetary photo op should produce a stunning image of Saturn...
View ArticleCassini set to capture photo of Saturn and Earth
NASA spacecraft will snap portrait of Earth, giving public glimpse of planet as a "pale blue dot" Reported by CBS News 2 days ago.
View ArticleInside NASA's Search For Habitable Exoplanets
*redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online* The hunt is on for planets that, like Earth, have the conditions necessary for life to survive on their surfaces. But what exactly are...
View ArticleTwo distant spacecraft set to take photos of Earth friday
In a cosmic coincidence, two NASA spacecraft in orbit around distant planets in the solar system are expected to take photos of Earth Friday. Reported by FOXNews.com 2 days ago.
View ArticleSmile, Earth, Saturn Is Taking Your Picture
Patch North Druid Hills-Briarcliff, GA -- Earth is having its photo taken for the third time in history, and you can be a part of it at Fernbank Science Center. Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
View ArticleSmile! Nasa to attempt long-distance portrait of Earth from Saturn | Stuart...
On Friday Nasa's Cassini spacecraft will take a picture of Earth and its six billion inhabitants from 1.44bn kilometres away It may sound like a terrible sequel to The Day the Earth Stood Still, but...
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