The Milky Way Galactic Disk – Forever Blowing Bubbles
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Home Carnival of Space Contact Us Forum Guide to Space Privacy Policy Subscribe The Milky Way Galactic Disk Forever Blowing Bubbles by Tammy Plotner on February 6, 2012 Ten Milky Way Project images most-favourited by volunteers , in no particular order . Coordinates are image centres , image sizes are indicated by the zoom level zoom Score another one for citizen science In a study released just days ago , a new catalog containing over five thousand infrared bubbles entries was added through the Milky Way Project website . The work was done independently by at least five participants who measured parameters for position , radius , thickness , eccentricity and position angle . Not only did their work focus on these areas , but the non-professionals were responsible for recovering the
: Skip to content Parabolic Arc Space Tourism and Much More News Search Archives Parabolic Reading List Polls Archive Alan Stern Visits The Space Show Whitesides : Powered SpaceShipTwo Flights Planned for Summer Posted by Doug Messier on February 6, 2012, at 12:15 pm in News Tags : George Whitesides Scaled Composites space tourism space tourists SpaceShipTwo virgin galactic WhiteKnightTwo Comments : no responses 0 Comments Virgin Galactic CEO and President George Whitesides says powered SpaceShipTwo flights are set for this summer in : Mojave Over the next few months we’re integrating parts and pieces of the hybrid rocket motor into the SpaceShipTwo airframe , completing ground testing of the rocket motor , and then will try and start powered flight over the summer , 8221 Whitesides told
HobbySpace RLV Space & Transport News: Jeff Foust reports on the latest statements from New Gingrich and Rick Santorum on space: Gingrich and Santorum hold their ground on space policy - Space Politics. Note that regardless of the lunar base arguments, they both advocate that NASA should partner closely with commercial firms. Romney has made comments along these lines as well. === Res Communis posts a new collection of links to space and aviation related law, regulation, and policy items: Library: A Round-up of Reading.
: : , , , , , , Space Prizes prizes to inspire space technology achievements Monday , February 06, 2012 Space Prize Roundup : Night Rover Plans , Sample Return Updates , SFF Biz Plans , Visualizing Science , Data Fusion , SPHERES , more The Night Rover Challenge is presenting a slide presentation on its main page : Night Rover Challenge January 2012 In addition to the main challenge itself , they are planning a number of related events , including an innovation summit , student competitions , educational events , technology expositions and workshops , and more . nbsp Anousheh Ansari is featured as one of the board members , along with a number of other prominent . innovators Scientific visions that take the prize Cosmic Log Space Frontier Foundation and NASA Announce 110,000 in NewSpace
: Monday , February 6, 2012 LROC releases 57 narrow angle elevation models False color model of the highest vents of the many Marius Hills now believed to be a single shield volcano in central Oceanus Procellarum , a region which may have remained active until 1.1 billion years ago . Nearby bottom , north is the tadpole head of the unofficially named Sinuous Rille A . This area was a prime potential landing site in the Apollo era , more recently in the second tier of 50 Constellation Regions of Interest . The low profile of the Marius Hills , surrounded by relatively flat Procellarum mare , has made appreciating their anatomy difficult except after local sunrise and before local sunset when even low features cast long shadows . LROC Narrow Angle Camera photography taken from overhead and
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, Science Buzz Be a part of the Buzz Register or log in Site Navigation Site Navigation Blog Topics The Space Debate Future Earth Weighing the evidence Archive Features Object of the Month Scientist on the Spot Changing Seasons Browse Images Browse Tags Links Community Latest comments Contribute Buzz points Scientists Teachers Community Guidelines Member Gallery Exhibit Buzz kiosks About Where is Science Buzz Awards Credits Your feedback will help us improve this website Copyright Information Privacy Help Science links Ooooooooh , it's planet Earth by mdr on Jan . 25th , 2012 The Big Blue Marble Courtesy NASA Goddard Photo and Video NASA has just released a very beautiful high-definition digital image of the Earth taken in several swaths by the VIIRS instrument aboard the agency's recently
Professor James R. Arnold, former Director of the California Space Institute and founding Principal Investigator for the California Space Grant Consortium, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at the age of 88. As founding PI of the California Space Grant Consortium, Jim contributed to the early National Space Grant Program under Julius Dash and was [...]
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