Okay, NASA’s really just showing off with this video. They dug up every piece of amazing archival footage and had it narrated by Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen). Tell me this doesn’t make you want to fly off into space and explore the unknown. I wonder how much exploring they’re going to be doing with their recently slashed budgets?
Weekly Space Hangout – Feb. 23, 2012
In this edition, we talk about the non-discovery of faster-than-light neutrinos, the possibility of quakes on Mars, and explanation for the ridge on Iapetus, the 25th anniversary of SN1987A, and a steamy water world.
Interview with Mike Brown
In case you missed it, here’s our interview with Caltech astronomer Mike Brown. Mike and his team discovered Eris and many other large objects in the Kuiper Belt. We talked about Pluto and Eris, of course, but also about Mike’s other favorite objects in the Solar System like Europa and Titan.
Space Timelapse: Temporal Distortion by Randy Halverson
Randy Halverson has released a new timelapse video of the night sky shot at the White River in central South Dakota during September and October 2011. There are also some shots from Arches National Park in Utah, and Canyon of the Ancients area of Colorado during June 2011.
And if you’re really interested in Randy’s timelapse videos, you can purchase an extended cut version here.
Virtual Star Party – Feb. 8, 2012
Here was the virtual star party that we held last night on Google+. We’ve actually been holding 1-2 of these star parties every week as we figure out the best way to organize and coordinate all the telescopes streaming into the Hangout. I don’t normally post them all on Universe Today, but last night was particularly special, with amazing views of the Rosette Nebula approximately one hour into the broadcast. A big thanks to Gary Gonella for sharing his telescope view with us.
If you’re interested in watching future livestreamed telescope virtual star parties, make sure you circle me on Google+.
Weekly Space Hangout – Feb 2nd, 2012
Weekly Space Hangout for Feb 2, 2012
Astronomy Cast, Ep. 250: Precision
Wow… 250 episodes.
Accuracy, precision and reproducibility. These are the foundations of science that make our progress possible. How do these play into a scientist’s daily activities? And just how precise can we get with our measurements?
You can watch us record Astronomy Cast live every Monday at 12:00 pm PDT (3:00 pm EDT, 2000 GMT). Make sure you circle Fraser on Google+ to see it show up in the feed. You can also see it live over on our YouTube channel.
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Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 26, 2012
Another edition of our weekly space hangout. This week we talked about a week of space remembrance, solar storms, Newt’s plans for a 2020 lunar base, arsenic and old news, black holes and their galaxies and the death of Phobos-Grunt.
Want to catch these episodes live? Visit the Cosmoquest Hangouts page and you’ll see them when they happen.
Astronomy Cast Ep. 249: Schrödinger’s Cat
You’ve probably all heard of Schrödinger’s Cat, that bizarre thought experiment designed by Erwin Schrödinger to show how the strange predictions of quantum theory could impact the real world. No cats will be harmed in the making of this episode, maybe.
You can watch us record Astronomy Cast live every Monday at 12:00 pm PDT (3:00 pm EDT, 2000 GMT). Make sure you circle Fraser on Google+ to see it show up in the feed. You can also see it live over on our YouTube channel.
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Weekly Space Hangout for Jan. 19th, 2012
Our weekly space hangout continues. This week we talk about boiling planets, re-Pillars of Creation, a galaxy made of dark matter, the return of Phobos-Grunt and a telescope the size of a planet.