MSL is on its way to Mars !!!!

By Ben on November 26, 2011 at 12:08 pm | In Blog Posts | No Comments

MSL is on its way to Mars !!!!
Next Stop Gale.

Congrats to NASA, JPL and the ULA Atlas V / Centaur teams.

–Ben

A signal from NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, including the new Curiosity rover, has been received by officials on the ground. The spacecraft is flying free and headed for Mars after separation from the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that started the spacecraft on its journey to the Red Planet. Liftoff was on time at 10:02 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida…

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html

Latest from Cassini: The Saturn Storm Chronicles

By Ben on November 18, 2011 at 3:47 am | In Blog Posts | No Comments

News from your favorite Ringed Planet
–Ben

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November 17, 2011

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Ever since the birth of a colossal atmospheric disturbance that has ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year, the Cassini imaging team has been systematically recording the associated tumultuous changes in the planet’s appearance.

Today, I am enormously pleased to bring to your attention, for your sheer dazzlement, the public release of a large series of images, mosaics and movies that are the result of these methodical observations, and chronicle, month by month, and in kaleiodoscopic color, the development and evolution of this monster tempest, the longest lasting ever observed on Saturn.

You can begin your journey, down the rabbit hole and through the land of wonder, right here …

ciclops.org

… where you’ll discover an updated Captain’s Log and a link (at the top of the page) to this mind-bending and spectacular event.

In times as restless and troubled as ours, it is worth remembering that we humans are capable of extraordinary feats. And I think you will agree: Cassini’s exploration of Saturn has been one of them.

Enjoy!

Carolyn Porco
Cassini Imaging Team Leader
Director, CICLOPS
Space Science Institute
Boulder, CO

http://ciclops.org

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Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS

By Ben on November 14, 2011 at 1:49 am | In Blog Posts | No Comments

Nice collection of time lapse videos of Earth @ Night as seen from the International Space Station.

–Ben

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS

http://vimeo.com/32001208