Blog Profile / Skymania News
| URL : | http://news.skymania.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Academics / Astronomy | |
| Posts on Regator: | 497 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.8 | |
| Archived Since: | March 16, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Lifting the veil from a star’s alien worlds
For the first time astronomers have attained spectra of multiple planets in a system, and the results are not quite as expected Lifting the veil from a star’s alien worlds is a post from: Skymania News and Guide The post Lifting the veil from a star’s alien worlds appeared first on Skymania News. [[ This is a content summary only. Show More Summary
Moon takes little dip into Earth’s shadow
The Moon experienced a small eclipse yesterday as just its limb entered the Earth's dark central shadow. Here are some images taken by Skymania's Paul Sutherland. Moon takes little dip into Earth’s shadow is a post from: Skymania News...Show More Summary
Cock-up at NASA highlights Rude Planet
A cheeky image of Mars taken by the Spirit rover shows a pattern resembling a male member carved in the dust by its wheels. Cock-up at NASA highlights Rude Planet is a post from: Skymania News and Guide The post Cock-up at NASA highlights Rude Planet appeared first on Skymania News. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
NASA says Mars could have supported life
Mars could have been home to life some time in its history, NASA revealed yesterday in an exciting new announcement. NASA says Mars could have supported life is a post from: Skymania News and Guide The post NASA says Mars could have supported life appeared first on Skymania News. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
80 million meteors like Chelyabinsk are threat
Astronomers have identified the meteor that exploded over Russia earlier this month and say we are under threat from 80 million just like it. 80 million meteors like Chelyabinsk are threat is a post from: Skymania News and Guide The post 80 million meteors like Chelyabinsk are threat appeared first on Skymania News. [[ This is a content summary only. Show More Summary
Asteroid 2012 DA14 set to skim past Earth
The Earth will dodge a cosmic bullet this week when a 50-meter wide asteroid skims past our planet. The flyby, by a space rock labelled 2012 DA14, is the closest near-miss ever predicted in advance for an object so large. Asteroid 2012...Show More Summary
Comets galore orbit alien stars
A handful of stars are now known to also harbour comets, and new research suggests that these could be as common as exoplanets. Comets galore orbit alien stars is a post from: Skymania News and Guide The post Comets galore orbit alien stars appeared first on Skymania News. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Brian May makes new study of dust in space
Queen musician Brian May has helped produce a new scientific paper about the distribution of dust between the planets. Brian May makes new study of dust in space is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Five new planets orbit nearby star
A bright nearby star called Tau Ceti has been found to have at least five planets in orbit around it, including one that could be habitable. Five new planets orbit nearby star is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Catch up on more great space stories
If you enjoy the articles on Skymania, you may like to know that I am also a regular contributor to a great and fast-growing website for space enthusiasts called Sen – Space Exploration Network. While mainly focused on spaceflight, this site, set up by internet entrepreneur Charles Black, also reports on important astronomical news. And it is building a useful [...]Show More Summary
Smoking gun points to volcanoes on Venus
Six years of study by ESA's Venus Express space probe have produced fresh evident that volcanoes could still be active on the planet dubbed Earth's evil twin. Smoking gun points to volcanoes on Venus is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Mercury, Venus and Saturn line up
If you have never seen Mercury before, now is a very good opportunity. The innermost planet that never strays very far from the Sun is currently well placed in the morning sky. And as an additional treat for early risers, this fleeting and elusive world is very neatly lined up with two other pre-dawn planets, Venus and Saturn. Venus is [...]Show More Summary
How Skylon could prepare a mission to Mars
UK engineers have allowed their imaginations free range by showing how their new Skylon space plane could help develop a mission to Mars. How Skylon could prepare a mission to Mars is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Major boost for Skylon space plane
British engineers have made the biggest breakthrough in flight technology since the invention of the jet engine, paving the way for a revolutionary new space plane called Skylon. Major boost for Skylon space plane is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
‘Historic’ Mars discovery may be clues to life
An unguarded remark by a Mars scientist working on the Curiosity mission has started a flurry of speculation that NASA has finally found signs of life on the Red Planet. ‘Historic’ Mars discovery may be clues to life is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hubble finds most distant known galaxy
Two NASA telescopes, Hubble and Spitzer, working together have discovered the most distant galaxy ever seen in the Universe. Hubble finds most distant known galaxy is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Life could have survived in vents on Mars
Water that once flowed across the surface of Mars was hot enough for alien life to survive, UK scientists have discovered. Life could have survived in vents on Mars is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Nearby super-Earth may be habitable
An Earth-like planet enjoying conditions that might be suitable for life has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. Nearby super-Earth may be habitable is a post from: Skymania News and Guide [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Orion Nebula is home to nearby black hole
The Orion Nebula is a familiar sight to amateur astronomers as one of the brightest gas clouds in the sky. Plus it is easy to find within one of the most prominent constellations, in the Sword of Orion. The nebula, which appears as a swirling maelstrom through large telescopes, is a famous example of a cosmic nursery where new stars [...]Show More Summary
A cosmic monster served up for Halloween
In space, no one can hear you scream, they say. But that’s what you might want to do it you came across this ghostly cosmic character. Looking like some monstrous psychedelic puffer fish, this denizen of deep space puts on an eerie glow that seems just right for Halloween. In fact the image is of a hot and massive star [...]Show More Summary