Category Archives: Space

Watch “Jewel in the Night — original music from the International Space Station” on YouTube

Posted on December 25, 2012 by dkohn96

Merry Christmas from the International Space Station!

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Starry Night

Posted on October 5, 2012 by dkohn96

The famous Van Gogh painting Starry Night has received a very modern makeover From the Herald Sun By Erinna Giblin Oct 3, 2012 THE picture is iconic, inspiring artists, astronomers and lovers for generations. Now new tribute has been paid … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Update – Destination Mount Sharp

Posted on August 16, 2012 by dkohn96

Destination Mount Sharp This image from NASA’s Curiosity rover looks south of the rover’s landing site on Mars towards Mount Sharp. This is part of a larger,high-resolution color mosaic made from images obtained by Curiosity’s Mast Camera. In this version … Continue reading →

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Morse Code On Mars

Posted on August 13, 2012 by dkohn96

From EDN Doug Grant- 08.10.2012 August 10, 2012 Since everybody else is writing about the Curiosity Rover, I guess I need to write something about Mars—like the fact that there’s Morse code up there. I’m not sure whether this got … Continue reading →

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Latest from Mars

Posted on August 12, 2012 by dkohn96

From: NASA First Hi-Res Color Mosaic of Curiosity’s Mastcam Images This image is the first high-resolution color mosaic from NASA’s Curiosity rover, showing the geological environment around the rover’s landing site in Gale Crater on Mars. The images show a … Continue reading →

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First Panorama from Mars

Posted on August 8, 2012 by dkohn96

From: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16011 This is the first 360-degree panoramic view from NASA’s Curiosity rover, taken with the Navigation cameras. Most of the tiles are thumbnails, or small copies of the full-resolution images that have not been sent back to Earth yet. … Continue reading →

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All the Pieces Found

Posted on August 7, 2012 by dkohn96

NASA has now located all the various components discarded during the Curiosity landing. See picture below:

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My favorite Curiosity Image (So Far)

Posted on August 6, 2012 by dkohn96

This image, taken from orbit by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is of Curiosity parachuting down to the surface of mars. Here is a simulation of the various orbiters in relation to the landing Curiosity. As shown … Continue reading →

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First Pictures from Mars

Posted on August 6, 2012 by dkohn96

Last night Curiosity landed on mars. The landing went perfectly (even with parachutes, cranes and rockets). Within minutes it sent back two black and white images. The first picture to be received was one showing one of the wheels of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity’s Grand Entrance

Posted on August 6, 2012 by dkohn96

Actor William Shatner narrates this thrilling video about NASA’s Curiosity rover, from its entry and descent through the Martian atmosphere to its landing and exploration of the Red Planet in NASA’s hardest planetary science mission to date. If you are … Continue reading →

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