Most Complete 3-D Map of Local Universe
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) have created a map of the universe called the 2MASS Redshift Survey. Taking more than 10 years to complete the map and it is what...
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) have created a map of the universe called the 2MASS Redshift Survey. Taking more than 10 years to complete the map and it is what...
Our place in the universe.via www.reddit.com Note: If you read this via Email or Feed-reader click Permalink below to download bigger image."Create your own interactive map - Get started now - ChartsBin...
Adam Winnik illustrator from Sheridan College in Ontario produced this animation for his final thesis piece.The first time I heard this excerpt from Carl Sagan's book "Pale Blue Dot" it literally changed...
Above image looks like a giant potato, but it is actually our Earth. After just two years in orbit, European Space Agency's GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) satellite...
How 6 crew members will simulate a Mars mission?via www.flickr.com Note: If you read this via Email or Feed-reader click Permalink below to download bigger image."Create your own interactive map...
The space agency just announced that the last shuttle mission would be in June. How is NASA going to spend its resources if it's not manning the shuttle program?via awesome.good.is Note: If you read...
Now only one asteroid has a 1 degree of danger (green zone) on the Torino scale. Others are in the white zone (zero danger).via en.rian.ru Note: If you read this via Email or Feed-reader click Permalink...
Near Earth Objects (NEOs) is an infographic project made by Zachary Vabolis Graphics designer / illustrator from Mechanicsville, MD. The data is actual data gathered from NASA's public records. Displayed...
The first complete microwave image of the Moon taken by Chinese lunar satellite Chang'E-1 has been revealed. Chang’E-1 is China’s first scientific mission to explore planetary bodies beyond Earth and...
This chart shows the relationship between the angular elevation of the sun relative to the horizon and levels of twilight. The values are for the 24 hours between 1pm BST 12th August 2010 and 1pm BST...
Lost in space: The paths of satellites orbiting the earth are being restricted by the proliferation of junk.via www.economist.com
We can discover the oddities of space with this nifty info graphic about things you might have not known about outer space.via www.popjolly.com
The planned operating life of space probes Voyager-1 and Voyager-2 has already expired but they continue working.via en.rian.ru
A dozen space vehicles, equipped with 200 nets each, could scoop up the space debris floating in low Earth orbit, clearing the way for a future space elevator. That’s the idea described last Friday...