nextbigfuture.com - 16 days ago
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1. Astroengine has a picture and video of the launch of Ares I-X. 2 The Universe Today had seven pictures of the Ares i-X launch 3. Collect Space reports NASA's Ares I-X to fly on historic hardware with commemorative payload 4. Centauri Dreams takes a look in two posts at the ...
boston.com - 14 days ago
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boston.com —
Since 2006, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has
been orbiting Mars, currently circling approximately 300 km (187
mi) above the Martian surface. On board the MRO is HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, which has been ...
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Martian landscapes
news.bbc.co.uk - 12 days ago
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news.bbc.co.uk —
The US and European space agencies have signed
the "letter of intent" that ties together their Mars
programmes. The agreement, which was penned in Washington DC, gives the green light to scientists and engineers to begin the joint planning of Red ...
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Nasa and Esa sign Mars agreement
outofthecradle.net - 11 days ago
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outofthecradle.net —
Ah, your Lunar Librarian can well recall his
student years, hitting the books and starving more often
than not in the pursuit of knowledge. Ramen noodles, rice & beans, ravioli. I seemed to have a very R-rich diet. So that you won’t have to ...
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Scholarships for Space Studies
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Carnivalia — 10/28 – 11/03
Sorting Out Science —
Sorting Out Science Science for people who never knew it could be interesting Carnivalia — 10/28 – 11/03 by Sam Wise The last week’s bumper crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals: Accretionary Wedge #21: Earth Science Outreach All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Seventy Four Carnivaleque 55: Ancient/medieval All Hallows Eve edition Carnival of Space 127 Circus of the Spineless #44 Festival #41: Para ver as árvores « Festival of the Trees Friday Ark #267 Grand Rounds Volume 6 No 6 Around the world in 66 ...
Carnival Of The Space Geeks (Next Big Future)
Colony Worlds —
... Titan.
Bruce Cordell of 21st Century Waves discusses whether humans have a role to play in space, and concludes that its inevitable.
Brian Wang (the host) publishes an interview of Richard Varvill (from Reaction Engines) by Sander Olson regarding their low earth orbit Skylon plane.
For the Carnival of Space I published an article why humanity may want to seed the Moon with hydrogen tanks, and while there was plenty of great articles to read, we still need more space geeks to contribute their mind share to the ...
Ares and the carnivals
Bad Astronomy —
If you’re jonesing for some spacey stuff and maybe some critical thinking too, then check out these three links:
1) Starts with a Bang has a diary of the Ares I-X launch a couple of weeks ago.
2) The 127th Carnival of Space is lying in wait at Next Big Future.
3) The 123rd Skeptics Circle is at Blue Genes Science News, where things have become decidedly Galilean.
So go waste your Thursday afternoon learning stuff.
Woo-Hoooo!
Out of the Cradle —
... a few usual suspects, and I leave it as an exercise for the reader to guess who. I will post more details as they become available. I can’t believe I’m going back to France. I’ve got to stop in Paris, visit Gibert Joseph and some of the antiquarian booksellers over on the Rive Gauche . Maybe stop by La Villette . Too bad the Observatoire de Paris is closed to the public, but maybe the Palais de la Découverte will do. Speaking of découverte, the 127th Carnival of Space can be discovered over at Next Big Future . This week’s 128th ...
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