I’ve just been to see In the Shadow of the Moon at Eden Court tonight.
Between 1968 & 1972, twelve men voyaged to the moon & walked upon its surface. They remain the only human beings to have done so.
This documentary tells the story of those missions, in the words of the remaining astronauts as well [...]
Posted on Sunday 20th January 2008 in Reviews, Science tagged film-review, moon, Photos, planets, review, space, USofA, with no comments.
NASA have now made their amazing montage of city lights across the Earth at night available as a layer on Google Earth.
To switch it on, go to Layers > Featured Content > NASA > Earth City Lights, but before you do that, for maximum impact, navigate to an area you know well, like Scotland, and [...]
Posted on Sunday 22nd July 2007 in Blog, Science tagged Computers, energy, environmental, landscapes, mapping, Photos, Science, space, technology, with no comments.
I wish I had found this earlier, but I will be reading back though all the previous entries on Anousheh Ansari Space Blog which offers a unique and incredibly interesting insight into the journey of a Space Tourist. The posts are of a really interesting nature, and written in a lucid and enjoyable format.
Two quotes [...]
Posted on Tuesday 26th September 2006 in Science tagged ISS, Links, space, technology, with no comments.
A sharp silhouette of spaceship Atlantis and the International Space Station, a mere spot against the mottled yellow mass of the Sun. NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for 21 Sept. is somewhat surreal, and difficult to believe that it is a real photograph.
I’m not sure whether I am most amazed by the fact we [...]
Posted on Sunday 24th September 2006 in Science tagged ISS, Links, Photos, Science, shuttle, Sol, space, with no comments.
There seems to be a flurry of astronomical events occurring at the moment, some really interesting scientific missions, to further explore the universe around us. The space race may have ended, but there is certainly still activity out there.
Yesterday’s dramatic end to the European Space Agency SMART-1 mission to monitor the Moon’s surface came [...]
Posted on Sunday 3rd September 2006 in Science tagged mars, moon, Science, space, space_elevator, with no comments.
