by Jared | Mar 11, 2008 | Space & Discovery
I love Google products, not just because they are free, but that they provide soooo much valuable information in a simple and easy way anyone can use. With an update they have made to Google Earth you can now explore space! They use images from NASA and Telescopes...
by Jared | Feb 28, 2008 | Space & Discovery
A supernova is a stellar explosion that creates an extremely luminous object. A supernova causes a burst of radiation that may briefly outshine its entire host galaxy before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval, a supernova can...
by Jared | Feb 21, 2008 | Space & Discovery
Below is the famous “Blue Marble” shot, this is the first photograph in which Earth is in full view. The picture was taken on December 7, 1972, as the Apollo 17 crew left Earth’s orbit for the moon. With the sun at their backs, the crew had a perfectly...
by Jared | Feb 18, 2008 | Space & Discovery
Its currently in mission phase 3 called Cruise, which means its flying to Mars. Once it arrives the Phoenix’s assignment is to dig through the Martian soil and ice in the arctic region and use its onboard scientific instruments to analyze the samples it...
by Jared | Feb 8, 2008 | Space & Discovery
A black hole is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing can escape after having fallen past its event horizon. The name comes from the fact that even light is unable to escape, rendering the interior invisible. However, black...
by Jared | Jan 31, 2008 | Space & Discovery
Europa is a large moon of Jupiter. Its surface is made of ice, which may have an ocean of water beneath it. Such an ocean could provide a home for living things. The surface layer of ice or ice and water is 50 to 100 miles (80 to 160 km) deep.. Article Link:...
