24 Apr 2013
space
astronomy
science
sun
sol
Full Year Composite of the SunThis image is a composite of twenty-five separate images spanning the period of 16 April 2012 to 15 April 2013. It reveals the zones on the sun where active regions are most common during this part of the solar cycle.

Full Year Composite of the Sun

This image is a composite of twenty-five separate images spanning the period of 16 April 2012 to 15 April 2013. It reveals the zones on the sun where active regions are most common during this part of the solar cycle.

3 Apr 2013
space
astronomy
science

(Source: Guardian)

21 Mar 2013
science
physics
cosmology
ESA
Planck
space

“Acquired by ESA’s Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background (the relic radiation from the Big Bang). Overall, the information extracted from Planck’s new map provides an excellent confirmation of the standard model of cosmology at an unprecedented accuracy, setting a new benchmark in our manifest of the contents of the Universe.”

(Source: esa.int)

10 Feb 2013
Mars
NASA
Curiosity
space
astronomy
science
NASA’s Curiosity rover has bored a 64mm-deep hole into a flat veiny patch of fine-grained sedimentary Martian bedrock for samples, which will be analysed onboard for evidence about long-gone wet environments. This is the first time we’ve drilled for samples on Mars.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has bored a 64mm-deep hole into a flat veiny patch of fine-grained sedimentary Martian bedrock for samples, which will be analysed onboard for evidence about long-gone wet environments. This is the first time we’ve drilled for samples on Mars.

(Source: mars.jpl.nasa.gov)

1 Dec 2012
Mercury
science
space

Mercury’s water ice at north pole finally proven →

Scientists have finally shown what has been postulated for decades: the planet Mercury holds billions of tonnes of water ice at its north pole.

(Source: BBC)

7 Sep 2012
astronomy
space
photography
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 

This year the competition, run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in association with Sky at Night Magazine, received a record number of entries from amateurs and professional photographers from around the globe. The awards will be announced on 19 September and an exhibition of the winning entries will open at the observatory on 20 September.

(Source: Guardian)

1 Sep 2012
astronomy
space
NGC 1501 planetary nebula.

NGC 1501 planetary nebula.

 
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