Astronomy
Beachside eclipse down under
November 14th, 2012 | Astronomy, Photography, World
Australia experienced its first total solar eclipse in a decade today. Thousands gathered in North Queensland to enjoy the sight of the sun hidden behind the moon.
Shuttle Endeavour takes to the road
October 13th, 2012 | Astronomy, Transport, World
The retired space shuttle Endeavour rolled through Los Angeles as it headed to its new home at a museum. Endeavour nosed out of Los Angeles International Airport before dawn to begin a two-day, 19km journey atop a massive wheeled transporter to the California Science Center.
Nasa video of solar flare in full HD
October 2nd, 2012 | Astronomy, Photography, World
On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun’s atmosphere erupted out into space. The coronal mass ejection traveled at over 900 miles per second and while it did not travel directly toward Earth, it did connect with Earth’s magnetic environment. Click through for images taken from the Nasa video.
Images from Mars rover
August 22nd, 2012 | Astronomy, Technology
Nasa’a Curiosity Mars rover prepares to take a test drive
Venus makes transit across Sun
June 6th, 2012 | Astronomy, World
The planet Venus has moved across the face of the Sun in a rare astronomical event. Such a transit will not be seen for another 105 years when occuring in 2117 and 2125.
Annular solar eclipse
May 21st, 2012 | Astronomy, World
An annular eclipse took place on May 20th, 2012. Differing from a total solar eclipse, the moon in an annular eclipse appears too small to cover the sun completely, leaving a ring of fire effect around the moon. The eclipse cast a shallow path from west Texas to Oregon in the United States and arcing across the northern Pacific Ocean to Tokyo, Japan.
