Tag: "Astronomy"
Solar Maximum: Fizzle, or Finale Yet to Come?
Has the sun's predicted Solar Maximum in magnetic activity ended early and after a disappointing performance–or is it getting ready to delivery a spectacular finale and a double-peak Solarmax?
Post on Apr 05, 2013 by Ben Burress from KQED Science
Touch the Sun at Chabot Space & Science Center
Just in time for the imminent event of Solar Maximum, Chabot Space & Science Center is opening a new solar exhibition that features the latest in stunning ultraviolet satellite imagery from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory!
Post on Dec 14, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Ten Random Astro-Facts to Entertain and Boggle
I decided that instead of blogging on just one topic in astronomy, I'd blog about ten of them!
Post on Nov 02, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Found In Space: Exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb
If you've been keeping up on the now very frequent reports of new extrasolar planet discoveries, here's a news flash: an Earth-sized exoplanet has been found orbiting the nearest star!ei
Post on Oct 19, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Do Constellations Change Over Time?
Do the constellations—the patterns made by the stars in the night sky—change over time, and if so, how long have they resembled what we see today?
Post on Jul 27, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Deep, Dark Waters of Titan
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, NASA finds another ocean for us to worry about — this time on Saturn's moon, Titan.
Post on Jul 13, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Voyager: Old Spacecraft, New Frontier?
Thirty-five years after beginning a remarkable journey that started with encounters of Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 may once again be making a historic scientific encounter: the boundary between our Solar System and interstellar space!
Post on Jun 29, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Sizing Up the Earth
What has a mass of about 6 yottakilograms, occupies a volume of space of about 1 million million cubic-kilometers, and is about 40 kilometers fatter than it is tall. Guesses, anyone?
Post on Jun 15, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Don't Miss Your Last Chance to See a Transit of Venus on Tuesday
Don't miss the chance to experience history! Tuesday, June 5, 3:04 PM to 9:46 PM PDT, the Transit of Venus. Rare event. Historical scientific significance. Last chance to see it!
Post on Jun 01, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Yuri’s Night in the Bay Area
51 years ago on April 12th, 1961, the Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history as the first human to enter outer space. Exactly 20 years later, the United States innovated the space age by launching the Space Shuttle (April 12th, 1981). Yuri’s Night, which commemorates these events, aims to celebrate humanity’s past present and future in space launches Yuri’s Night celebrations this week around the world.
Post on Apr 10, 2012 by Cat from QUEST Northern California
Kepler 22B: Exoplanet Dress-up Doll
It's 600 light years from Earth, orbits a star very similar to our Sun in a period of about 290 days, and has a diameter about two and a half times that of Earth. What is it? It's the NASA Kepler mission's most recent exciting confirmed discovery, the extrasolar-planet Kepler 22B.
Post on Dec 16, 2011 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Luna Nova: Moon of the Cretaceous Skies
Although I am a lifelong fan of science, I’ve also been a lifelong fan of science fiction—so I sometimes experience conflict on the borderlands where the two meet.
Post on Dec 02, 2011 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Yo GAMMA GAMMA: Photo plates enable astronomers to peer back to the future
Dr. Michael Castelaz, the Science Director at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, knows GAMMA II is a sleeping giant. He just needs a little help waking up the beast.
Post on Nov 08, 2011 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
Popular astronomy apps for your smartphone or tablet
Attention Galileo guys and gals – download any one of these astronomy apps for your smartphone and you can stop star-guessing and start star-gazing like a pro!
Post on Nov 08, 2011 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Fremont Peak
Fremont Peak oversees a large region of the Coast Ranges between Monterey and Hollister. When you pay it a visit, be sure to look around your feet too.
Post on Nov 03, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Armchair Astronomy Takes Off On The Web
Take a look at some of the best resources on the Web for armchair astronomers.
Post on Sep 20, 2011 by Laura Khalil from QUEST Northern California
Supernova Super Hero
Supernova SN2011fe, nearby in the galaxy M-101, is the first stellar explosion of its type to be observed in decades, and offers astronomers a valuable opportunity to refine our understanding of the size and expansion of the Universe.
Post on Sep 09, 2011 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
NASA’s WISE Spots Ys
NASA’s WISE spacecraft has revealed something new lurking in the dark: Y Dwarfs.
Post on Aug 26, 2011 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Quasar APM 08279+5255: Really Big Bathtub Drain?
Somewhere out there, at the most distant reaches of space and time, a vast space-ocean with 140 trillion times more water than the drop that fills Earth's ocean basins is pouring down the drain of a super black hole.
Post on Jul 29, 2011 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Celebrate Science with SETI this Summer
Learn more about SETI's mission and goals at this family friendly event on July 23rd.
Post on Jul 12, 2011 by Laura Khalil
