Tag: "moon"
Photographing the Sun: Let Me Count The Ways
Turns out there are as many as ways to photograph as eclipse as there are to watch it. With a bit of preparation and the generosity of strangers, I got to experience five of them during Sunday's annular eclipse.
Post on May 22, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
The Once and Future Earth
How will the sun, moon, and Earth change in the far distant future? It may not make a big difference to us, but exploring the possible fate of our home and birthplace is a mind-bending journey.
Post on May 18, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Phoebe: Quirky, Mystical, Magical Moon
Phoebe, a quirky outlying moon of Saturn, was once thought to be a captured comet, but now is believed by some scientists to be something much rarer: a captured planetesimal.
Post on May 04, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Tidepooling Trip Planner
QUEST blogger Andrew Alden’s recent post about Bay Area Tides got me thinking about pulling on my rubber boots and heading out to the intertidal during an upcoming low tide. In the next few weeks, we’ll get some really low tides during daylight hours—a great opportunity to see the organisms that live on the narrow edge between the land and the ocean.
Post on Dec 05, 2011 by Jennifer Skene 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
Dog Eats Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse
December 10, 2011 marks your last chance to see a total lunar eclipse—one of the most breathtaking celestial events that you can witness with your unaided eye–until 2014.
Post on Nov 18, 2011 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
SuperMoon—or Paul Bunyan Moon?
On March 19, the Full Moon coincided with the Moon's closest approach to Earth. Was this "Super Moon" really super, or did it grow largest in the telling?
Post on Mar 25, 2011 by Ben Burress
Goodnight, Supermoon
Did you see the supermoon through this weekend’s cloudy skies? The supermoon is a full moon that appears to loom super large and super bright in the sky, because the earth and moon are as close together as they get.
Post on Mar 21, 2011 by Jennifer Skene
Midnight Delight: Total Lunar Eclipse
The Moon and the Earth have a very special relationship in the Cosmos, and one of the most striking and beautiful examples of the this takes place Monday evening: a total lunar eclipse.
Post on Dec 17, 2010 by Ben Burress
Producer's Notes: Science on the SPOT: Watching the Tides
A little white shack with the red roof along Crissy Field holds a lot of history and houses vitally important scientific instruments.
Post on Dec 10, 2010 by Chris Bauer
Every Little Bit Counts
Ever tried to count the stars in the sky on some clear, lazy night, or the kind that fall from the sky during a meteor shower? How about craters on the Moon, or distant galaxies in deep space? If you like this kind of work, there is a job for you! Several, in fact….
Post on Nov 05, 2010 by Ben Burress
Much More Water on the Moon than Previously Thought
NASA scientists reveal that water on the moon isn’t spread out in vast oceans, but rather is concentrated in oases, and that the lunar surface appears to contain a wealth of other materials.
Post on Oct 22, 2010 by Sheraz Sadiq
NASA Moon Mission Reveals New Clues About Water on the Moon
NASA scientists reveal that water on the moon isn’t spread out in vast oceans, but rather is concentrated in oases, and that the lunar surface appears to contain a wealth of other materials.
Post on Jul 21, 2010 by Sheraz Sadiq
A Night to be Out Under the Stars…and Planets…and Moon…and Meteors….
A Night to be Out Under the Stars…and planets…and Moon…and meteors….
Post on Jun 18, 2010 by Ben Burress
Lunar Ice Smack-down a Success!
NASA's LCROSS mission found water on the Moon, no bones about it. Though NASA is still analyzing all the data they reaped from the LCROSS impact event on October 9th, and will be for a long time to come, they seem confident enough about the preliminary findings to make this a definite declaration of discovery!
Post on Nov 20, 2009 by Ben Burress
MOON Spells "Water"
Even before NASA's LCROSS spacecraft is set to hit the Moon and hopefully kick up a cloud containing water, evidence for the presence of water on the Moon is mounting.
Post on Sep 25, 2009 by Ben Burress
Science Event Pick: LCROSS—Hitch-hiking to the Moon
As the satellite impact grows closer, NASA is making an effort to talk about the locally driven mission. Many of the upcoming talks are suitable for any audience, from kids to adults.
Post on Sep 18, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Neil Armstrong's Lunar Footprint Turns 40
What were you doing 40 years ago, on July 20th, 1969, when the first human foot (booted, not bare) made its impression on the gritty surface of the Moon?
Post on Jul 17, 2009 by Ben Burress
Reporter's Notes: Crash Landing
When the LCROSS satellite, nicknamed Centaur, smacks into the south pole of the moon in late October, it is expected to produce a plume of dust 37 miles high, which may be visible from Earth with a good backyard telescope. It will be visible in an arc from Hawaii to Texas.
Post on May 29, 2009 by David Gorn
Shooting the Moon
Launching a spacecraft bound for the Moon with the deliberate intention of striking the Moon in a spectacular impact! Sounds like something out of a Jules Verne novel…
Post on May 08, 2009 by Ben Burress
