Tag: "space"
The State of the Universe: Matter and Age Up, Dark Energy Down
The European Space Agency's Planck mission has generated a map of the infant universe that refines our understanding of what it's all made of and has upped its age by 100 million years.
Post on May 03, 2013 by Ben Burress from KQED Science
Antiques Roadshow of the Solar System
As a space-faring culture, we have now left our marks across the solar system, on planets, moons, asteroids, and in the empty space between them. Some of these “marks” are yet-functioning robotic spacecraft. Some are litter, scattered about the place like so many discarded soda cans, plastic grocery bags, depleted batteries, and defunct electronic devices. Are we trashing our solar system?
Post on Apr 19, 2013 by Ben Burress from KQED Science
Asteroid 2012 DA14: In Line For a Rim Shot
Duck! Here comes asteroid 2012 DA14, grazing close to where you live on February 15th!
Post on Feb 15, 2013 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
Soaring in Space: Citizen Science at 103,000 Feet
Citizen scientist Marc Labriet and students from Valley Christian High School in Dublin, CA collaborated on a special balloon project to retrieve images from near space as well as test theories on gamma rays and radiation repercussion yields.
Post on Jun 14, 2012 by Cat 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
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
Celebrating 50 Years with Yuri
50 years ago the launch of a bell-shaped capsule called “Vostok 1” on April 12th, 1961 by Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history as the first human to enter outer space. Yuri’s Night was created to connect and inspire the globe about human spaceflight.
Post on Apr 14, 2011 by Cat
NASA's Cosmic Two-For-One Deal: A Return to Comet Tempel 1
On February 14, 2011, NASA encountered the comet Tempel 1 using the recycled Stardust spacecraft. For the first time in history, they visited the same comet twice – affording them the opportunity to observe changes in the icy body.
Post on Feb 25, 2011 by Ben Burress
Famous African-American Astronauts
This April is the 50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagiran going into space, the 30th Anniversary of the first US Space Shuttle Columbia launching into space and the 10th Anniversary of Yuri’s Night.
Post on Feb 03, 2011 by Cat
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
Spitzer Samples an Assortment of Asteroids
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that asteroids may have more variety than once imagined.
Post on Sep 10, 2010 by Ben Burress
The Sun—Live In Your Own Backyard!
Chabot volunteers are running a live solar observatory for the public.
Post on May 07, 2010 by Ben Burress
Pluto On the Horizon!
Since childhood I've been fascinated by Pluto—probably more for our lack of knowing it than for anything we actually know.
Post on Apr 23, 2010 by Ben Burress
Science Event Pick: BOSS of the Night Sky
KTVU Channel 2 health and science editor John Fowler will moderate a panel of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists who use phenomena such as exploding stars and gravitational lenses to explore the dark cosmos.
Post on Oct 22, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Hubble Gets a New Lease on Space
Hubble Space Telescope gets upgrades and repairs… for the last time.
Post on May 22, 2009 by Ben Burress
When a Cosmo's More Than a Cocktail: Yuri's Night at Cal Academy
208 parties in 46 countries on eight continents celebrated Yuri Alexyevich Gagarin between April 6 and 12th of this year. Who is Yuri and why does he deserve such accolades?
Post on Apr 15, 2009 by Cat
Producer's Notes: LCROSS Rocket to the Moon
The goal is to see if water exists on the moon and if it does, buried deep beneath the lunar soil, accumulating over millions of years of impacts with comets, it would accelerate our efforts to establish a permanent lunar base.
Post on Apr 07, 2009 by Sheraz Sadiq
NASA's Kepler: Staring Down Earth-like Planets
For several years there has been a lot of buzz about the detection of extra-solar planets, or exoplanets: planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. However, due to the limits in technology and observational capabilities, to date only large, gas giant planets orbiting close to the stars (so called "Hot Jupiters") have been found, with a possible exception or two.
Post on Feb 27, 2009 by Ben Burress
Age of Aquarius: Are We There Yet?
"Can you tell me about the upcoming beginning of the Age of Aquarius?" said the voice on the phone. "I heard that it starts this Saturday…."
Post on Feb 13, 2009 by Ben Burress
