Future of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way - Video
Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 by makubex,
Scientists Jay Anderson and Roeland van der Marel show how they have used Hubble observations to predict the future of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.



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SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft returns to Earth - Pictures
Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 by makubex,









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Dragon Spacecraft as seen from ISS - Video
Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2012 by makubex,
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA, Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency and Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA grappled and berthed the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the station's Harmony module May 25, 2012, marking a milestone in spaceflight history.

Dragon became the first commercially developed space vehicle to be launched to the station to join Russian, European and Japanese resupply craft that service the complex while restoring a U.S. capability to deliver cargo to the orbital laboratory.



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SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Grappled to ISS - Pictures
Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 by makubex,
Update: Berthing of the Dragon capsule is scheduled roughly 17:00 UTC.









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Partial Lunar Eclipse of the Strawberry Moon on June 04, 2012
Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 by makubex,
On Monday, June 4th, the Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a partial lunar eclipse visible across the Pacific from China to the United States.

Watch the science cast from NASA below,


Map of Eclipse visibility,


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SpaceX Successfully Launches Dragon Capsule into Orbit
Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by makubex,
Today at 3:44 AM EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, SpaceX successfully placed the Dragon space craft carrying cargo to ISS in orbit using Falcon 9 rocket. Just under 10 minutes after launch, Dragon reached its preliminary orbit, deployed its solar arrays and began a carefully choreographed series of engine firings to reach the station.

Dragon is carrying about 1,200 pounds of cargo that, because the mission is a demonstration flight, is not deemed critical to the station's crew.

Check the video below of the launch, T-10 seconds starts at 2:33 in the video,



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Annular Solar Eclipse May 20, 2012 - Video
Posted on Monday, May 21, 2012 by makubex,
Check out this awesome time-lapse video of yesterday's Annular Solar Eclipse. 700 pictures through a Coronado Solar Max 60 Double Stack telescope were used to make this video. The Telescope has a very narrow bandpass allowing you to see the chromosphere and not the much brighter photosphere below it.


Credit: Cory Poole

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