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Daily Archives: April 6, 2014
NASA’s Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities Initiative
NASA has had a lot of success with their commercial space flight initiatives, and so is looking to branch out and extend offers to work with US private enterprises to offer more, new commercial space experiences. NASA is looking for … Continue reading →
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The Tunguska Asteroid
On June 30, 1908 an asteroid about 120 feet across entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded above the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Siberia. At an elevation of about 28,000 feet, the combination of pressure and heat made the space rock explode … Continue reading →
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Much Stars So Wow 2014-04-06 17:17:05
This charismatic account of the first rogue planet discovered touches on many interesting points. The video discusses our ever-changing definition of what constitutes a planet. At first, we simply defined a planet as anything we observed that was similar to our 8 local planets. However, after incredibly massive planets (around ten times the mass of […]
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Lagrange Points
This video by Sixty Symbols gives an in depth look at lagrange points, delving into the physics of orbiting bodies. The video outlines the five lagrange points of the Earth-Sun system. L1 is between the Earth and Sun, L2 is slightly farther from the Sun than Earth, and L3 is on the opposite side of […]
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Asteroid With Rings Found
Last month an asteroid in orbiting between Saturn and Uranus was discovered to hang a ring system. This asteroid is …
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Largest Solid Known Object in Solar System Found in Kuiper Belt
Californian Institute of Technology astronomers have recently found a new object floating in an outer region of our solar system …
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