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  • Vixen R130Sf Newtonian Reflector Telescope and PortaMount II – R چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 21:03
    So what's the latest telescope I've been testing? This time it's a Vixen R130Sf Newtonian Reflector Telescope and PortaMount II. I can tell you right now that I've never laid my hands on a telescope that I was more comfortable with out of the box than this one… But, I guess I really need to start the story from the...
  • Spitzer Finds a Cyclops Galaxy! چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:57
    Imagine peering through your telescope and having a wild creature with one Cyclops-like eye looking back at you! NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope saw just that when it located galaxy NGC 1097, about 50 million light-years away. It has long, spindly arms of stars, and its one "eye" at the center of the galaxy...
  • Happy 10th Birthday, Chandra X-Ray Observatory! چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:53
    To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Chandra, this new image of the supernova remnant known as E0102 is being released. First observed with Chandra shortly after its launch in 1999, this new version gives astronomers a much more detailed look at the debris of this exploded star. Ten years ago, on July 23, 1999,...
  • July 22, 2009 Total Solar Eclipse – Incoming News… چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:50
    July 22, 2009 Solar Eclipse Image Submitted By Bill Fish The total solar eclipse which just occured on the 22nd of July 2009 was the longest in terms of maximum totality duration of the 21st century – lasting over six and a half minutes. Not since Saros 1991 have astronomers and eclipse chasers been treated to such a...
  • Astro Art of the Week: Space Travelers چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:48
    Astro-photo creation by Laura Gardiner. Here's the second installment of our new feature, showcasing our readers' prowess with image editing software. This week's Astro Art of the Week was submitted by Laura Gardiner from Tucson, Arizona USA. This seemed to be a perfect image to use, as during Apollo 11 festivities on...
  • A Table-Top Test of General Relativity? چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:47
    Even Albert Einstein might have been impressed. His theory of general relativity, which describes how the gravity of a massive object, such as a star, can curve space and time, has been used to predict small shifts in the orbit of Mercury , gravitational lensing by galaxies and black holes, and the existence of...
  • "Feelings" Are Back at NASA چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:46
    Garver and Bolden after they were sworn into office. Credit: NASA Steely-eyed missile men may still be a part of NASA, but the space agency's newly sworn-in administrator says he is an unabashed hugger and admits to crying easily. "One more thing you'll learn about me, I cry," said Charlie Bolden at an...
  • Thirty-Meter Telescope Headed for Mauna Kea چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:45
    The Thirty Meter Telescope, which is vying to be the inaugural member of an emerging class of giant eyes in the sky, is headed for the Mauna Kea in Hawaii. That means the other contending site, Cerro Armazones in Chile, is off the drawing board. (...)
  • Jupiter Impact Confirmed چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:36
    As we reported yesterday, an amateur astronomer snapped evidence of an impact on Jupiter. Now, NASA has confirmed the black spot on the giant gas planet is in fact an impact and not just a weather-related disturbance. And Anthony Wesley has now made the biggest observation of his life. "It still feels very...
  • Astronauts Don Protective Gear to Fix ISS Toilet چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:34
    Tom Mashburn during Monday's EVA. Credit: NASA Space station astronauts repaired a broken toilet in the U.S Destiny laboratory today, avoiding a potentially messy situation. With the shuttle-space station complex currently home to a record combined crew of 13 astronauts and cosmonauts, fixing the toilet was of utmost...
  • NASA Science News for July 20, 2009 چهارشنبه 7 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 20:31
    The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century takes place this Wednesday, July 22nd. The path of totality crosses many major cities, setting the stage for possibly the best-observed eclipse in human history. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/20jul_longestsolareclipse.htm?list1035898
  • How to Handle Moon Rocks and Lunar Bugs سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:40
    : A Personal History of Apollo's Lunar Receiving Lab Apollo 11 crew in quarantine talking with President Richard Nixon. Credit: NASA 50 lbs. of moon rocks. That's how much weight was allocated for the Apollo 11 astronauts to bring back lunar samples to Earth . But this would be the first time materials from another...
  • Possible New Impact on Jupiter سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:39
    Amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley from Canberra, Australia captured an image of Jupiter on July 19 showing a possible new impact site. Anthony's image shows a new dark spot in the South Polar Region of Jupiter, at approximately 216° longitude in System 2. It looks very similar to the impact marks made on Jupiter when...
  • Kid's Astronomy: Sagittarius – A Seasonal Celebration! سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:38
    Ah, yes… The skies have long been dark and the constellations have been on the move since the last time we've visited! Hercules now stands overhead when darkness falls. Summer's Lure, Scorpius is already going west of the meridian and Ophiuchus , the Fisher King has taken its place. In the southern hemisphere , they...
  • Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: July 17-19, 2009 سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:34
    Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's a picturesque weekend to get up early as the Moon heads for the Pleiades and on towards a close encounter with Venus . With plenty of dark skies to go around and the random meteor rate a little higher than usual, why not spend some time with the constellation of Lupus? No telescope...
  • Solar Cycle Triggers La Nina, El Nino-like Climate Shifts سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:33
    Credit: National Center for Atmospheric Research Researchers have discovered a link between the 11-year solar cycle and tropical Pacific weather patterns that resemble La Niña and El Niño events. When it comes to influencing Earth 's climate, the Sun 's variability pales in recent decades compared to greehouse gases –...
  • NASA Science News for July 17, 2009 سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:29
    NASA 's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned its first imagery of Apollo landing sites. The pictures show lunar module descent stages, scientific instruments and even 40-year-old foot trails made by astronauts walking across the dusty lunar surface . FULL STORY at...
  • NASA Science News for July 17, 2009 سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:28
    Forty years ago, Apollo astronauts set out on a daring adventure to explore the Moon. They ended up discovering their own planet. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/17jul_discoveringearth.htm?list1035898 For more information about space and space exploration , visit our Home page:...
  • The Eagle Has … Arrived سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:27
    Eagle Nebula , courtesy of the European Southern Observatory We're still a few days out from the 40th anniversary of the touchdown of Apollo 11's lunar lander, the Eagle. (The launch went off 40 years and just an hour or so ago.) Presumably to hold us over, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released this...
  • A High Definition Telescope? Yeah… The Celestron EdgeHD! سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:26
    In this new generation of everything high def – from computer screen to televisions – is it possible to create a high definition telescope ? The answer is yes… And the designer is Celestron . As always, I keep my eyes and ears open when it comes to the latest in astronomy equipment. While I've seen a lot of things...
  • Moon For All Mankind سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:25
    IYA2009/IYA2009 Malta The archipelago of Malta has coordinated a global campaign to take images of sections of the Moon ’s surface as seen from 40 countries, and combine them in this commemorative, symbolic whole called the “Moon for All Mankind.” The composite was released today, which marks the 40th anniversary of...
  • Mercury's Craters Get Artsy New Names سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:18
    The MESSENGER mission has been revealing more of Mercury 's surface, including plenty of craters so interesting that geologists have been christening them with names. The International Astronomical Union released new names for 16 impact craters this week. All of the craters were discovered during the flyby in October,...
  • Ejected Black Holes Drag Clusters of Stars With Them سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:16
    The tight cluster of stars surrounding a supermassive black hole after it has been violently kicked out of a galaxy represents a new kind of astronomical object which may provide telltale clues to how the ejection event occurred. “Hypercompact stellar systems” result when a supermassive black hole is violently ejected...
  • NASA Science News for July 15, 2009 سه‌شنبه 30 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 01:12
    Why couldn't Neil Armstrong fall asleep on the Moon? The answer is revealed in today's suspenseful story from Science@NASA. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/16jul_wideawake.htm?list1035898
  • Welcome "Copernicium," Our Newest Element چهارشنبه 24 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 20:55
    Nicolaus Copernicus The newest element on the periodic table will likely be named in honor of scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Element 112 will be named Copernicum, with the element symbol "Cp." "We would like to honor an outstanding scientist, who changed our view of the world", says...
  • Spirit's Psychedelic Visions چهارشنبه 24 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 20:54
    The Spirit rover has had memory problems, arthritic-like symptoms in her wheels, as well as her current dilemma of being stuck in loose Martian soil. But now, is she having psychedelic visions, too?! No, not to worry; she's not having hallucinations or smoking any mind-altering Martian weed. This image is just a...
  • Astro 'Shop of the Week چهارشنبه 24 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 20:50
    Ballerina Galactica. Credit: Alan Lipkin We've got some extremely creative readers of Universe Today who really know their way around image editing software . One of those people is Alan Lipkin, who submitted his latest Photoshop handiwork to us, which he calls "Ballerina Galactica." Of course, you'll...
  • Shuttle is Go For Launch, But is the Weather? چهارشنبه 24 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 20:42
    The crew of STS-127. Credit: NASA With the fuel leak apparently fixed, space shuttle Endeavour is '"go" for launch for the STS-127 mission. But the weather could force another delay. Forecasters predict a 60 percent chance thunderstorms on Saturday evening at Kennedy Space Center , and Endeavour's launch is...
  • Herschel Telescope First Light Images Released چهارشنبه 24 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 20:40
    Herschel "first light" images of M66 and M74. Credits: ESA and the SPIRE Consortium The Herschel telescope has now turned on all its instruments, taking a few "first light" images with each instrument of galaxies , star-forming regions and dying stars . Herschel astronomers said they were...
  • Explore Tranquility Base With New Interactive Apollo 11 Feature چهارشنبه 24 تیر‌ماه سال 1388 20:38
    Apollo 11 landing site on Tranquility Base . Credit: NASA Where were you on July 20, 1969? If you don't remember or weren't born yet you can re-live the first walk on the Moon with a new interactive feature on NASA's website. Listen to the audio, pan and explore the landing site, and go inside the Eagle lunar lander...