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(2003) - the infrared observation overlaps the radio signal.An infrared frame from July 1995 covering the inner ±1 arcsecond from Reid et al. (2003) - the infrared observation overlaps the radio signal.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/supermassive-black-hole.jpgYearly location of stars within 0.2 parsecs from Sagittarius A* orbiting the common, compact radio source (A. Ghez)Yearly location of stars within 0.2 parsecs from Sagittarius A* orbiting the common, compact radio source (A. Ghez)2019-04-09T20:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/01/12/m87s-obese-black-hole-a-step-closer-to-the-event-horizon-telescope/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/galaxy-zoom.jpggalaxy-zoomA black hole lurking inside a neighboring galaxy, known as M87, weighs in at the equivalent of 6.6 billion of our suns. This black hole is the largest so far detected within our cosmic neighborhood (NASA) 2019-04-09T20:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/23/the-event-horizon-telescope-are-we-close-to-imaging-a-black-hole/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/sgrastar.jpgThe centre of our galaxy as imaged by Spitzer (NASA)The centre of our galaxy as imaged by Spitzer (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/black-hole-imaging.jpgA modelled black hole shadow (left) and two simulated observations using a 7-telescope and 13-telescope array (Fish & Doeleman) A modelled black hole shadow (left) and two simulated observations using a 7-telescope and 13-telescope array (Fish & Doeleman) 2019-04-09T20:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/04/08/primordial-black-holes-probably-dont-pack-a-dark-matter-punch/2019-04-09T04:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/12/warp-drives-and-black-holes/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/black-hole.jpgCould warp drives be a bad thing for Earth?2019-04-08T20:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/03/14/ten-years-later-the-cosmos-remembers-brian-the-bat/2019-03-15T16:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/18/what-have-i-done-worlds-media-adopt-brian-the-bat/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/brian_the_bat_news.jpgbrian_the_bat_news2019-03-14T20:39:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/15/in-memory-of-brian-the-discovery-bat/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/brian_the_bat.jpgBrian, as he might have looked before today ()Brian, as he might have looked before today ()https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sts119_bat021.jpgThe bat, clinging to Discovery's external tank on Sunday's shuttle launch (©NASA/Collect Space/Brian the Bat)The bat, clinging to Discovery's external tank on Sunday's shuttle launch (©NASA/Collect Space/Brian the Bat)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sts119_bat02.jpgThe bat, clinging to Discovery's external tank on Sunday's shuttle launch (©NASA/Collect Space/Brian)The bat, clinging to Discovery's external tank on Sunday's shuttle launch (©NASA/Collect Space/Brian)2019-03-14T17:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/03/04/what-might-we-name-the-first-mars-microbes/2019-03-13T06:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/03/03/humanity-gains-another-foothold-in-space/2019-03-03T19:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/02/19/coolest-white-dwarf-is-a-glimpse-of-what-happens-long-after-our-sun-dies/2019-02-19T23:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/02/17/home-is-where-the-mars-rover-is/2019-02-17T20:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/02/08/my-struggle-with-math-why-it-matters-and-why-it-really-doesnt/2020-12-16T10:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/02/05/faint-fossil-found-in-solar-systems-suburbs/2019-02-05T19:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/01/27/oldest-earth-rock-found-in-lunar-exile/2019-01-27T21:57:34+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/01/28/on-gingrichs-moon-base-plan-and-why-it-wont-happen/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/moonbase.jpgmoonbaseA base on the Moon? That would be awesome! But it can't be done for profit... yet (ESA). 2019-01-27T21:52:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/08/celebrating-apollo-11/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/73-percent.jpg73-percent2019-01-27T21:50:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/15/the-chaotic-nature-of-magnetic-reconnection-and-coronal-dynamics/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/600px-traceimage1.jpgTRACE image of a hot coronal loop. Image credit: NASAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/800px-reconnection_illustrations.pngDiagram of a reconnection region. Field lines are forced together and particles flow across a diffusion region. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Reconnection_Illustrations.pnghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/800px-logisticmap_bifurcationdiagram.pngA logistic map of a bifurcation pattern, as the system progresses, finer and finer scales are possible. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LogisticMap_BifurcationDiagram.png2019-01-19T22:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/08/01/compex-magnetic-eruption-witnessed-by-solar-observatories/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sunnow.jpgsunnowSolar Dynamics Observatory view of the solar disk shortly after eruption (NASA). 2019-01-19T22:22:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/20/an-explanation-for-solar-sigmoids/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/solarsigmoid.jpg3D MHD simulations compared with observation from Hinode. Column 1 shows electric current, column 2 shows modelled temperature along sigmoid, and column 3 shows observed temperature (intensity) (NASA / STFC / ISAS / JAXA / A. Hood, V. Archontis)3D MHD simulations compared with observation from Hinode. Column 1 shows electric current, column 2 shows modelled temperature along sigmoid, and column 3 shows observed temperature (intensity) (NASA / STFC / ISAS / JAXA / A. Hood, V. Archontis)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/sigmoid.jpgA coronal sigmoid as imaged by the SXT instrument on Hinode (JAXA)2019-01-19T22:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/01/19/psychedelic-simulation-showcases-the-ferocious-power-of-a-solar-flare/2019-01-19T21:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/01/16/life-beneath-europas-ice-might-be-a-non-starter/2019-01-16T20:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/01/14/this-weird-star-system-is-flipping-awesome/2019-01-14T22:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2019/01/03/how-is-stardust-created-triumfology/2019-01-04T05:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/12/31/wonky-star-systems-may-be-born-that-way/2019-01-06T20:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/12/19/our-universe-is-a-cosmic-mixologist-looking-for-the-recipe-of-life/2018-12-19T22:02:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/11/29/we-have-a-new-robot-heartbeat-on-mars/2018-12-16T19:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/12/15/if-aliens-pilot-interstellar-object-oumuamua-they-just-snubbed-us/2018-12-16T03:49:48+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/20/venus-is-lonely-very-very-lonely/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/venus.jpgvenus2018-12-15T23:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/12/14/listening-to-winds-on-alien-worlds-is-more-complicated-than-it-sounds/2018-12-20T03:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/11/30/meanwhile-curiosity-has-found-something-shiny-on-mars/2018-12-15T23:12:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/12/10/voyager-2-has-left-the-interplanetary-building/2018-12-15T23:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/12/12/insight-mars-lander-gets-used-to-its-new-digs-snaps-a-selfie/2018-12-15T23:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/11/28/did-a-solar-storm-detonate-dozens-of-vietnam-war-mines/2018-12-14T21:06:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/19/ibex-will-spread-its-wings-today/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/pegasus.jpgThe Pegasus launch system in action (Univ. of Colarado/NASA)The Pegasus launch system in action (Univ. of Colarado/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ibex_peg.jpgIBEX inside the Pegasus launch vehicle before transport from Vandenberg Air Force Base on October 11th (NASA)IBEX inside the Pegasus launch vehicle before transport from Vandenberg Air Force Base on October 11th (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ibex_690.jpg(Image credit: NASA)2018-12-11T16:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/05/19/was-voyager-2-hijacked-by-aliens-no/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/voyager20100430-browse.jpgvoyager20100430-browse2018-12-11T16:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/13/saturns-hexagonal-north-pole-what-is-causing-it/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/saturnhex.jpgThe Saturn hexagon as seen by Voyager 1 in 1980 (NASA)The Saturn hexagon as seen by Voyager 1 in 1980 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/comp-saturn-storms-02.jpgThe north and south poles of Saturn as imaged by Cassini in near-infrared (NASA)The north and south poles of Saturn as imaged by Cassini in near-infrared (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hexagon_saturn.jpgInfrared observations of the north pole of Saturn as taken by the Cassini mission in 2007 and 2008 (NASA)Infrared observations of the north pole of Saturn as taken by the Cassini mission in 2007 and 2008 (NASA)2018-12-01T18:45:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/17/exomars-rover-will-be-the-coolest-thing-on-mars-with-six-wheels/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/esa_exomars.jpgTough: The Pasteur Rover drills into the rock. None of this "scraping" business... (ESA)Tough: The Pasteur Rover drills into the rock. None of this "scraping" business... (ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/spirit_rover_model.jpgMars rover Spirit: Old but reliable. Fast becoming the Toyota Celica of the Red Planet? (NASA)Mars rover Spirit: Old but reliable. Fast becoming the Toyota Celica of the Red Planet? (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/esa_mars_rover.jpgThe ESA Pasteur Rover, the Mercedes Benz of Martian roving (ESA)The ESA Pasteur Rover, the Mercedes Benz of Martian roving (ESA)2018-12-01T07:35:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/11/23/rolling-stones-may-have-given-phobos-its-enigmatic-grooves/2018-11-23T20:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/11/17/water-could-kill-life-on-mars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2309sm.jpgIMG_2309smEl Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon) near San Pedro de Atacama looks very Mars-like [photo taken during #MeetESO in 2016, Ian O'Neill] 2018-11-22T01:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/11/19/heres-a-glimpse-of-the-jaw-dropping-physics-surrounding-our-supermassive-black-hole/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/graph.pnggraphThis plot shows a comparison of the data with the hotspot model including various effects of General and Special Relativity. The continuous blue curve denotes a hot spot on a circular orbit with 1.17 times the innermost stable circular orbit, i.e. just outside the event horizon, of a 4 million solar mass black hole. The axis give the offset from the center in micro-arcseconds [MPE/GRAVITY collaboration]https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/10545_speedy_flares.png10545_Speedy_flaresArtist's impression of a hot accretion disk surrounding a black hole [NASA]https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/eso1835a.jpgSimulation of Material Orbiting close to a Black HoleSimulation of material orbiting close to a black hole (ESO/Gravity Consortium/L. Calçada)2018-11-20T08:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/11/14/neutron-star-collision-didnt-create-a-black-hole-it-birthed-a-hypermassive-neutron-star-baby/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/base-2.jpgbase (2)This artist's conception portrays two neutron stars at the moment of collision [CfA/Dana Berry]https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/gw170817_chirp_annotated.jpggw170817_chirp_annotatedThe "chirp" of GW170817's colliding neutron stars as seen in the LIGO dataset. New research suggests that after the two neutron stars merged, they formed one hypermassive neutron star, not a black hole (LIGO / M.H.P.M van Putten & M. Della Valle)2018-11-14T22:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/04/30/hitching-a-ride-on-an-evolving-asteroid-to-travel-to-the-stars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/evolvingaste1.jpgevolvingasteThe interstellar asteroid spaceship concept that would contain all the resources required to maintain a generations of star travelers (Nils Faber & Angelo Vermeulen)2018-05-01T03:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/08/got-it-aftermath-of-asteroid-2008-tc3-impact-spotted/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/noc_cloud.jpgA noctilucent cloud after the launch of a Delta rocket (Flickr)A noctilucent cloud after the launch of a Delta rocket (<a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocoabeachjoe/1300892840/'>Flickr</a>)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/2008tc3train7_elhassan.jpgThe long-lasting persistent train of the 2008 TC3 re-entry on October 7th (NASA)The long-lasting persistent train of the 2008 TC3 re-entry on October 7th (NASA)2018-04-18T17:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/02/27/thanks-elon-humanity-just-sneezed-into-the-solar-system/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tesla.jpgteslaGerms? What germs? (SpaceX)2018-03-01T18:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/02/26/proxima-centauri-unleashes-doomsday-flare/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/flarestar.jpgflarestarProxima b weather report: Sunny with chance of stellar flare of doom (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nrao18cb03b.jpgnrao18cb03bThe brightness of Proxima Centauri as observed by ALMA over the two minutes of the event on March 24, 2017 (Meredith MacGregor, Carnegie)2018-03-01T18:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/02/02/exocomets-seen-transiting-keplers-stars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/kepler-exoplanets.jpgkepler-exoplanetsKepler looks for very slight dips in light as exoplanets pass in front of their stars to detect alien worlds (NASA/JPL-Caltech)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/exocomets.jpgexocometsESO/L. Calçadahttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/comet-transits.jpgcomet-transitsOne comet's three transits around its host star, KIC 3542116. Credit: Rappaport et al. MNRAS 474, 1453, 2018.2018-02-02T20:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/01/22/black-holes-personality-not-as-magnetic-as-expected/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/black-hole.jpgblack-holeA black hole with a magnetic field threading through an accretion disk (ESO)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/v404cyg_xrt_halo_fullsize.jpgV404Cyg_XRT_halo_fullsizeThis 2015 NASA Swift observation of V404 Cygni shows the X-ray echoes bouncing off rings of dust surrounding the binary system after the X-ray nova (Andrew Beardmore/Univ. of Leicester/NASA/Swift)2018-01-22T20:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/01/20/the-winter-2018-edition-of-mercury-magazine-is-now-live/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/social.jpgsocialThe front cover of the Winter 2018 edition of Mercury (vol. 47, No. 1)2018-01-20T20:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/06/a-statement-by-professor-brian-cox/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/briancox1.jpgProfessor Brian Cox. Awesome. (Dave Pearson - http://tinyurl.com/62g84q)Professor Brian Cox. Awesome. (Dave Pearson - http://tinyurl.com/62g84q)2018-01-03T20:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/04/brian-cox-anyone-who-thinks-the-lhc-will-destroy-the-world-is-a-twat/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/briancox.jpgBrian Cox giving an inspiring talk (TED)Brian Cox giving an inspiring talk (TED)2018-01-03T20:37:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/13/lhc-worries-are-based-on-fear-of-the-unknown-not-science/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/cosmicrayshower1.jpgcosmicrayshower1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/cosmicrayshower.jpgCosmic ray air shower. Billions of particles are produced on impact of the cosmic rayCosmic ray air shower. Billions of particles are produced on impact of the cosmic rayhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/lhc_welding_700.jpgWorking on the LHC (CERN)Working on the LHC (CERN)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/lhc_const.jpgThe construction of the LHC is nearing completion, exciting or worrying? (AP)The construction of the LHC is nearing completion, exciting or worrying? (AP)2018-01-03T20:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/09/what-is-the-higgs-boson/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/peterhiggs.jpgBritish particle physicist Peter Higgs (as seen in the 1960s), Higgs boson namesake and lead researcher on the Higgs mechanism (Peter Tuffy)British particle physicist Peter Higgs (as seen in the 1960s), Higgs boson namesake and lead researcher on the Higgs mechanism (Peter Tuffy)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/higgs1.gifPeople evenly distributed in a room, akin to the Higgs field (CERN)People evenly distributed in a room, akin to the Higgs field (CERN)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/standardmodel.pngThe Standard Model. Including 6 quarks, 6 leptons and four bosons.The Standard Model. Including 6 quarks, 6 leptons and four bosons. Source: <a href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MissMJ'>http://tinyurl.com/6z3tb3</a>https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/higgs2.gifThen Thatcher enters the room, people gather, mass increases (CERN)Then Thatcher enters the room, people gather, mass increases (CERN)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/higgsbosonl.jpgArtist rendition of Higgs bosons generated after a particle collision. Created for Niels Bohr institute by artist-in-residence Mette HøstArtist rendition of Higgs bosons generated after a particle collision. Created for Niels Bohr institute by artist-in-residence Mette Høst2018-01-03T20:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/12/18/when-physics-and-art-collide-the-story-behind-my-first-science-tattoo/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/simulated-production-of-a-higgs-event-in-atlas-1.jpgsimulated-production-of-a-higgs-event-in-atlas (1)Simulated production of a Higgs event in the LHC's ATLAS detector (CERN)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/simulated-production-of-a-higgs-event-in-atlas.jpgsimulated-production-of-a-higgs-event-in-atlasSimulated production of a Higgs event in the LHC's ATLAS detector (CERN)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cms_detector-s.jpgCMS_detector-sThe beautifully complex CMS detector in the LHC (CERN/LHC/CMS)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hb.jpghbTheorist Prof. Peter Higgs celebrates with his colleagues at CERN on July 4, 2012, after high-energy physicists announced their discovery of the Higgs boson (CERN)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tattoo.jpgtattooDaniel Meyer/LEITBILDhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tattoo-blog.jpgtattoo-blogFrom left to right: The LHC's CMS detector, a simulation of a Higgs event in the ATLAS detector and the intricate design work by Daniel Meyer on my right arm inspired by the science of the LHC (CERN/LHC/CMS/ATLAS/LEITBILD)2018-01-03T20:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/20/seti-is-not-an-interstellar-switchboard/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/alien_plant.jpgWhat can we expect ET to look like?What can we expect ET to look like?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/arecibo.jpgThe Arecibo radio antenna, used by SETIThe Arecibo radio antenna, used by SETIhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dyson_microcosm_by_justravelin.pngDyson Microcosm by justravelin on DeviantArtDyson Microcosm by justravelin on DeviantArthttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/monolith_by_highdarktemplar.jpgMonolith by highdarktemplar on DeviantArt.Monolith by highdarktemplar on DeviantArt.2018-01-03T20:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/04/20/screaming-exoplanets-detecting-alien-magnetospheres/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/extra_solar_planet.jpgextra_solar_planetExoplanets may reveal their location through radio emissions (NASA)2018-01-03T20:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2018/01/03/tabbys-star-dust-up-theres-no-alien-megastructure/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sk-2017_04_article_main_desktop.jpgsk-2017_04_article_main_desktopSadly, not aliens (NASA/Getty/Ian O'Neill)2018-01-03T19:19:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/17/apologies-for-calling-it-the-hay-dron-collider-the-other-night-pure-ignorance/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/brian_cox_newsnight.jpgDid he REALLY just say that? Brian Cox's expression says it all... (still from the BBC's Newsnight program)Did he REALLY just say that? Brian Cox&apos;s expression says it all... (still from the BBC&apos;s Newsnight program)2017-12-18T05:45:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/11/30/gravitational-waves-might-reveal-primordial-black-hole-mergers-just-after-the-big-bang/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web_c0288811-black_hole_merger_and_gravitational_waves-spl.jpgWeb_C0288811-Black_hole_merger_and_gravitational_waves-SPLRUSSELL KIGHTLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY2017-11-30T22:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/about-2/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/38398887331_7424e1e11b_o.jpg38398887331_7424e1e11b_oSpeaking at the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Seminar in Ottawa, Canada, on Nov. 8, 2017. Credit: DAVE CHAN/ICFA/TRIUMFhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cicylhxwgaaiiuu.jpgCIcyLHXWgAAiIUuhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/img_2219.jpgimg_2219At the Very Large Telescope during #MeetESO in Chile, May 2016https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/img_5969.jpgimg_5969https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/7x24spring12061112576.jpg7x24 2012 Spring Conference<small>Speaking at the 7x24 Exchange "Leadership" conference in Orlando, Fla., on June 11, 2012. Photo credit: Joseph Rodriguez/<a href="http://www.proimagesphoto.com">www.proimagesphoto.com</a></small>https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/7x24spring12061112582.jpg7x24 2012 Spring ConferenceSpeaking at the 7x24 Exchange "Leadership" conference in Orlando, Fla., on June 11, 2012. Photo credit: Joseph Rodriguez/<a href="http://www.proimagesphoto.com">www.proimagesphoto.com</a>https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/me-twitter3.jpgme-twitter3https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/graduation_grandad.jpgMy Grandfather, William Berry - my inspiration.My Grandfather, William Berry - my inspiration.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/n516792895_56708_1713.jpgMe and my lovely girlfriend, Debhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/3791.jpgThis is me, on top of a glacier, in the Arctic (overlooking Svalbards capital, Longyearbyen) during a five month exchange trip in 2002 (credit: Gareth Thomas)2017-11-30T19:42:18+00:00weekly0.6https://astroengine.com/2017/11/29/its-a-trap-extraterrestrial-ozone-may-be-hidden-at-exoplanets-equators/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/eso1736a-rotated-1.jpgeso1736a-rotated (1)ESO/M. KORNMESSER2017-11-29T20:37:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/11/03/crasher-asteroids-photobomb-hubbles-deep-gaze-into-the-universe/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/asteroid-trails.jpgasteroid-trailsNASA, ESA, and B. Sunnquist and J. Mack (STScI) 2017-11-03T19:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/10/25/is-comet-panstarrs-c2017-u1-an-interstellar-visitor/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/comet-panstarrs-1.gifComet-PanSTARRS-1Hello, goodbye interstellar comet. The hyperbolic orbit of Comet C/2017 C1 as plotted by JPL's Small-Body Database Browser (NASA/JPL-Caltech)2017-10-28T04:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/10/24/antimatter-angst-the-universe-shouldnt-exist/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/veil-nebby.jpgveil-nebbyNASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team2020-01-08T15:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/10/19/spinning-comet-slams-its-brakes-as-it-makes-earth-flyby/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/comet-spin-2.jpgcomet-spin-2Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak as observed on March 22, 2017 (Kees Scherer/Knight Observatory, Tomar)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/comet-spin.jpgcomet-spinImages of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak's jets as observed by the Discovery Channel Telescope on March 19, 2017 (Schleicher/Lowell Observatory)2017-10-19T20:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/10/16/how-gravitational-waves-led-us-to-neutron-star-gold/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kilonova.jpgkilonovaArtist impression of colliding neutron stars generating gravitational waves and a "kilonova" (NSF/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. Simonnet)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/neutron-star-collision1-e1508219263475.jpgneutron-star-collision1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mass_plot_black_no_gap.jpgMass_plot_black_no_gapThe growing family of merging black holes and neutron stars observed with gravitational waves (LIGO-Virgo/Frank Elavsky/Northwestern University)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gw170817clean.jpggw170817cleanThe "chirp" of a neutron star merger. As the merger progressed and the orbits of the neutron stars became closer, their frequency increased, creating a characteristic "chirp" (LIGO/Caltech/MIT)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/grav-neutron-stars.jpggrav-neutron-starsArtist impression of a violent neutron star collision (Dana Berry, SkyWorks Digital, Inc.)2017-10-28T05:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/10/04/gravity-and-the-dark-side-of-the-cosmos-live-perimeter-institute-lecture/2017-10-04T18:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/09/27/cassinis-legacy-enigmatic-enceladus-will-inspire-us-for-generations-to-come/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pia12713.jpgpia12713With a diameter of only 313 miles, tiny Enceladus is a surprising powerhouse of internal activity. Subsurface oceans are heated through tidal interactions with Saturn (and, possibly, radioactivity in its rocky core), forcing water through its south pole fissures (NASA/JPL-Caltech)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cassini-geysers.jpgcassini-geysersArtist impression of Cassini flying through Enceladus' water plumes venting from the moon's south pole (NASA/JPL-Caltech)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lastringportrait_cassini_1080.jpgLastRingPortrait_Cassini_1080Before Cassini crashed into Saturn's atmosphere, it took a series of observations that created this mosaic of Saturn and its rings. Cassini plunged into the Saturnian atmosphere on Sept. 15 (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Mindaugas Macijauskas)2017-09-28T16:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/24/the-next-great-bad-science-conspiracy-project-lucifer/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/jupiter-2010.jpgjupiter-2010A scene from the movie 2010 where a black spot appears on Jupiterhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/lucifer_project.jpgThe Lucifer ProjectThe Lucifer Project: Using the Cassini probe to detonate like a nuclear weapon inside the atmosphere of Saturn... oh dear, here we go again... (NASA/US Dept. of Defence)2017-09-13T22:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/09/06/sun-erupts-with-a-monster-x9-class-solar-flare-earth-feels-its-punch/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sept_6_x9_blend_131-171_print.jpgSept_6_X9_Blend_131-171_printCredit: NASA/SDOhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/blackoutmap.jpgblackoutmapRadio blackout map: When the Earth's ionosphere is energized by X-ray and EUV radiation from solar flares, certain radio frequencies are absorbed by increased ionization of certain layers of the atmosphere, posing issues for global radio communications (NOAA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/x-class-solar-flare.jpgx-class-solar-flareThe powerful X9-class solar flare erupted from the active region (AR) 2673, a large cluster of sunspots — seen here by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (NASA/SDO) 2017-09-06T20:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/09/04/primordial-black-holes-might-be-cosmic-gold-diggers/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/alexanderkusenko2017image_thmb.jpgAlexander+Kusenko+2017+image_thmbAlexander Kusenko/UCLAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/black-hole-gold.jpgblack-hole-goldNASA's Goddard Space Flight Center2017-09-05T05:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/22/will-the-lhc-peel-open-some-new-dimensions/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/extra_dimension.jpgA possible visualization of microscopic extra dimensions. Source: http://www.physto.se/~troms/A possible visualization of microscopic extra dimensions. Source: http://www.physto.se/~troms/2017-09-03T09:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/08/31/heavy-stellar-traffic-sends-dangerous-comets-our-way/2017-09-01T21:49:13+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/08/30/repeating-fast-radio-bursts-detected-in-another-galaxy-probably-not-aliens-interesting-anyway/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/green-bank.jpggreen-bankThe Green Bank Radio Telescope (NRAO)2017-08-31T16:12:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/08/19/the-solar-eclipse-is-going-to-cost-the-u-s-700-million-good/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/annular.jpgannularA photo of the 2012 annular eclipse from Malibu, Calif., using an old digital camera and solar filter (Ian O'Neill)2017-08-20T19:07:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/07/31/sorry-proxima-centauri-is-probably-a-hellhole-too/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/proximab.jpgproximabThe surface of Proxima b as imagined in this artist's impression. Sadly, the reality probably doesn't include an atmosphere (ESO/M. Kornmesser)2018-02-27T11:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/07/28/vinyl-cyanide-confirmed-weird-form-of-alien-life-may-be-possible-on-saturns-moon-titan/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/titan-surface.jpgtitan-surfaceArtist's impression of Titan's surface and atmosphere (credit: Benjamin de Bivort, debivort.org / CC BY-SA 3.0)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nrao17cb29a.jpgnrao17cb29aB. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); NASA2017-07-28T21:35:42+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/07/25/massive-long-period-comets-are-way-more-common-than-we-thought/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/comet-dust.jpgcomet-dustTo gauge the size of a comet's nucleus, WISE precisely measures the size of the comet's coma and subtracts those measurements from dust models to reveal the nucleus' size (NASA/JPL-Caltech)2017-07-25T18:57:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/07/23/the-sun-just-unleashed-a-massive-explosion-at-mars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stereoa.pngstereoaObservation by STEREO-A of the flaring event that likely triggered today's CME (NASA/STEREO)2017-07-24T03:47:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/07/18/trappist-1-the-habitable-star-system-thats-likely-a-hellhole/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trappist-1-system.jpgtrappist-1-systemThe TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet family. TRAPPIST-1 e, f and g are located in the system's habitable zone (NASA/JPL-Caltech)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trappist-1-star.jpgtrappist-1-starRed dwarfs can be angry little stars (NASA/GSFC/S. Wiessinger)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trappist-1-planet.jpgtrappist-1-planetThe peaceful surface of a TRAPPIST-1 habitable zone exoplanet as imagined in this artist's rendering (NASA/JPL-Caltech)2017-07-18T21:02:34+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/07/14/great-balls-of-space-mud-may-have-built-earth-and-delivered-lifes-ingredients/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/space-mud1-e1500062533114.jpgspace-mud1A simulated cross section of a 200-meter wide asteroid showing its internal temperature profile and convection currents (temperatures in Celsius). Credit: PSIhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/space-mud.jpgspace-mudArtist's impression of the molten surface of early Earth (NASA)2017-07-14T20:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/07/06/mu69-new-horizons-next-kuiper-belt-target-is-one-big-mystery/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mu-mu-land.jpgmu-mu-landNot as advertised? 2014 MU69 could be one big Kuiper Belt mess (NASA/JHU-APL/SwRI/Steve Gribben)2017-07-06T23:32:27+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/07/05/beyond-spacetime-gravitational-waves-might-reveal-extra-dimensions/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gw-ripples.jpggw-ripplesNASA (edit by Ian O'Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gw-waves-wave.gifgw-waves-wave2017-07-06T05:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/06/26/alien-vs-comet-is-the-seti-wow-signal-dead-astroengine-video/2017-06-27T06:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/06/18/newborn-star-found-growing-inside-jumbled-chaotic-nest-of-magnetism/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/newborn-star.jpgnewborn-starTexture represents the magnetic field orientation in the region surrounding the Ser-emb 8 protostar, as measured by ALMA. The gray region is the millimeter wavelength dust emission. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); P. Mocz, C. Hull, CfA2017-06-19T05:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/06/12/when-black-holes-collide-astroengine-is-now-on-youtube/2017-06-12T19:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/06/09/failed-star-rapidly-orbits-dead-star-in-weird-stellar-pairing/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/white-dwarf.jpgwhite-dwarfESO2017-06-10T00:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/06/07/seti-wow-signal-wasnt-chatty-aliens-after-all-it-was-a-fizzing-comet/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wow-signal-graphic-1.jpgWow-signal-graphic-1Maksim Rossomakhinhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sk-2017_04_article_main_desktop-11.jpgsk-2017_04_article_main_desktop (1)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/kotm-xfiles-poster-full.jpgkotm-xfiles-poster-fullFoxhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sk-2017_04_article_main_desktop-1.jpgsk-2017_04_article_main_desktop (1)Big Ear Radio Observatory2017-06-07T23:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/20/the-alien-megastructure-star-is-doing-weird-things-again/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sk-2017_04_article_main_desktop.jpgsk-2017_04_article_main_desktopNASA (edit by Ian O'Neill)2017-07-14T17:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/24/this-is-nasas-future-mars-2020-rover-looking-for-biosignatures-on-the-red-planet/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pia21635_small.jpgpia21635_smallNASA/JPL-Caltech2017-05-24T20:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/24/this-super-hot-super-weird-space-doughnut-could-be-a-new-planetary-object/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/synestia.jpgsynestiaThe structure of a planet, a planet with a disk and a synestia, all of the same mass (Simon Lock and Sarah Stewart)2017-05-24T19:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/16/two-exoplanets-are-whipping-up-a-pretty-protoplanetary-gas-spiral/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/alma-spirals.jpgalma-spiralsALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Tang et al.2017-05-17T00:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/14/it-seems-highly-unlikely-theres-just-us-iain-m-banks-final-interview/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/iain-banks-consider-phlebas-e13541393786721.jpgiain-banks-consider-phlebas-e13541393786721Cover art for Iain M. Banks' "Consider Phlebas"2017-05-14T23:47:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/26/mars-by-jason-zuckerman-astroart/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/mars_jason_zuckerman.jpg"Mars" by Jason Zuckerman"Mars" by Jason Zuckerman2017-05-14T23:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/12/were-really-confused-why-supermassive-black-holes-exist-at-the-dawn-of-the-cosmos/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/discoveryint.jpgdiscoveryintMPIAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/eso1644b.jpgSupermassive black hole with torn-apart star (artist’s impressA supermassive black hole consumes a star in this artist's impression (ESO)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/eso1229a.jpgeso1229aESO2017-05-13T22:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/12/astroengine-roundup-time-machines-stealth-solar-eruptions-comet-oxygen/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/level1cylinder_plastic_and_dust.jpglevel1cylinder_plastic_and_dusthttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hpfcc-image.jpghpfcc-imageNASAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/stealthcme2a.gifstealthcme2aNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/ARMS/Joy Nghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/comet.jpgcometESAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/time-travel.jpgtime-travelHowStuffWorks2017-05-12T19:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/28/mars-dunes-and-the-dynamics-of-sand/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/hirise_mesa_mes.jpgApproximate length of a Mars barchan dune (NASA/JPL/UA)Approximate length of a Mars barchan dune (NASA/JPL/UA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/psp_007726_2565.jpgThe dissappearing dunes at northern latitudes (NASA/JPL/UA)The dissappearing dunes at northern latitudes (NASA/JPL/UA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/barchan.jpgThe characteristics of a terrestrial barchan dune (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Barchan.jpg)The characteristics of a terrestrial barchan dune (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Barchan.jpg)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/psp_007676_1385.jpgMartian sand dunes, shaped like terrestrial barchan dunes (HiRISE/NASA/UA)Martian sand dunes, shaped like terrestrial barchan dunes (HiRISE/NASA/UA)2017-05-05T17:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/05/curiosity-is-getting-diggy-with-it-in-mars-ripply-dunes/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mars-ripples.jpgmars-ripples2017-05-05T16:16:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/22/why-cant-we-see-the-oort-cloud/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/polaris_hiding.jpgHubble Space Telescope observation of Polaris - looking through the Oort Cloud, but not resolving any comets (Hubble)Hubble Space Telescope observation of Polaris - looking through the Oort Cloud, but not resolving any comets (Hubble)2017-05-18T18:06:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/05/01/cassini-finds-nothing-in-saturns-ring-gap/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cassini-empty.jpgcassini-emptyNASA/JPL-Caltech2017-05-02T03:03:18+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/04/27/kcrw-to-the-point-interview-cassinis-grand-finale/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/c1_1238803_620x413.jpgc1_1238803_620x413Artist's impression of Cassini passing through the gap between Saturn and the planet's rings (NASA/JPL-Caltech)2017-04-27T22:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/04/27/cassini-survives-first-saturn-ring-dive-and-phones-home/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/w00106425.jpgW00106425https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/w00106382.jpgW00106382https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/w00106375.jpgW00106375https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/w00106361.jpgW00106361https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cassini20170425-16.jpgcassini20170425-16NASA/JPL-Caltech2017-04-27T08:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/04/20/cassini-sees-earth-and-moon-through-saturns-rings/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pia21445_hires1.jpgpia21445_hires1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pia21445_hires.jpgpia21445_hires2017-04-21T00:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/04/17/nasa-uses-gravitational-wave-detector-prototype-to-detect-space-mosquito-splats/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lisa-pathfinder.giflisa-pathfinderWhen LISA Pathfinder is struck by space dust, it compensates with its ultra-precise micro-thrusters (ESA/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/untitled-2.jpgUntitled-2Artist impression of ESA LISA Pathfinder in interplanetary space (ESA)2017-04-18T04:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/04/14/enceladus-could-be-a-cosmic-shaker-for-the-cocktail-of-life/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/enceladus.jpgenceladusNASA/JPL-Caltech2017-04-15T04:46:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/04/06/smallest-super-earth-discovered-with-an-atmosphere-but-its-no-oasis/2017-04-06T21:45:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/30/a-powerful-galactic-explosion-has-been-detected-and-astronomers-arent-sure-what-caused-it/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cdfsxt1-e1490903216314.jpgcdfsxt1NASA/CXC/Pontifical Catholic Univ./F.Bauer et al.2017-03-30T21:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/25/vast-magnetic-canyon-opens-up-on-the-sun-choppy-space-weather-incoming/2017-03-29T18:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/29/exoplanets-are-sacrificing-moons-to-their-white-dwarf-overlords/2017-03-29T17:28:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/contact/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/img_4385-copy-220x165.jpgimg_4385-copy-220x165https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/img_4385-copy.jpgimg_4385-copyhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4385-copy.jpgMonkey tries his hand at satellite communications (© Ian O'Neill)Monkey tries his hand at satellite communications (© Ian O'Neill)2017-03-25T22:16:18+00:00weekly0.6https://astroengine.com/2008/11/14/alien-worlds-extrasolar-planets-imaged-for-first-time/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hubble_fomalhaut2.jpgAs above, except annotated (NASA/ESA)As above, except annotated (NASA/ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hubble_fomalhaut.jpgEstimated to be no more than three times Jupiter's mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus (NASA/ESA)Estimated to be no more than three times Jupiter's mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus (NASA/ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gemini2.jpgTwo of the three confirmed planets orbiting HR 8799 indicated as "b" and "c" on the image above. "b" is the ~7 Jupiter-mass planet orbiting at about 70 AU, "c" is the ~10 Jupiter-mass planet orbiting the star at about 40 AU. Due to the brightness of the central star, it has been blocked and appears blank in this image to increase visibility of the planets (Gemini Observatory)Two of the three confirmed planets orbiting HR 8799 indicated as "b" and "c" on the image above. "b" is the ~7 Jupiter-mass planet orbiting at about 70 AU, "c" is the ~10 Jupiter-mass planet orbiting the star at about 40 AU. Due to the brightness of the central star, it has been blocked and appears blank in this image to increase visibility of the planets (Gemini Observatory)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gemini1.pngKeck II follow-up image of planetary system HR 8799 showing all three planets (W.M. Keck Observatory)Keck II follow-up image of planetary system HR 8799 showing all three planets (W.M. Keck Observatory)2017-03-24T00:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/06/can-we-call-the-bright-spot-in-ceres-occator-crater-a-cryovolcano-yet/2017-03-22T06:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/21/mars-rover-curiositys-wheels-are-taking-a-battering/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/curiosity-wheels.jpgcuriosity-wheelsNASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS2017-03-22T01:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/21/mars-may-have-once-been-a-ringed-planet-and-it-could-be-again/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/phobos.jpgphobosPhobos as imaged by Europe's Mars Express mission (ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mars-rings.jpgmars-ringsNASA/JPL-Caltech-MSSS (edit by Ian O'Neill)2017-03-21T22:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/18/mysterious-fomalhaut-b-might-not-be-an-exoplanet-after-all/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/magnetar.jpgMagnetarArtist's impression of a magnetar, an extreme example of a neutron star (ESO/L.Calçada)2017-03-18T21:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/16/what-type-of-star-is-our-sun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hinodegband_standhd720p00002.jpgHigh-spatial and temporal resolution view from the Hinode SOT G-band filter (NASA)High-spatial and temporal resolution view from the Hinode SOT G-band filter (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hinodegband_standhd720p00001.jpgHigh-spatial and temporal resolution view from the Hinode SOT G-band filter (NASA)High-spatial and temporal resolution view from the Hinode SOT G-band filter (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hinodegband_standhd720p0000.jpghinodegband_standhd720p0000High-spatial and temporal resolution view from the Hinode SOT G-band filter (NASA)2017-03-15T23:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/15/plasma-soup-may-have-allowed-ancient-black-holes-to-beef-up-to-supermassive-proportions/2017-03-15T19:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/13/this-black-hole-keeps-its-own-white-dwarf-pet/2017-03-13T20:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/11/district-9-it-could-happen/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/district_nine.jpgThat's what those posters are all about! The movie viral campaign poster from District 9.That's what those posters are all about! The movie viral campaign poster from District 9.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/d-9.jpgd-92017-03-13T17:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/20/district-9-grit-gore-and-glorious-science-fiction/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/d9-guards.jpgGuards outside the grim District 9Guards outside the grim District 9https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/d9-christopher.jpgChristopher Johnson looks out of the prison van after being captured.Christopher Johnson looks out of the prison van after being captured.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/d9-prawn.jpgThe face of a "prawn." Kinda cute in a squiddy way.The face of a "prawn." Kinda cute in a squiddy way.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/d9-eviction.jpgServing alien evictions. Not as easy as it sounds (that sounded easy?!)Serving alien evictions. Not as easy as it sounds (that sounded easy?!)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/district9hero_806x453.jpgWikus (Sharlto Copley) on the run from the MNU (WingNut Films).Wikus (Sharlto Copley) on the run from the MNU (WingNut Films).2017-03-13T17:40:59+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/12/the-strangely-named-worm-moon-of-march-12-2017/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2538-e1489351959109.jpgIMG_2538Full moon of March 12, 2017, the so-called "Worm Moon." Taken with Canon EOS Rebel T5i (©Ian O'Neill)2017-04-15T08:55:18+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/08/the-link-between-space-beer-and-space-colonization/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/sapporo_premium_beer_ad.jpgsapporo_premium_beer_ad2017-03-11T19:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/10/could-alien-spacecraft-propulsion-explain-the-cosmic-mystery-of-fast-radio-bursts/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/starkiller-base-from-the-force-awakens.gifstarkiller-base-from-the-force-awakensLike this... kinda. (Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/base.jpgM. Weiss/CfAM. Weiss/CfA2017-03-11T19:32:43+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/10/cassini-says-ciao-to-pan-saturns-ravioli-moon/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cassini20170309d.jpgcassini20170309d NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institutehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cassini20170309.jpgcassini20170309NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute2017-03-10T20:18:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/02/03/p2010-a2-was-an-asteroid-collision-says-hubble/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hubble-asteroid-collision2-825x611.jpghubble-asteroid-collision2-825x6112017-03-09T21:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/18/could-p2010-a2-be-the-first-ever-observation-of-an-asteroid-collision/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/asteroid_breakup.jpgasteroid_breakupAsteroid collisions: Rare, but possible.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/asteroid-comet.jpgasteroid-cometP/2010 A2 (LINEAR): A comet or asteroid debris? (Spacewatch/U of Arizona)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/asteroid-collision.jpgAsteroid collision (NASA)2020-09-16T00:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/23/knowing-how-solar-flares-dont-work/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/nov4flare_eit195_full.jpgAn X-class solar flare is unleashed in November 2003, saturating SOHO's CCD (NASA)An X-class solar flare is unleashed in November 2003, saturating SOHO's CCD (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/knowing-flaming-earth.jpgknowing-flaming-earthhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sunspot-detail.jpgsunspot-detail2021-03-09T19:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/08/doomsday-whenever-massive-asteroid-impacts-happen-randomly/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/asteroid-day-2015.jpgasteroid-day-20152017-03-09T09:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/07/is-pluto-affected-by-the-pioneer-anomaly/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/pluto.jpgpluto2017-03-08T19:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/26/watch-out-phoenix-dont-scratch-the-cd/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/cdscratchlg.jpgA scratched CD (f7sound.com)A scratched CD (f7sound.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/phoenix_cd.jpgAbrasive - Phoenix sprinkles regolith into the oven (NASA/UA)Abrasive - Phoenix sprinkles regolith into the oven (NASA/UA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/phoenix_wet_lab.jpgPhoenix sprinkles regolith into the oven (NASA/UA)Phoenix sprinkles regolith into the oven (NASA/UA)2017-03-08T19:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/25/mars-chaos/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/chaos_mars_3.jpgchaos_mars_3https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/chaos_mars_2.jpgPerspective view of Ariadnes Colles by Mars Express (ESA)Perspective view of Ariadnes Colles by Mars Express (ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/chaos_mars.jpgThe Ariadnes Colles region of Mars (ESA)2017-03-08T19:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/26/one-way-mission-to-mars-top-5-items-to-pack/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mars_astronaut.jpgA long trek on Mars deserves some refreshments... (NASA)A long trek on Mars deserves some refreshments... (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/marsdunes_mgs_big1.jpgThe dunes on Mars are vast - ideal buggy territory (NASA/MGS)The dunes on Mars are vast - ideal buggy territory (NASA/MGS)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/marsdunes_mgs_big.jpgThe dunes on Mars are vast - ideal buggy territory (NASA/MGS)The dunes on Mars are vast - ideal buggy territory (NASA/MGS)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/dune_buggy.jpgDominate those Mars dunes with a converted golf cart... (Wired)Dominate those Mars dunes with a converted golf cart... (Wired)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mspan_2x_final-a10r1_br2.jpgThe Martian landscape. Not a tree in sight. (NASA)The Martian landscape. Is it really sterile? (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/marijuana.jpgHemp. Useful. Honest.Hemp. Useful. Honest.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/war-of-the-worlds.jpgJeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. Why not?Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. Why not?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bamboo2.jpgWant a fast-growing building material? Go with Panda's favorite (Baboo Revolution)Want a fast-growing building material? Go with Panda's favorite (Baboo Revolution)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mars-golf-24760.jpgTee up on Vastitas Borealis, but don't hit Phoenix!Tee up on Vastitas Borealis, but don't hit Phoenix! (<a href='http://www.freakingnews.com/Mars-Golf-Pics-30464.asp'>source</a>)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mars_exp_patch.jpgNo return trip for Mars colonists. Image credit: NASA, Design: Ian O'NeillNo return trip for Mars colonists. Image credit: NASA, Design: Ian O'Neill2017-03-08T18:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/07/this-is-why-nasas-space-station-bose-einstein-experiment-will-be-so-cool/2017-03-07T21:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/04/mars-ancient-mega-floods-are-still-etched-into-the-red-planet/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/at_the_mouth_of_kasei_valles1.jpgat_the_mouth_of_kasei_vallesESA Mars Express observation of the mouth of Kasei Valles, as it transitions into Chryse Planitia. The large crater in the lower left is Worcester Crater. (ESA/DLR/FU Berlin)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/worcester_crater_in_context.jpgworcester_crater_in_contextThis context image shows a region of Mars where Kasei Vallis empties into the vast Chryse Planitia (NASA MGS MOLA Science Team)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/perspective_view_towards_worcester_crater.jpgperspective_view_towards_worcester_craterhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/at_the_mouth_of_kasei_valles.jpgat_the_mouth_of_kasei_valles2017-03-04T19:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2017/03/03/alma-reveals-the-true-nature-of-hubbles-enigmatic-ghost-spiral/2017-03-04T05:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2015/04/16/chewie-were-home/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/solo-quote.jpgsolo-quoteCredit: Lucasfilm/Disney2017-02-28T22:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2015/04/06/the-large-hadron-collider-is-powering-back-up-what-next/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/powerup-deathstar.gifpowerup-deathstarI always imagine that powering up the LHC is like this... completely inaccurate, mind you.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lhc10.jpglhc10A segment of the Large Hadron Collider's super-cooled electromagnets. Credit: CERN/LHC2017-02-28T22:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/16/the-anatomy-of-a-rocket-launch-anomaly-spacex-falcon-1-failure/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/f1-003_liftoff2.jpgf1-003_liftoffhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/falcon1_separation_anomaly.jpgThe sequence of frames from the Falcon 1, third launch showing the first stage thrust transient anomaly (SpaceX)The sequence of frames from the Falcon 1, third launch showing the first stage thrust transient anomaly (SpaceX)2016-09-19T18:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/04/20/sometimes-you-just-have-to-make-chocolate-mars-rover-cake/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/chocolatemer1.jpgchocolatemerhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/3.jpgThis is me, in the NASA JPL clean room housing Mars rover Curiosity. As you can see, I'm very happy to be there.This is me, in the NASA JPL clean room housing Mars rover Curiosity. As you can see, I'm very happy to be there.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/chocolatemer.jpgchocolatemerIt's a chocolate Mars rover! Photo credit and cake-making skills: Will Gater2016-07-07T19:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2015/04/20/so-it-could-be-a-supervoid-thats-causing-the-mysterious-cmb-cold-spot/2015-09-04T06:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/16/a-calculated-love-story-me-and-my-casio-fx-82d/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_5865.jpgShe even has her rear tattooed with my name. Dedicated.She even has her rear tattooed with my name. Dedicated.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_5863.jpgThe fingerprints of ancient calculationsThe fingerprints of ancient calculations2018-04-17T22:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2015/02/23/astroengine-com-is-back/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ya9rzg.gifyA9RzG2015-02-24T01:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2015/02/23/battlestar-galacticas-twelve-colonies-of-kobol-star-system-found/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kobol.jpgA map of the Twelve Colonies via io9.comA map of the Twelve Colonies via io9.comhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/stellar-womb-670x440-150223.jpgstellar-womb-670x440-150223An image at radio wavelengths of a young stellar quadruplet. Credit: CfA/Nature/Pineda2015-02-24T00:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/07/reality-virtual/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lhc_grid.jpgThe LHC grid: The Internet reloadedThe LHC grid: The Internet reloadedhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/vr2.jpgThe 5-sense virtual reality system is under development (Mark Richards)The 5-sense virtual reality system is under development (Mark Richards)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ammb_feb20.jpgAstronaut: Moon, Mars and BeyondAstronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyondhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/nasammofeb213.jpgWant to build a colony on the Moon? Go right aheadWant to build a colony on the Moon? Go right aheadhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/vr.jpgLeft: The 5-sense virtual reality system. Right: A scene from the NASA MMORPG (Mark Richards/NASA)Left: The 5-sense virtual reality system. Right: A scene from the NASA MMORPG (Mark Richards/NASA)2015-01-22T20:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/12/21/on-mars-theres-no-asphalt/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/curiosity-wheels-02-670x440-131220.jpgcuriosity-wheels-02-670x440-131220Curiosity's right-middle and rear wheels, bearing the scars of 488 sols of rough roving. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/curiosity-wheels-07-670x440-131220.jpgcuriosity-wheels-07-670x440-131220Curiosity's front-left wheel on Sol 488. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/curiosity-wheels-06-670x440-131220.jpgcuriosity-wheels-06-670x440-131220Curiosity's front-left wheel on Sol 177. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/curiosity-wheels-08-670x440-131220.jpgcuriosity-wheels-08-670x440-1312202013-12-22T04:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/10/12/jovian-joviality-juno-is-a-healthy-spaceship-on-track-for-2016-jupiter-rendezvous/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bwqyyl7cmaakr5e-large.jpgBWQyyl7CMAAkr5E.jpg largehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/juno-earth-flyby.jpgjuno-earth-flybyArtist's impression of the Juno flyby (NASA)2013-10-12T23:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/10/10/curiosity-obsessing-odd-mars-rock-in-gale-crater/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/curiosity-pano-mastcam-sol-413-131009-ins.jpgcuriosity-pano-mastcam-sol-413-131009-inshttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/curiosity-pano-mastcam-sol-413-131009.jpgcuriosity-pano-mastcam-sol-413-131009Panorama mosaic taken by Curiosity's Mastcam on Sol 413 of its mission inside Gale Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS2013-10-11T14:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/09/12/voyager-1-youre-officially-an-interstellar-mission/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/voyager-1-interstellar.jpgvoyager-1-interstellarVoyager 1 is serious this time. Graphic by Alex Parker (@Alex_Parker)2013-09-24T08:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/07/11/r2-d2-on-the-moon-why-not/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/r2d2-on-the-moon.jpgr2d2-on-the-moon"R2, where are you?" On the moon... Credit: NASA/Corbis/Ian O'Neill/Discovery News2013-07-11T22:18:13+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/18/banff-ground-squirrel-witnessed-apollo-11-landing-and-hijacked-armstrongs-photo/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/buzz_squirrel2.jpgBuzz Aldrin poses for Armstrong's camera in 1969. Little did the astronauts realize... they were being watched... (NASA/NatGeo/Ian O'Neill)Buzz Aldrin poses for Armstrong's camera in 1969. Little did the astronauts realize... they were being watched... (NASA/NatGeo/Ian O'Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/buzz_squirrel1.jpgBuzz Aldrin poses for Armstrong's camera in 1969. Little did the astronauts realize... they were being watched... (NASA/NatGeo/Ian O'Neill)Buzz Aldrin poses for Armstrong's camera in 1969. Little did the astronauts realize... they were being watched... (NASA/NatGeo/Ian O'Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/buzz_squirrel.jpgBuzz Aldrin poses for Armstrong's camera in 1969. Little did the astronauts realize... they were being watched... (NASA/NatGeo/Ian O'Neill)Buzz Aldrin poses for Armstrong's camera in 1969. Little did the astronauts realize... they were being watched... (NASA/NatGeo/Ian O'Neill)2013-07-11T07:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/10/what-really-happened-to-the-lcross-centaur/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lcross-conspiracy2.jpglcross-conspiracy2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lcross-conspiracy.jpglcross-conspiracy2013-07-11T07:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/06/09/iain-banks-science-fiction-genius-dies-at-59/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_14291.jpgIMG_1429https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1429.jpgIMG_1429My signed copy of Iain M. Banks' "Matter" -- my mum sat in on one of Iain's book readings in Bristol that I couldn't attend and got a signed copy of the novel for me -- one of my most precious books.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/iain-banks.jpgIain M. BanksIain M. Banks2013-06-09T19:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/26/on-the-galactic-rim-the-potential-for-life-is-grim/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/b5_zhadum001.jpgThe White Star approaches the Shadow's homeworld of Z'ha'dum on the Galactic Rim (Babylon 5)The White Star approaches the Shadow's homeworld of Z'ha'dum on the Galactic Rim.2013-05-29T17:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/05/20/the-british-astronauts-are-coming/2013-08-02T11:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/05/08/colonists-beware-dont-camp-at-the-bottom-of-martian-hills/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rolling-rocks-mars1.jpgrolling-rocks-marsTrails of Mars rocks that have rolled down the slope of a crater rim as imaged by the HiRISE camera. Credit: NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rolling-rocks-mars.jpgrolling-rocks-marsTrails of Mars rocks that have rolled down the slope of a crater rim as imaged by the HiRISE camera. Credit: NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona. 2013-06-08T16:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/04/10/the-white-house-approves-nasas-james-bond-asteroid-bagging-mission/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/asteroid-grab2.jpgasteroid-grab2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/asteroid-grab1.jpgasteroid-grab1Screengrab from the NASA "Asteroid Retrieval and Utilization Mission" animation (NASA LaRC/JSC)2013-04-24T18:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/04/24/about-those-habitable-exoplanets-rt-america-interview/2013-07-27T12:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2013/04/11/we-are-the-4-9/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ams_on_iss_700k.jpgThe AMS attached to the space station's exterior (NASA)The AMS attached to the space station's exterior (NASA)2013-04-12T05:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/12/20/shhhhh-do-you-hear-that-thats-the-sound-of-the-world-not-ending/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/stonehenge.jpgPerfect solstice sunrise by @STONEHENGEPerfect solstice sunrise by @STONEHENGE (Stonehenge UK)2012-12-21T15:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/11/no-doomsday-in-2012-article-links/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/doomsday_comet1.jpg2012: No Comet2012: No Comethttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/doomsday_magnetic.jpg2012: No Geomagnetic Reversal2012: No Geomagnetic Reversalhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/doomsday_solar_flare.jpg2012: No Killer Solar Flare2012: No Killer Solar Flarehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/doomsday_kbo2.jpg2012: Planet X is not Nibiru2012: Planet X is not Nibiruhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/doomsday_planet_x.jpg2012: No Planet X2012: No Planet Xhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/doomsday.jpgNo Doomsday in 2012No Doomsday in 20122012-12-18T08:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/31/2012-fear-money-sony-pictures-cash-in/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ihc.jpgihc2012-12-17T09:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/28/a-subtle-reminder-earth-hour-tonight-830pm/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/earth_hour.jpg©Jason Zuckerman©Jason Zuckerman2012-12-11T01:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/12/02/big-agu-announcements-curiosity-team-may-not-but-what-about-voyager-1/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/curiosity-methane-zoom.jpgcuriosity-methane-zoomA view from Curiosity's front hazcam of the sandy Mars soil the rover scooped samples of for analysis by its SAM instrument (NASA/JPL-Caltech)2012-12-09T21:49:42+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/12/09/sir-patrick-moore-1923-2012/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sir-patrick-moore4_2422611k.jpgSir-Patrick-Moore4_2422611kSir Patrick Moore2012-12-09T21:31:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/22/no-doomsday-in-2012-the-reason-why-science-will-not-win/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/doomsday_kbo2.jpgWhy Planet X is not Nibiru...Why Planet X is not Nibiru...2012-12-11T22:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/07/the-death-star-an-uneconomical-way-to-blow-up-planets/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/battle-inside-the-death-star.jpgA Death Star made from Lego. Still too expensive. (Gizmodo)A Death Star made from Lego. Still too expensive. (Gizmodo)2012-12-04T07:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/25/planet-x-does-not-exist/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/doomsday_planet_x.jpgPlanet X really doesn't exist...Planet X really doesn't exist...2018-10-08T07:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/02/phoenix-has-found-something-more-compelling-than-water-president-bush-informed/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoenix_pan.jpgThe Mars vista as seen by Phoenix (NASA/JPL/UA)The Mars vista as seen by Phoenix (NASA/JPL/UA)2012-12-03T04:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/18/liquid-water-on-mars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/phoenix_liquid_water.jpgWater droplets appear to be growing on Phoenix's leg shortly after landing on Mars (NASA)Water droplets appear to be growing on Phoenix's leg shortly after landing on Mars (NASA)2012-12-03T04:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/11/23/a-martian-storm-is-brewing/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mars-storm.jpgThis nearly global mosaic of observations made by the Mars Color Imager on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Nov. 18, 2012, shows a dust storm in Mars' southern hemisphere. Credit: NASAThis nearly global mosaic of observations made by the Mars Color Imager on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Nov. 18, 2012, shows a dust storm in Mars' southern hemisphere. Credit: NASA2012-11-25T13:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/03/i-see-mars-faces-everywhere/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/cane2btoad.jpgI See Mars Faces... Everywherehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mars_faces_astroengine2_hires.jpgmars_faces_astroengine2_hireshttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mars_faces_astroengine2_lowres.jpgmars_faces_astroengine2_lowresMars faces:https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mars_faces1.jpgThe two suspect shapes spotted by Mars conspiracy theorists. Exhibit 1: The Egyptian statue. Exhibit 2: ??The two suspect shapes spotted by Mars conspiracy theorists. Exhibit 1: The Egyptian statue. Exhibit 2: ??https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mars_faces_promo1.jpgmars_faces_promo1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mars_faces_promo.jpgmars_faces_promo2013-06-17T15:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/19/what-will-happen-when-the-sun-turns-into-a-white-dwarf/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/shoemaker.jpgArtist impression of Shoemaker-Levy 9 approaching Jupiter (NASA)Artist impression of Shoemaker-Levy 9 approaching Jupiter (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/white_dwarf_sun.jpgStrong tidal interactions are thought to shred any asteroids or comets as they get too close to a white dwarf (NASA)Strong tidal interactions are thought to shred any asteroids or comets as they get too close to a white dwarf (NASA)2012-10-25T20:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/04/01/what-happened-to-mars-rover-spirit/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/spirit-jawas.jpgspirit-jawas"A big rusty transporter came over the hill and the Jawas sold it for scrap metal..." -- Paul Quinnhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/spirit-jawas.jpgspirit-jawas"A big rusty transporter came over the hill and the Jawas sold it for scrap metal..." -- Paul Quinn2012-10-25T06:52:42+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/11/12/some-doomsday-crazy-with-that-google-search/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/why-will-20121.jpgwhy-will-2012wtf?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/why-will-2012.jpgwhy-will-20122012-10-18T17:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/12/boom-boom-beep-beep-beep-woof-woof-woof/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/cook1.jpgcook1Identified Flying Object: Anthony Cook caught a gipse of the shuttle over Griffin Observatory, LA (©Anthony Cook)2012-10-13T13:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/24/how-do-you-build-a-laser-with-a-black-hole/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/bhlaser.pngThe principal behind the lasing effect between the black hole and white hole horizons.The principal behind the lasing effect between the black hole and white hole horizons.2017-06-03T02:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/09/17/intercontinental-travel-is-impossible/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100yss-island.jpg100yss-island2012-12-16T22:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/11/28/now-that-is-what-i-call-a-fireball/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sa-meteorite.jpgThree frames from the South African CCTV footage.Three frames from the South African CCTV footage.2012-09-10T20:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/09/09/curiositys-monster-dust-covered-wheels-in-mardi-definition/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hazcams.jpghazcamsCuriosity's front Hazcams as imaged by the robotic arm-mounted MARDI camera. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dusty-wheels.jpgdusty-wheelsOn Sol 34, Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) captured images of the rover's dusty wheels. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech2012-11-19T10:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/09/09/unleash-the-mahli/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mahli.jpgThe first image to come from Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) with the dust cap off. Credit: NASA/MSL-CaltechThe first image to come from Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) with the dust cap off. Credit: NASA/MSL-Caltech2012-09-09T12:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/09/06/mars-rover-curiosity-is-a-steampunk-creation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/curiosity-arm.jpgcuriosity-armThe left eye of the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took this image of the camera on the rover's arm, the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), during the 30th sol of the rover's mission on Mars (Sept. 5, 2012). 2012-10-05T12:07:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/26/neil-armstrong-1930-2012/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/armstrong-dead-zoom1.jpgarmstrong-dead-zoom1Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong inside the lunar module "Eagle" after his first moonwalk. Credit: NASA2012-09-02T05:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/23/plasmaloopalicious/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/trace-loop.jpgA coronal loop as seen by NASA's Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE). Credit: NASAA coronal loop as seen by NASA's Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE). Credit: NASAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bellan-flows-horizontal-hires.jpgBellan-Flows-Horizontal-HiRESThe magnetic loop containing hydrogen and nitrogen plasma evolves over 4 micro-seconds. Credit: Bellan & Stenson, 20122012-08-23T17:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/21/mars-shot-first-curiositys-wind-sensor-damaged/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mars-rover-zoom.jpgmars-rover-zoomHi-res self-portrait of Curiosity -- taken with the mast-mounted Navcams. Debris can be seen scattered across the deck. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech2012-08-22T05:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/19/shock-and-awe-curiosity-laser-blasts-first-mars-rock/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pia16075.jpgThe laser-zapped rock "Coronation" -- inset image was taken by the ChemCam instrument, featuring the small laser burn. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechThe laser-zapped rock "Coronation" -- inset image was taken by the ChemCam instrument, featuring the small laser burn. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/curiosity-laser-target.jpgcuriosity-laser-targetThe fist-sized Mars rock -- called "Coronation", previously designated "N165" -- has become the first <strike>casualty of war</strike> scientific target of Curiosity's ChemCam instrument. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech2012-08-20T22:45:06+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/12/sol-3-beautiful-beautiful-mars-dirt-in-color/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/msl-dirt2.jpgmsl-dirt2Discoloration in the top soil in the location of a crater formed by Curiosity's Sky Crane rockets. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/msl-dirt3.jpgmsl-dirt3https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/msl-dirt4.jpgmsl-dirt4The deployed high-gain antenna. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/msl-dirt5.jpgmsl-dirt5https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/msl-dirt6.jpgmsl-dirt6The base of Mt. Sharp and detail of undulating terrain -- possibly dunes. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/msl-dirt7.jpgmsl-dirt7Curiosity's sundial on its deck reads: "Mars 2012 -- To Mars To Explore"https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/msl-dirt.jpgRocks and regolith strewn over the ground near Mars rover Curiosity. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechRocks and regolith strewn over the ground near Mars rover Curiosity. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech2012-08-22T15:36:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/07/warren-olney-show-mars-curiosity-landing-featuring-jpls-alan-chen-and-me/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/alan-chen.jpgJPL's Alan Chen, the Flight Dynamics and Operations Lead for the Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing team. Credit: NASA/JPLJPL's Alan Chen, the Flight Dynamics and Operations Lead for the Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing team. Credit: NASA/JPL2012-08-10T00:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/08/sol-2-rocky-debris-on-curiositys-deck-hints-of-thunderous-landing/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wheel-curiosity.jpgCuriosity's wheels as imaged by Navcam Left A. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechCuriosity's wheels as imaged by Navcam Left A. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech (levels adjusted)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/antenna.jpgThe high-gain antenna that will be used for direct communication with Earth is operational. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechThe high-gain antenna that will be used for direct communication with Earth is operational. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/curiosity-deck-debris.jpgThe view through Curiosity's left (A) and right (A) Navcams, looking down on the deck of the rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechThe view through Curiosity's left (A) and right (A) Navcams, looking down on the deck of the rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech2012-08-09T23:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/08/sol-2-welcome-to-gale-crater-a-martian-mojave-desert/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/navcamview.jpgThe view from Curiosity's Navcam -- panorama mosaic of Gale Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechThe view from Curiosity's Navcam -- panorama mosaic of Gale Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech2012-08-08T17:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/06/sol-1-good-morning-gale-crater-photo/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/crater-rim-zoom.jpgThe view from the rover's rear hazcam, featuring the rim of Gale Crater and the light of a setting Martian Sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechThe view from the rover's rear hazcam, featuring the rim of Gale Crater and the light of a setting Martian Sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gale-hazcam.jpgThis is the view from the front Hazcam of the Mars Science Laboratory "Curiosity." Mount Sharp is in shot. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechThis is the view from the front Hazcam of the Mars Science Laboratory "Curiosity." Mount Sharp is in shot. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech2012-08-07T03:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/08/06/mars-rover-curiosity-begins-its-martian-domination/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hires.jpgThis is Gale Crater. Credit: NASAThis is Gale Crater. Credit: NASA2012-08-06T20:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/02/a-lightning-bolt-hits-water-so-close-you-can-see-its-streamers/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/streamers.jpgStreamers reach upward from the water.Streamers reach upward from the water.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/schaefers2.jpgThe storm, plus cruise, ship off the coast of Vlissingen, the Netherlands (©Francis Schaefers and Daniel Burger)The storm, plus cruise, ship off the coast of Vlissingen, the Netherlands (©Francis Schaefers and Daniel Burger)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lightning_strike.jpgA bolt of lightning, 40 metres away (©Francis Schaefers and Daniel Burger)A bolt of lightning, 40 metres away (©Francis Schaefers and Daniel Burger)2012-07-24T06:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/07/23/the-discovery-channel-telescope-is-online/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1b.jpgM104, "The Sombrero Galaxy" as seen through the DCT. Credit: Lowell Observatory/DCTM104, "The Sombrero Galaxy" as seen through the DCT. Credit: Lowell Observatory/DCT2012-09-14T06:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/07/18/epic-spacex-dragon-mission-highlights-video/2012-07-18T20:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/07/07/after-historic-discovery-higgs-flies-economy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/higgs-congrts.jpgReal superstars: Peter Higgs congratulates ATLAS experiment spokesperson Fabiola Gianotti after she announced her collaboration's discovery of a Higgs-like particle (CERN/ATLAS/Getty) Real superstars: Peter Higgs congratulates ATLAS experiment spokesperson Fabiola Gianotti after she announced her collaboration's discovery of a Higgs-like particle. Credit: CERN/ATLAS/Getty2012-07-09T17:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/07/04/higgs-boson-like-particle-discovered-in-cms-and-atlas-data/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/peter-higgs.jpgProf. Peter Higgs, theoretical theorist, receives applause at the CERN event.Prof. Peter Higgs, theoretical theorist, receives applause at the CERN event.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/intro.jpgThe CMS detector at the LHC (CERN) The CMS detector at the LHC (CERN) 2012-07-04T10:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/07/01/soyuz-floating-on-clouds/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/soyuz.jpgThe Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft parachute contrasts with the cloud over Kazakhstan minutes before touchdown. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASAThe Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft parachute contrasts with the cloud over Kazakhstan minutes before touchdown. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA2012-07-20T14:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/05/22/spacexs-dragon-the-dawn-of-a-new-age-for-space-exploration/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/f9-take2.jpgf9-take2Falcon 9 at the launchpad (SpaceX/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/spacex-mission-control.jpgspacex-mission-controlSpaceX mission control in Hawthorn, Calif., moments before launch (SpaceX)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/f9-merlin.jpgf9-merlinThe "business end" of the Falcon 9 -- nine Merlin engines (SpaceX)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/f9-launch2.jpgf9-launch2The stage 2 Merlin engine ignites after stage separation (SpaceX)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/f9-launch3.jpgf9-launch3Falcon 9 venting oxygen before launch (SpaceX/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/f9-launch4.jpgf9-launch4The view of Falcon 9 ascending (SpaceX)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/f1-launch1.jpgf1-launch1SpaceX's Falcon 9 carries the Dragon capsule to orbit (NASA TV)2012-06-27T15:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/06/14/when-venus-transited-the-sun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1958.jpgIMG_1958The Venus transit seen through a white light solar telescope.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0504.jpgDSCN0504A failed attempt at photographing the Venus transit through eclipse glasses.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0506.jpgDSCN0506Astronomers Without Borders' president and founder Mike Simmons talks during the Venus transit.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0511.jpgDSCN0511The live streaming broadcast of the Venus transit atop Mt. Wilson, Calif. https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0515.jpgDSCN0515A telescope silhouette during the Venus transit. https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0521.jpgDSCN0521Snapshot of the Venus transit in the evening of June 5, 2012. https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0524.jpgDSCN0524Mt. Wilson's solar observatories. https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0527.jpgDSCN0527The crowds of astronomers atop Mt. Wilson, Calif., during the Astronomers Without Borders Venus transit event on June 5, 2012.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0534.jpgDSCN0534The sun sets during the June 5, 2012, Venus transit over California.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn0535.jpgDSCN0535The sun sets during the June 5, 2012, Venus transit over California.2012-06-27T15:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/06/27/epic-mars-rover-curiosity-video-of-the-7-minutes-of-terror/2012-06-29T21:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/06/05/venus-transit-streamed-live-from-mt-wilson-california/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/awb-promo.jpgThe view atop Mt. Wilson...2012-06-27T03:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/06/14/life-may-not-be-so-grim-on-the-galactic-rim-after-all/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/metal-poor-stars.jpgmetal-poor-starsM80 -- an old globular cluster in the Milky Way -- is full of metal-poor stars. Do they still have exoplanetary potential? (NASA) 2012-07-08T20:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/04/23/mars-flips-us-the-bird/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mars-bird.jpgmars-birdA curiously shaped Mars dune (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)2012-04-23T21:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/03/26/mystery-mars-cloud-an-auroral-umbrella/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mystery-mars-cloud.jpgmystery-mars-cloudThe strange cloud-like protursion above Mars' limb (around the 1 o'clock point). Credit: Wayne Jaeschke. 2012-03-26T17:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2012/01/29/put-the-weather-balloon-back-in-the-box/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/space-sushi-beer.jpgspace-sushi-beerReally? Sushi and beer "in space"? What's next? 2012-04-26T04:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/12/31/the-funky-craters-of-mars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/intro.jpgintroA menagerie of strange divots (NASA/HiRISE/Univ. of Arizona) https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/08.jpg08This crater has a serious fault (NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/11.jpg11Affectionately known as the "Push-Up Craters" (NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/12.jpg12Bulls-eye! (NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona)2012-02-07T03:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/11/24/what-do-you-see-when-setis-allen-telescope-array-is-aimed-at-the-sun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ata-solar-obs.jpgA comparison between an observation of the sun using the ATA's 2750 GHz band (left) and SOHO's 195A filter. Both are near-simultaneous observations on Oct. 1, 2009 (Saint-Hilaire et al., 2011)A comparison between an observation of the sun using the ATA's 2750 GHz band (left) and SOHO's 195A filter. Both are near-simultaneous observations on Oct. 1, 2009 (Saint-Hilaire et al., 2011). 2012-02-08T05:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/11/19/exoplanet-count-tops-700/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/exoplanet-zoom.jpgexoplanet-zoomAn artist's impression of a lone exoplanet transiting its parent star. There are now 700 confirmed alien worlds orbiting other stars (ESO)2012-04-16T13:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/11/19/some-galaxies-die-young-others-recycle/2012-03-09T17:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/05/22/but-im-not-an-astronomer/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1preview.jpgp1previewStars of the Northern Hemisphere, Ashland Astronomy Studio2012-03-21T21:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/05/19/could-kepler-detect-borg-cubes-why-not/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/star-borg.jpgstar-borg"That's no sunspot."2011-12-07T14:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/04/21/want-to-feel-good-watch-the-aurora-borealis-in-hd/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/aurora.jpgaurora2011-12-29T01:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/03/28/the-ultimate-paternity-test-are-we-martian/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/war-of-the-worlds.jpgwar-of-the-worlds"Dad?" (A scene from War of the Worlds, it'll make sense once you've read the article.)2012-02-07T03:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/03/06/the-day-aliens-invaded/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hooverfigure1a.jpgHooverFigure1a2012-02-26T07:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/02/15/when-stardust-met-tempel-a-love-story/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tempel1.jpgComet Tempel 1 near Stardust-NExT close approach (NASA) Comet Tempel 1 near Stardust-NExT close approach (NASA) 2011-11-24T08:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/01/14/fox-news-astrology-shakeup-whats-your-new-sign-interview/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/astrology-fox-news.jpgastrology-fox-newsI join FOX News host Megyn Kelly (center) and astrologer Constance Stella (right) on America Live. 2011-11-19T14:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/01/06/can-spicules-explain-the-mysteries-of-coronal-heating/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/spicules.jpgspiculesSolar spicules as imaged by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (NASA) 2012-02-07T03:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/01/03/its-official-2012-sucked/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2012movie.jpg2012movie2013-06-12T12:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2011/01/03/who-cares-if-ashton-kutcher-is-preparing-for-armageddon/2012-02-07T03:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/11/20/national-geographic-feature-star-struck-by-ken-croswell/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/allskymilkyway_brunier_big.jpgallskymilkyway_brunier_bigAn all-sky image of the Milky Way (Serge Brunier/NASA) 2010-12-21T14:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/11/20/astroengine-gets-quoted-in-national-geographic/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sshot1sc.pngThe December 2010 edition of National GeographicThe December 2010 edition of National Geographic2011-05-06T08:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/11/17/dead-on-arrival-necropanspermia-spawned-life-on-earth/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mars_meteorite.jpgmars_meteoriteAre those Martian fossils in meteorite ALH84001? (NASA) 2013-10-06T13:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/10/23/holographic-universe-fermilab-to-probe-smallest-space-time-scales/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/holometer2.jpgHolometer2Conceptual design of the Fermilab holometer (Fermilab)2020-10-04T11:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/09/30/ingredients-for-life-on-gliese-581g/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/exoplanet-zoom.jpgexoplanet-zoomCredit: Lynette Cook2010-12-06T16:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/08/23/shades-of-ignorance-by-craftlass-interview/2011-09-07T09:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/08/01/military-black-ops-on-mars-really/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tra_000834_1835_red-nomap_-browse.jpgTRA_000834_1835_RED.NOMAP.browseThe Aram Chaos region of Mars, as seen by the HiRISE camera on board NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/marsindustrialsite.jpgmarsindustrialsite2012-04-30T19:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/07/26/earth-is-no-longer-one-of-a-kind/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/kepler-leak.jpgkepler-leakA slide from Dimitar Sasselov's TED presentation.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/exoplanet.jpgexoplanet2010-12-08T03:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/07/26/did-the-cosmos-deliver-a-googly-meteorite-lands-on-cricket-pitch/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/meteorite-display.jpgmeteorite.JPG.display2012-05-04T22:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/07/19/strasbourg-june-lightning/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/lightning-strasbourg.jpglightning-strasbourgA bolt of lightning strikes over Strasbourg, France (Ian O'Neill)2011-08-01T13:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/06/13/hayabusa-re-entry-video-spacecraft-destruction-at-its-best/2010-06-13T17:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/06/13/hayabusa-returns-to-earth-with-a-flash/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/115004923.jpgHayabusa fireballHayabusa re-enters over the Australian Outback, generating a bright fireball (screen grabs from the JAXA video feed)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/h-fireball.jpgh-fireball2012-03-09T03:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/06/03/jupiter-just-got-smacked-again/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/wesley1.jpgwesley12010-07-09T12:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/05/22/awesome/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1040789071.jpg104078907https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/104078907.jpg104078907The Moon, Space Shuttle Atlantis, an aurora plus Kibo, all in one breathtaking scene (Soichi Noguchi)2011-02-01T03:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/05/22/black-holes-aurorae-and-the-event-horizon-telescope/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/bh-sch.jpgbh-schA diagram of the black hole's magnetosphere (Takahashi and Takahashi, 2010)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/black-hole-aurora.jpgblack-hole-auroraMy impression as to how a black hole 'aurora' might look like near an event horizon (Ian O'Neill/Discovery News)2010-07-09T12:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/05/10/the-astroengine-universe-is-expanding/2010-05-11T01:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/05/09/life-on-mars-only-in-the-sun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/nereus_opportunity_big.jpgnereus_opportunity_big2011-12-08T15:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/05/06/space-agency-confirms-indonesia-meteorite/2011-02-25T00:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/05/01/gecksteroids-asteroids-and-geckos-may-share-same-force/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/gecksteroid.jpggecksteroidThe asteroid Itokawa (as imaged by the Japanese Hayabusa probe) and a gecko tattoo. Bear with me, it'll make sense soon (JAXA)2010-08-17T13:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/04/30/indonesia-meteorite-wiped-out-a-house-or-not/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/jakarta.jpgledakan2011-08-17T01:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/04/24/israel-meteorite-isnt-a-meteorite/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/002_wh.jpgThat's no space rock: The Israeli 'meteorite' that never was (Ilan Lilush, Tel Aviv Police).That's no space rock: The Israeli 'meteorite' that never was (Ilan Lilush, Tel Aviv Police).2012-01-14T13:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/04/22/hubble-conquers-mystic-mountain/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hubble-xlarge_web2.jpgThe Carina stellar nursary from afar (NASA/ESA/HST)The Carina stellar nursary from afar (NASA/ESA/HST)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hubble-xlarge_web.jpgWhere is that mystical land? Looks like it's made of candyfloss (NASA/ESA/HST).Where is that mystical land? Looks like it's made of candyfloss (NASA/ESA/HST).2012-06-18T14:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/04/19/nasas-asteroid-mission-scary-but-useful/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/asteroid-mission2.jpgasteroid-mission22011-07-23T00:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/04/11/comet-fights-with-the-sun-comet-loses-3/2010-04-28T08:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/04/06/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-britspace-overlords/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hsa-jpg.pngHsa.jpghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ukspace-logo.jpegUKSpace-logohttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/uk-hem.jpgThe Habitation Extension Module (HEM) proposed by UK engineers (University of Bristol)The Habitation Extension Module (HEM) proposed by UK engineers (University of Bristol)2010-08-30T01:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/04/03/nasa-is-a-force-of-nature-like-none-other/2010-04-29T09:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/04/02/and-then-spitzer-imaged-baby-stars-in-the-orion-nebula/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/orion90.jpgThe star forming region in Orion as studied by Spitzer, rotated 90 degrees (NASA/JPL/Caltech)The star forming region in Orion as studied by Spitzer, rotated 90 degrees (NASA/JPL/Caltech)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/orion.jpgThe Orion Nebula's star-forming region (NASA)The Orion Nebula's star-forming region (NASA)2011-01-02T12:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/02/07/the-real-inspiration-behind-project-m/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bender-moon2.jpgbender-moon2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/project-m.jpgThe Project M android... haven't I seen you somewhere before?The Project M android... haven't I seen you somewhere before?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bender-moon1.jpgIt's uncanny! Bender from Futurama explores the lunar surface (NASA/20th Century Fox/Ian O'Neill).It's uncanny! Bender from Futurama explores the lunar surface (NASA/20th Century Fox/Ian O'Neill).https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bender-moon.jpgIt's uncanny! Bender from Futurama explores the lunar surface (NASA/20th Century Fox/Ian O'Neill).It's uncanny! Bender from Futurama explores the lunar surface (NASA/20th Century Fox/Ian O'Neill).2011-09-27T17:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/02/06/project-m-lets-not/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/android.jpgDoing for NASA what Star Wars did for sci-fi, send C3PO to the Moon! Huh?Doing for NASA what Star Wars did for sci-fi, send C3PO to the Moon! Huh?2012-03-08T03:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/30/mars-rover-spirit-becomes-mars-base-spirit/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/spirit_cartoon.jpgspirit_cartoonSorry Spirit, you're not coming home (<a href='http://xkcd.com/695/'>see the full xkcd comic strip</a>).2012-04-01T04:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/17/tethys-plays-hide-and-seek-with-cassini/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tethys-sub2.jpgtethys-sub2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tethys-sub1.jpgtethys-sub1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tethys2-825x825.jpgtethys2-825x825https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tethys1-825x825.jpgtethys1-825x825https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tethys.jpgtethys2011-05-28T01:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/15/how-are-black-holes-used-in-the-movies/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/funny-graphs-black-holes.jpgfunny-graphs-black-holesSource: <a href="http://graphjam.com/2010/01/14/funny-graphs-black-holes/">Graph Jam</a>2011-05-20T01:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/11/but-its-a-frackin-supernova/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/supernova.jpg"SuperNova" by Shadow-Trance (DeviantArt)"SuperNova" by <a href='http://shadow-trance.deviantart.com/art/SuperNova-85351265'>Shadow-Trance (DeviantArt)</a>2012-01-01T20:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/11/vote-discovery-news-for-a-shorty-award/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/dnews-banner.jpgdnews-banner2011-08-08T20:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/11/the-lhc-black-hole-rap-best-yet/2010-07-05T14:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/07/uk-snow-where-did-my-hometown-go/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/uk-snow.jpgA Terra Satellite view of the UK snow (NASA)A Terra Satellite view of the UK snow (NASA)2012-04-28T11:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/06/detecting-gravitational-waves-on-the-cheap/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nanongrav-thumb-500x3431.pngnanongrav-thumb-500x343https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nanongrav-thumb-500x343.pngnanongrav-thumb-500x3432010-04-27T19:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/05/has-kepler-discovered-a-new-class-of-celestial-object/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/stellar-object.jpgstellar-objectThe strange objects orbiting the two stars could be mangled white dwarfs... but the jury is still out (NASA)2012-05-22T13:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/03/above-beyond-virgin-galactic-awesomeness/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/abovebeyond.jpgabovebeyond2010-04-26T12:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2010/01/02/much-ado-about-apophis/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gravity_tractor.jpggravity_tractorWhat are the legal implications of asteroid deflection? Read: <a href='http://www.astroengine.com/?p=4765'>Space Experts to Discuss Threat of Asteroid Impact</a>https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/asteroid-mission.jpgConcept art for the ESA Don Quijote asteroid mission concept (ESA)Concept art for the ESA Don Quijote asteroid mission concept (ESA)2010-08-15T06:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/12/28/whats-nasas-biggest-accomplishment-of-2009-its-still-here/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ship.jpgA space station in the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey.' It's hard to believe that by 2015 we might not have any space station (the sci-fi writers in the 20th century didn't see that coming).A space station in the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey.' It's hard to believe that by 2015 we might not have any space station (the sci-fi writers in the 20th century didn't see that coming).2011-07-23T00:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/12/27/borg-cube-spotted-near-solar-limb/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/coronalhole_soho_blank.gifcoronalhole_soho_blankhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/solarlimb.jpgsolarlimb2012-01-04T03:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/12/19/dear-stfc-wtf-sincerely-ian/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/stfc.jpgstfc2010-05-28T16:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/12/19/actually-obama-hasnt-decided-on-the-future-of-nasa/2010-06-19T07:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/12/09/an-explanation-for-the-norway-cloud-spiral/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/norway_spiral.jpgThe Norwegian spiral as photographed by Jan Petter Jørgensen (left) and simulation of a tumbling rocket stage by Doug Ellison (right).The Norwegian spiral as photographed by Jan Petter Jørgensen (left) and simulation of a tumbling rocket stage by Doug Ellison (right).2011-11-21T02:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/11/28/star-birth-dominates-energy-production-in-ultra-luminous-galaxies/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ultra-luminous.jpgArtists impression of an ultra-luminous galaxy heating the surrounding dust (JAXA/ISAS/LIRA)Artists impression of an ultra-luminous galaxy heating the surrounding dust (JAXA/ISAS/LIRA)2011-03-06T12:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/11/15/the-world-needs-sagan-man/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sagan-man.jpgsagan-manClick to see the whole sketch (©xkcd)2010-05-28T15:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/11/10/the-dawn-of-a-new-age-for-scitech-reporting/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/dnews-banner.jpgdnews-banner2010-05-21T23:25:55+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/11/05/a-bevvy-of-doom/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/john-cusack.jpgOn the red carpet: John Cusack tells me what he'll be doing on Dec. 21st, 2012. Skiing (credit: Debra O'Neill/Discovery News)On the red carpet: John Cusack tells me what he'll be doing on Dec. 21st, 2012. Skiing (credit: Debra O'Neill/Discovery News)2011-09-27T16:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/11/01/spirit-suffers-another-bout-of-amnesia-spirit-suffers-another-bout-of-amnesia/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/amnesialikeb.jpg"Oh, that's a nice view, I hadn't noticed that hill before. Hey, that's a pretty-looking rock!"2009-11-05T07:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/30/what-will-it-take-to-blow-up-pluto/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pluto1_full.jpgIt might seem quiet now...It might seem quiet now...https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/poorpluto.jpegKicked out and nowhere to go.Kicked out and nowhere to go.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pluto_surface.jpg"I love the smell of venting volatiles in the morning...""I love the smell of venting volatiles in the morning..."https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/6.pngThe equation that can turn a dwarf planet into dust, as derived by Matt Springer.2010-06-25T16:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/30/nasa-ur-doin-it-wrong/2009-11-01T11:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/28/ares-i-x-away/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/aress.jpgAres I-X launching in October (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ares-shock1.jpgThe Prandtl-Glauert singularity forms as Ares I-X goes transonic (NASA)The Prandtl-Glauert singularity forms as Ares I-X goes transonic (NASA)2009-12-07T18:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/25/forget-2012-this-is-what-the-mayans-should-be-remembered-for/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/maya-pyramid.jpgmaya-pyramid2011-12-09T19:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/25/ares-i-x-will-this-be-the-only-launch-of-constellation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/aresix_patch02-svg.pngAresIX_patch02.svghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ares-i-x-atlantis-shuttle.jpgThe Ares I-X and space shuttle Atlantis, ready to launch (NASA)The Ares I-X and space shuttle Atlantis, ready to launch (NASA)2011-11-04T02:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/25/virgin-galactic-to-fly-suborbital-flights-from-scotland/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/virgin-galactic-girl.jpgvirgin-galactic-girl2011-02-07T14:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/22/welcome-to-my-lava-tube-premium-lunar-condo-living/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/astronaut-lava_tube.jpgCavemen 2.0 (NASA)Cavemen 2.0 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/moon_movie.jpgA scene from the movie "Moon" with Sam Rockwellhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lunar-tube.jpgThis 65-metre-wide hole in the lunar surface extends at least 80 metres down and could be an opening into a larger lunar cave (Image: ISAS/JAXA/Junichi Haruyama et al.)2010-11-26T17:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/21/prof-brian-cox-accidentally-reveals-the-truth-about-the-lhc/2011-08-02T04:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/19/the-ares-i-x-rollout/2009-10-20T06:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/19/ares-i-x-the-beginning-and-the-end-for-constellation/2010-10-29T13:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/17/first-images-of-lcross-centaur-impact-plume-released/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lcross-394553main_visible-camera-impact-plume.pngThe lunar dust plume as seen 15 seconds after Centaur impact. The size of the plume was approximately 6-8 km wide at this time (NASA)The lunar dust plume as seen 15 seconds after Centaur impact. The size of the plume was approximately 6-8 km wide at this time (NASA)2011-09-27T17:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/17/slope-mars-boulder-rolling-mars-boulder/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/mars-boulder-esp_014394_2045_cut.jpgmars-boulder-ESP_014394_2045_cutThe 6 meter-wide boulder as imaged by HiRISE (to supersize the pic, click on it - 9MB)2009-10-17T10:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/17/late-to-the-doomsday-party-nasa-denounces-2012/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/nemesis.jpgnemesis2012-05-08T04:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/12/to-a-ufologist-the-answer-is-so-obvious/2009-10-13T02:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/12/astronaut-needed-for-experimental-flight-to-titan/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/reliant-robin-space-shuttle.jpgThe Reliant Robin Space Shuttle from the BBC's Top Gear.The Reliant Robin Space Shuttle from the BBC's Top Gear.2010-08-14T19:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/11/did-nasa-bomb-the-moon-kinda/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/blow-up-moon.jpgOops, who put those WMDs there?Oops, who put those WMDs there?2011-12-26T11:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/10/mars-crater-cracked-frosting/2010-04-27T10:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/09/astroengine-got-cnnd-and-other-epic-things/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cnn-banner.jpgcnn-banner2009-10-10T04:47:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/09/the-white-house-astronomy-night-change-delivered/2009-10-10T22:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/06/whatever-happened-to-hyper-velocity-star-hd-271791/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fig3.jpgOne scenario: Exploding star flings binary parter away at high velocty (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics) One scenario: Exploding star flings binary parter away at high velocty (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics) 2011-10-17T07:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/03/the-uks-brain-drain-been-there-done-that/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/professor-stephen-hawking-001.jpgProfessor-Stephen-Hawking-0012009-10-03T16:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/03/tritons-ice-wont-mix/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/triton_sm.jpgTriton_sm2011-09-27T17:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/01/2012-movie-tv-teaser-trailer-micro-review/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/2012.jpg20122012-06-15T10:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/10/01/want-a-little-doom-for-supper/2012-03-21T19:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/29/where-are-the-protests-now/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/futurama-protest.jpgWhere's the protest?Where's the protest?2010-10-01T08:15:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/25/defyinggravity-eats-fastforward-dust/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/flash-600.jpgflash-6002011-04-02T11:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/23/the-h-ii-transfer-vehicle-htv-1-photographed-300km-below/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/jaxa-htv-625x427.jpgjaxa-htv-625x427The HTV-1 approaches the space station on Sept. 17th (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/htv_vandebergh1.jpgHTV-1 approaches the ISS on Sept. 17th (©Ralf Vandebergh)HTV-1 approaches the ISS on Sept. 17th (©Ralf Vandebergh)2010-08-14T09:13:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/23/moon-water-confirmed/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/moon-water.jpgmoon-water2012-03-29T06:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/21/the-fractal-waterways-of-the-brazilian-rainforest/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fractal_river.jpgLago Erepecu and Rio Trombetas, Brazil (NASA)Lago Erepecu and Rio Trombetas, Brazil (NASA)2010-08-11T22:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/21/confirmed-stony-ridge-observatory-survived-the-station-fire/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sroafterstationfire.jpgThe Stony Ridge Observatory from Mt. Wilson. Credit: Dave Jurasevich, Mt. Wilson Observatory SuperintendentThe Stony Ridge Observatory from Mt. Wilson. Credit: Dave Jurasevich, Mt. Wilson Observatory Superintendent2009-09-21T08:29:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/20/war-of-the-worlds-google-doodle-celebrates-h-g-wells-birthday/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hgwells09.gifhgwells092012-03-01T02:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/15/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-the-atom-imaged/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/electron_orbitals-svg.pngExamples of electron atomic and molecular orbitals. The "lobes" are representative of the electron clouds surrounding the nucleiExamples of electron atomic and molecular orbitals. The "lobes" are representative of the electron clouds surrounding the nucleihttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/atom_photo.jpgatom_photo2010-01-08T04:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/15/google-crop-circle-doodle-a-celebration-of-vector-graphics-and-h-g-wells-birthday/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/wotw.pngA screenshot of the 1982 colour version of the arcade game (via klov.com)A screenshot of the 1982 colour version of the arcade game (via klov.com)2010-07-05T08:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/15/the-google-logo-relates-to-h-g-wells-war-of-the-worlds-invasion-site/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/goog_e.gifgoog_e2010-08-14T14:18:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/13/space-junk-its-not-as-bad-as-it-looks-what/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/space-junk-geo-02.jpgspace-junk-geo-022010-03-18T18:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/13/off-the-record-time-stands-still-for-the-daily-galaxy/2010-06-23T11:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/11/the-doomsday-scam-begins-survive-2012-for-49-95/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2012-2.jpg2012-2A screenshot of the "2012 Official Countdown" website.2012-10-24T13:26:23+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/07/the-fear-of-god-could-reverse-global-warming-oh-yes/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fsm2.jpgfsm2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fsm.jpgfsmThe Flying Speghetti Monster. I wonder if this is what Lord May had in mind? (Church of the FSM)2009-10-24T19:51:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/07/chandrayaan-1-didnt-fail-it-fried/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/chandrayaan.jpgchandrayaan2009-09-08T10:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/05/mount-placid/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mt-placid.jpgmt-placidhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mt-wilson-calm.jpgThe view from Mt. Wilson Towercam, facing east (UCLA)The view from Mt. Wilson Towercam, facing east (UCLA)2009-09-06T06:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/03/station-fire-now-threatens-stony-ridge-observatory/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/stonyridge.jpgStony Ridge ObservatoryStony Ridge Observatoryhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sro2.jpgsro2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sro1.jpgsro12009-09-15T09:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/02/chandrayaan-1-is-lost-astroengine-appears-on-al-jazeera/2009-09-03T18:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/01/wildfire-volcano-warzone-hell-all-of-the-above/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/wildfires.jpgwildfires2009-09-02T22:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/09/01/fires-hit-summit-of-mount-wilson/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mt-wilson-fire2.jpgmt-wilson-fire2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mt-wilson-fire.jpgmt-wilson-fire2009-09-01T20:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/31/fire-fighters-step-down-from-mt-wilson-but-flare-ups-still-threaten-observatory/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mt-wilson-min.jpgmt-wilson-minhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/towercam1.jpgA morning view from Mt. Wilson Observatory. Lots of smoke, but the fires seem to have calmed (©UCLA)A morning view from Mt. Wilson Observatory. Lots of smoke, but the fires seem to have calmed (©UCLA)2011-08-05T02:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/30/fire-fighters-will-defend-mount-wilson-observatory-overnight/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mt-wilson-new-max.jpgThe view looking west from Mt. Wilson Observatory at 8:17pm PST (Aug. 30th)The view looking west from Mt. Wilson Observatory at 8:17pm PST (Aug. 30th)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mt-wilson-new-min.jpgmt-wilson-new-min2009-09-03T18:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/29/station-fire-bearing-down-on-mount-wilson-observatory/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/towercam.jpgThe view from Mt. Wilson, facing west at 19:52 PST (Aug. 30th)The view from Mt. Wilson, facing west at 19:52 PST (Aug. 30th)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mount-wilson-towercam.jpgMount Wilson at sunset earlier today (©UCLA)Mount Wilson at sunset earlier today (©UCLA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mount-wilson-towercam2.jpgThe Mount Wilson Observatory webcam, looking west. City lights to the left is the approximate location of Burbank (©UCLA)The Mount Wilson Observatory webcam, looking west. City lights to the left is the approximate location of Burbank (©UCLA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mount-wilson-fire-min.jpgmount-wilson-fire-min2010-08-15T21:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/29/lost-in-space-indias-chandrayaan-1-moon-mission-goes-silent/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/chandrayaan_1_2116f.jpgA miniature replica of the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft (V. Ganesan/The Hindu)2010-08-15T21:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/27/disovery-is-still-on-the-launch-pad/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/shuttle-light-max.jpgDiscovery on Launch Pad 39A... Friday launch? (NASA)Discovery on Launch Pad 39A... Friday launch? (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/shuttle-light-min.jpgshuttle-light-min2010-04-29T00:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/22/special-ops-bunnies/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bunny-night-vision.jpgBlood-thirsty bunnies? If only you knew... (The Oatmeal)Blood-thirsty bunnies? If only you knew... (The Oatmeal)2009-08-23T06:12:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/22/unexpectedly-large-black-holes-and-dark-matter/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/m87.jpgThe M87 black hole blasts relativistic plumes of gas 5000 ly from the centre of the galaxy (NASA)The M87 black hole blasts relativistic plumes of gas 5000 ly from the centre of the galaxy (NASA)2011-09-27T17:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/21/no-matter-how-you-spin-it-a-hole-is-still-a-hole/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/beagle2.jpgMars Express to Beagle 2: But you forgot your... ah, never mind.Mars Express to Beagle 2: But you forgot your... ah, never mind.2010-08-31T12:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/19/we-dont-date-n00bs-we-pwn-them/2012-02-26T01:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/18/amateur-captures-io-eclipse-on-ganymede/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/io-gann-eclipse.gifio-gann-eclipsehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/io-ganymede-shadow-still.jpgio-ganymede-shadow-still2012-01-18T03:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/18/let-the-planet-seeding-begin-comets-have-amino-acids-too/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/comet_tempel.jpgcomet_tempel2011-08-11T07:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/15/deconstructing-doomsday/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/jon_sarah.jpgJon and Sarah from KPI on the set.Jon and Sarah from KPI on the set.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/alex_me.jpgAlex Young and myself... very excited about doomsday.Alex Young and myself... very excited about doomsday.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/me_dust.jpgApparently, the Apocalypse will be very dusty.Apparently, the Apocalypse will be very dusty.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/alex_chair.jpgAlex Young in front of the cameras in the post-Apocalyptic setting of a Brooklin building site.Alex Young in front of the cameras in the post-Apocalyptic setting of a Brooklin building site.2011-09-27T16:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/14/feline-physics/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/funny-pictures-cat-reaches-critical-mass.jpgfunny-pictures-cat-reaches-critical-mass2010-05-19T14:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/09/the-naked-singularity-recipe-spin-a-black-hole-add-mass/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/naked_singularity.jpgnaked_singularity2011-04-06T04:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/09/cassini-discovers-a-new-moonlet-in-saturns-rings/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cassiniring.jpgThe ~400 meter moonlet casts a 25 mile shadow across Saturn's B-ring (NASA)The ~400 meter moonlet casts a 25 mile shadow across Saturn's B-ring (NASA)2011-09-27T17:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/08/ares-i-first-stage-test-set-for-august-25th-video/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/atk-ares-1.jpgThe completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster in Promontory, Utah on July 21st (NASA/ATK/RedOrbit)The completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster in Promontory, Utah on July 21st (NASA/ATK/RedOrbit)2009-08-08T08:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/07/2012-has-become-the-tweed-jacket-of-doomsday-scenarios/2011-09-27T16:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/04/us-navy-intercepts-missile-100-miles-over-the-pacific/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/navy-missile-02.jpgnavy-missile-022009-10-27T07:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/02/xkcd-probably-not-the-best-way-to-deal-with-an-asteroid/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/asteroid_xkcd.jpgasteroid_xkcd2009-08-03T04:56:02+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/08/01/opportunity-investigates-possible-martian-meteorite/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/opportunity_meteorite1.jpgThe odd-shaped and dark rock sits atop the regolith, and Opportunity will use its APXS instrument to determine its composition (NASA)The odd-shaped and dark rock sits atop the regolith, and Opportunity will use its APXS instrument to determine its composition (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/opportunity_meteorite2.jpgopportunity_meteorite22011-09-09T01:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/31/science-knows-it-doesnt-know-everything-otherwise-it-would-stop/2011-11-19T14:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/29/pluto-could-still-be-a-planet-who-cares/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/pluto_alone1.jpgpluto_alone1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/pluto_alone.jpgYou're small, you're ugly, but for some reason you have fans... what's that all about Pluto? (NASA)2012-01-04T12:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/26/space-enthusiasm-nss-style-nasa-isnt-important-to-the-president/2009-10-09T09:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/25/mare-vaporware/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/landingsite.jpgThe Apollo 14 landing site as viewed from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The astronaut footprints have remained for 40 years, imagine what that could do for advertising! (NASA) The Apollo 14 landing site as viewed from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The astronaut footprints have remained for 40 years, imagine what that could do for advertising! (NASA) https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/offer.jpgofferhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/opportunity_tiretracks2.jpgMars rover Opportunity's tiretracks as viewed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA)Mars rover Opportunity's tiretracks as viewed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/advertising.jpgMy pretend Doritos logo photoshopped next to a Mars crater (NASA/PepsiCo, Inc.)My pretend Doritos logo photoshopped next to a Mars crater (NASA/PepsiCo, Inc.)2011-09-09T01:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/25/from-messier-80-to-messier-45-in-13111-seconds/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/pussymagnet6009.jpgpussymagnet60092011-07-28T12:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/25/would-you-like-a-slice-of-moon-with-that-solar-observation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hinode_eclipse.jpgThe Hinode view of the eclipse (JPL/NASA).The Hinode view of the eclipse (JPL/NASA).2011-09-09T01:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/22/xkcd-out-of-office-humor/2012-03-05T06:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/20/beware-the-exploding-pelligreno/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/exploding_peligrino.jpg"It went bang!" exclaimed Barney, a rabbit who lives nearby."It went bang!" exclaimed Barney, a rabbit who lives nearby.2010-11-11T23:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/20/whoopi-goldberg-lunar-hoaxes-and-stupidity/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/whoopi.jpgwhoopi2011-09-09T01:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/20/confirmed-jupiter-was-hit-by-something/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/jupiter_impact_2009b.jpgA later image of the Jupiter impact (Anthony Wesley)A later image of the Jupiter impact (Anthony Wesley)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/jupiter_impact_2009.jpgImage captured by Anthony Wesley on 19th July 2009 at 1554UTC from Murrumbateman Australia.Image captured by Anthony Wesley on 19th July 2009 at 1554UTC from Murrumbateman Australia.2009-12-07T19:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/19/british-astronauts-yey-british-astronauts/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/astronaut2.jpgastronaut2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/bearsinspace.jpgOur last astronauts were these guys (from a Cambridge University project).Our last astronauts were these guys (from a Cambridge University project).https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/astronaut.jpgLucky sod: Major Tim Peake, training British astronaut (BNSC)Lucky sod: Major Tim Peake, training British astronaut (BNSC)2009-07-20T14:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/18/the-real-insanity-behind-2012/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/penn_teller_201221.jpgpenn_teller_201221https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/penn_teller_20122.jpgpenn_teller_20122https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/penn_teller_2012b.jpgSubtle: Profiting from doomsday... Crazy Penn & Quetzalcoatl Teller style (© Showtime)Subtle: Profiting from doomsday... Crazy Penn & Quetzalcoatl Teller style (© Showtime)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/me_grapefruit.jpgThe man with the grapefruit... and me (©Showtime)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/penn_teller_2012.jpgpenn_teller_20122012-05-21T21:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/17/sneak-attack-science/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/festyellow.jpg©Hunter Boots2013-06-06T21:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/16/penn-teller-astroengine-bullshit/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/me_penn_teller.jpgThis is me, on TV (by @cbrannon)This is me, on TV (by @cbrannon)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ptbullshit.jpgptbullshit2011-09-03T11:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/14/breaking-greg-weird-things-fish-gets-assimilated/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/borg1.jpgThe Blorghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/borg.jpgborg2010-08-16T06:25:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/14/spirit-and-the-amazing-technicolour-dust-devils/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/spirit_dust_devils.jpgspirit_dust_devils2009-07-15T03:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/14/public-science-disconnect-science-bloggers-must-fill-the-gap/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/public_disconnect.jpgpublic_disconnect2011-09-27T16:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/07/2012-hardcore-disaster-pr0n/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2012b.jpg2012b2011-09-27T16:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/06/arizona-state-senator-this-earths-been-here-6000-years/2011-09-03T11:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/05/crop-circles-predict-solar-storm-on-july-7th/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/crop_circle.jpgStunning art, UFOs not included (© Lucy Pringle)Stunning art, UFOs not included (© Lucy Pringle)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/dragon-article2.jpgdragon-article22012-01-29T20:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/04/the-guardian-tackles-the-moon-landing-hoax-badly/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/apollo-11-landing-on-moon-002.jpgapollo2019-04-09T12:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/07/03/if-i-was-a-tv-loving-alien-id-live-in-40-eridani/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/tv-shows.jpgtv-shows2009-07-03T20:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/29/mining-asteroids-not-at-those-overheads/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/atlas.jpgWhere shall we start diggin'?2011-01-26T09:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/27/nasa-tests-orion-shock-absorbers-probably-a-good-idea/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/orion_absorbers.jpgDuring an earlier test, the ORion parachutes failed to open as planned, face-planting the capsule into the desert (NASA)2010-08-14T19:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/27/russian-saraychev-peak-eruption-video-glory/2012-09-07T04:05:48+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/23/brian-malow-presents-galileo-and-astronomy-timecom-video/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/brian_iya2009.jpgbrian_iya20092009-06-24T21:07:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/23/a-shocking-volcanic-plume/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/volcano_shock.jpgvolcano_shock2009-06-24T03:19:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/18/john-cusack-airlifted-giraffes-please-tell-me-its-doomsday/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/2012.jpg20122011-08-31T12:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/17/astroengine-live-returns-warped-space-time/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/astroengine_live_header.jpgastroengine_live_header2009-06-17T20:39:46+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/15/theres-a-2012-doomsday-turkey-in-my-crop-circle/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cropper.jpgcropperhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/crop_1423732c.jpgPhoenix? Turkey? They're both birds, so it's close enough (M & Y PORTSMOUTH)Phoenix? Turkey? They're both birds, so it's close enough (M & Y PORTSMOUTH)2011-08-18T02:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/14/are-wormholes-universal-vacuum-cleaners/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/wormhole_concept_diagram_04.jpgThe wormhole could form shortcuts in space-time (www.designboom.com)2010-12-23T06:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/12/globe-and-mail-interview-only-three-years-left-till-armageddon/2011-09-27T18:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/06/thunder-cloud-vs-volcanic-plume-light-show-ensues/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/stephen-omeara1.jpgstephen-omeara12012-03-05T08:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/06/discovery-space-quiz-dalek-mothership/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/space_quiz.jpgspace_quiz2009-06-07T06:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/06/01/new-nasa-funding-proposal-blow-up-mars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/blow_up_mars.jpgblow_up_marsCheck out the full comic at SMBC...https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mars_boom.jpgmars_boom2009-06-05T00:00:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/30/solar-cycle-prediction-none-of-our-models-were-totally-correct/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/prediction_strip2.jpgAh, I see, it's obvious Solar Cycle 24 will look like that... is it? (NOAA/NASA)Ah, I see, it's obvious Solar Cycle 24 will look like that... is it really? (NOAA/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nov4flare.gifnov4flare2012-01-23T15:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/30/spacex-falcon-9-launch-stalled-until-fall/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/falcon9d-748676.jpgThe Falcon 9 after it was hoisted vertical at Cape Canaveral (SpaceX)2010-08-04T19:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/29/solar-email-rage-i-got-some/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/burning_envelope.jpgburning_envelope2009-06-13T04:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/29/a-wide-angle-view-of-our-nearest-star/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sun_max_min.jpgA comparison of solar minimum and solar maximum in EUV wavelengths (SOHO/NASA)2011-08-13T09:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/25/artificial-quake-north-korea-tests-another-nuke/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/neic_hbaf_s.jpgNorth Korea: Zero natural quakes since 1990 (USGS)North Korea: Zero natural quakes since 1990 (USGS)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/underground_test.gifThe anatomy of an underground nuclear test (BBC)The anatomy of an underground nuclear test (BBC)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/morss_underground-testing.jpgNot a meteorite crater, this was caused by an underground test in Nevada (NDEP). Not a meteorite crater, this was caused by an underground test in Nevada (NDEP). 2009-09-27T00:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/23/space-or-pizza/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/pizza_nasa.jpgpizza_nasa2010-05-05T10:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/21/the-sadness-of-hubbles-repair-job/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/skylab_launch_on_saturn_v.jpgSkylab launches atop a converted Saturn V in May 1973 (NASA)Skylab launches atop a converted Saturn V in May 1973 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/350416main_image_1367_946-710.jpgThe cargo bay of the shuttle, a valuable in-orbit repair station (NASA)The cargo bay of the shuttle, a valuable in-orbit repair station (NASA)2009-12-09T13:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/18/mars-rover-driver-best-job-ever/2009-05-19T06:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/18/social-media-aggregates-space-news-for-breakfast/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mass_good_eva.jpgGetting the full experience: Twitter provided a ring-side seat during today's Hubble servicing spacewalk (NASA). Getting the full experience: Twitter provided a ring-side seat during today's Hubble servicing spacewalk (NASA). https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/astrospace.jpgastrospacehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/port_uni.jpgport_uni2011-12-30T07:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/14/welcoming-charles-f-bolden-as-next-nasa-administrator-probably/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bolden2.jpgbolden2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bolden.jpgCharles F. Bolden (NASA)Charles F. Bolden (NASA)2009-09-13T12:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/14/hubble-and-atlantis-transit-the-sun-photo/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/atlantis_hst.jpgSTS-125 Atlantis and Hubble Solar Transit. The image was captured from Florida at 12:17pm EST on May 13th as the Shuttle approached the orbiting telescope at 600km from Earth (©Thierry Legault)STS-125 Atlantis and Hubble Solar Transit. The image was captured from Florida at 12:17pm EST on May 13th as the Shuttle approached the orbiting telescope at 600km from Earth (©Thierry Legault)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/atlantis_hst_2009may13_50.jpgThe Hubble Space Telescope and Shuttle Atlantis pass in front of the blank Sun. Can't see their silhouettes? Click on the image for the large version and look in the bottom-left-hand corner. That's no sunspot pair... (©Thierry Legault)The Hubble Space Telescope and Shuttle Atlantis pass in front of the blank Sun. Can't see their silhouettes? Click on the image for the large version and look in the bottom-left-hand corner. That's no sunspot pair... (©Thierry Legault)2011-09-27T07:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/13/could-genetic-algorithms-boost-space-probe-intelligence/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/voy.jpgVoyager carried out a gravitational slingshot manoeuvre past Jupiter (NASA)2009-05-14T05:13:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/12/a-la-carte-fish-plait/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/astronomy_600.jpgastronomy_6002009-10-04T13:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/12/the-sun-has-an-anti-climax/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sunspots.jpgsunspotshttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mag163.gifmag163https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/solar_half_spots.gifThe solar disk on May 11th: Is it? Are they? Not quite (SOHO)The solar disk on May 11th: Is it? Are they? Not quite (SOHO)2010-08-14T21:23:34+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/11/atlantis-launch-infrared-ed/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/shuttleir.jpgThe STS-125 Atlantis launch today, as seen through the lens of an infrared digital camera (Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)The STS-125 Atlantis launch today, as seen through the lens of an infrared digital camera (Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)2011-07-26T05:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/11/mars-rover-spirit-is-stuck-in-the-regolith/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/spirit_stuck.jpgOne of Spirit's buried wheels as taken by the front hazard-avoidance camera on Sol 1899, May 6th (NASA)One of Spirit's buried wheels as taken by the front hazard-avoidance camera on Sol 1899, May 6th (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/spirit.jpgSpirit is stuck (NASA)2009-05-12T02:54:43+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/11/watch-space-shuttle-atlantis-launch-in-hd/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sts-125.jpgsts-1252011-12-07T04:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/10/sunday-opinion-astroengine-gets-vaccinated/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nurse1.jpgnurse1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nurse.jpgnursehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/pin-up-nurse-white.jpgpin-up-nurse-white2011-08-18T02:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/08/see-that-red-splodge-thats-where-captain-jack-is/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/jack_tornado.pngjack_tornado2009-05-09T02:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/08/astroengine-live-bonus-show-today-at-4pm-pst7pm-est/2009-05-08T18:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/08/forget-black-holes-lets-look-for-black-rings/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/blackring.jpgA bubble ring. Could a black hole take on this shape at higher dimensions? (©letsdiveguam.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/dolphinringphoto00.jpgA bubble ring, as made by a dolphin, for fun (©deepocean.net)A bubble ring, as made by a dolphin, for fun (©deepocean.net)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/trefoil_knot_arb.pngtrefoil_knot_arb2011-01-02T10:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/07/deflecting-doomsday-asteroids-and-plundering-them/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/neo.jpgA metorite impact would be very bad, but using asteroid deflection techniques could provide mankind with a lucrative opportunity (©Discovery Channel)A metorite impact would be very bad, but using asteroid deflection techniques could provide mankind with a lucrative opportunity (©Discovery Channel)2009-05-08T16:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/07/colbert-entomologists-succeed-where-nasa-failed-introducing-the-agaporomorphus-colberti/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/entomologist.jpgAgaporomorphus colberti, a diving beetle from Venezuela (Kelly Miller and Quentin Wheeler)2010-08-14T21:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/05/in-1839-the-moon-looked-like-this/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/firstofmoon.jpgThe first photograph of the Moon (John W. Draper)The first photograph of the Moon (John W. Draper)2011-07-08T19:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/05/could-us-space-tourism-be-snuffed-out-by-red-tape/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bigelow_sundancer_02.jpgbigelow_sundancer_022009-12-31T18:37:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/04/the-space-station-flare-again/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/iss_flare_martin-gembec1.jpgThe ISS flares as it passes through the Milky Way's disk (©Martin Gembec)The ISS flares as it passes through the Milky Way's disk (©Martin Gembec)2009-09-21T06:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/03/chances-of-the-world-being-destroyed-by-the-lhc-is-5050-yes-walter-wagner-is-back/2010-10-07T05:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/02/2012-not-doomsday-its-the-last-stand-for-an-ancient-civilization/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/palenque_museum_glyphs.jpgPalenque Museum Mayan glyphs (wyattsailing.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/maya_cartoon.jpgmaya_cartoon2011-12-22T13:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/01/introducing-the-little-sdo/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/spacecraft.jpgThe Solar Dynamics Observatory (NASA)2012-05-24T05:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/01/space-station-flare-captured-on-film/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nicolas-biver1.gifThe ISS flare, as observed by Nicolas Bever from Versailles, France, on April 28th (©Nicolas Bever)The ISS flare, as observed by Nicolas Bever from Versailles, France, on April 28th (©Nicolas Bever)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/iss_flare_april_28_2009.jpgA frame from the flaring space station (©Nicolas Biver)2010-08-15T07:15:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/05/01/slow-news-day-alien-skull-on-mars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/skull_1394856c.jpgPD*285226082011-08-18T02:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/30/astroengine-featured-on-cnet/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/cnet.jpgcnet2009-05-01T02:16:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/30/laboratory-ice-links-comets-with-life-on-earth/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/comet_bomb.jpgComets bombarded the Earth 4 billion years ago. Organic chemicals were therefore deposited (NASA)Comets bombarded the Earth 4 billion years ago. Organic chemicals were therefore deposited, possibly kick-starting life (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/comet_tempel.jpgArtist impression of the nucleus of Comet Tempel (NASA)2010-05-12T02:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/29/the-russian-rocket-powered-lander-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/russian-capsule.jpgThe Russian rocket-powered landing system. No place for a hard landing.The Russian rocket-powered landing system. No place for a hard landing.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/russian_spaceship_next.jpgrussian_spaceship_next2010-08-15T11:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/29/cassini-detects-salt-enceladus-probably-has-a-liquid-ocean/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/enceladus2.jpgThe small icy Saturn moon might have liquid sub-surface oceans after all (NASA)2011-09-27T17:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/28/a-hole-in-arizona/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/stangaz.jpg©Stan Gaz2010-07-25T03:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/28/100th-carnival-of-space-oh-yes-its-the-centenary-edition/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/header.gifheader2009-04-28T09:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/27/every-reason-not-to-worry-about-doomsday-in-2012/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bullet_earth2.jpgbullet_earth2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bullet_earth.jpgImage credits: Harold Edgerton (1964), NASA. Edit: Ian O'Neill2012-08-28T13:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/27/did-dark-matter-reionize-the-universe/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/reion_diagram1.jpgThe reionization epoch ended 1 billion years after the Big Bang.The reionization epoch ended 1 billion years after the Big Bang.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/darkm.jpgClumping dark matter in the early Universe may have annihilated, generating gamma-rays (HST)Clumping dark matter in the early Universe may have annihilated, generating gamma-rays (HST)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/reion_diagram.jpgreion_diagramhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/first_quasars.jpgThe first quasars form inside dense gas clouds (NASA)The first quasars form inside dense gas clouds (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/dark_matter2.jpgDid dark matter characterize our early Universe?2009-05-03T08:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/26/flying-laser-ready-to-begin-airborne-weapon-tests/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/abl.jpegFlight tests are going well, but the ABL project may be cut (CNET)Flight tests are going well, but the ABL project may be cut (CNET)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/laser_plane.jpgThe 747 plus ABL (USAF)2009-04-27T11:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/26/geodesy-and-goce-astrocasttv-with-bente-lilja-bye/2011-09-01T00:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/25/2012-is-coming-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-fridge-magnet/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/2012comet.jpg2012comethttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/comet_earth.jpgScreenshot from the Flash animation "The End of the World" by Fluid2011-08-18T02:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/24/in-1911-martians-were-building-canals/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/martian_canals.jpgMartians Build Two Immense Canals In Two Years2009-04-25T13:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/24/mars-can-be-a-fuzzy-planet/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/blurry_pavonis_mons.jpgThe summit of Pavonis Mons (NASA)2012-03-15T17:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/23/asteroid-tanning-in-the-solar-wind-salon/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tanned_asteroid.jpgAsteroids tan fast in the solar wind (ESO)2009-09-02T19:28:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/22/ask-the-astroengine-community-a-question/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/question.jpgquestion2012-02-01T02:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/22/mystery-blob-detected-129-billion-light-years-away/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/space-blob-02.jpgThe Himiko object, the most massive object ever discovered in the early universe (M. Ouchi et al.)2011-10-13T16:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/22/astroengine-live-show-17-not-so-brown-dwarf/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/aelive_button5.pngaelive_button5https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/promo12.jpgpromo122009-04-22T19:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/21/could-active-seti-learn-from-twitter/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/twitter_earth.jpgtwitter_earth2011-09-27T17:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/21/brown-dwarfs-over-achieving-jupiters-not-failed-stars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/browndwarf3.jpgbrowndwarf32011-09-27T18:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/20/are-brown-dwarfs-more-common-than-we-thought/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/browndwarf2.jpgA brown dwarf plus aurorae (NRAO)2009-04-20T15:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/19/astroengine-30/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ae31.jpgae312011-03-28T04:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/18/a-change-is-coming/2009-04-19T03:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/17/in-the-cosmosiridium-collision-which-satellite-won/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/cosmos_2251.jpgCosmos 2251 (AGI)Cosmos 2251 (AGI)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/iridium.jpgAn Iridium satellite (AGI)An Iridium satellite (AGI)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/satellite-collision-800.jpg©Stratfor Global Intellegencehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/satellite_collision.jpgDebris orbits shortly after collision (left) and projected debris orbits 6 months after collision (NASA)2009-04-20T08:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/16/space-experts-to-discuss-threat-of-asteroid-impact/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bert2.pngbert2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tractor.jpgArtist impression of a gravitational tractor deflecting the path of an NEO (Dan Durda/B612 Foundation)2011-07-03T13:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/15/colbert-report-stephen-receives-the-bittersweet-news-about-node-3/2009-04-15T15:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/15/astroengine-live-show-16-planet-x-returns/2009-08-04T02:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/14/not-serenity-not-colbert-node-3-will-be-named-tranquility/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tranquility.jpgNode 3 will be called Tranquility (NASA)2010-11-26T17:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/13/where-is-planet-x-where-is-nemesis/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nemesis2.jpgArtists impression of the hypothetical star, Nemesis (Anynobody on Wikipedia)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nemesis1.jpgnemesis1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/reddwarfnasa.jpgCould Nemesis be a red dwarf? Probably not, according to precession data of the inner Solar System planets (NASA)Could Nemesis be a red dwarf? Probably not, according to precession data of the inner Solar System planets (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nemesis.jpgArtists impression of the hypothetical star, Nemesis (Anynobody on Wikipedia)Artists impression of the hypothetical star, Nemesis (Anynobody on Wikipedia)2012-05-12T07:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/12/astroengine-live-archives-updated-3-shows/2009-04-12T23:30:27+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/11/listen-to-brian-cox-on-bbc-radio-4-a-tribute-to-carl-sagan/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/srvr.jpgDr. Carl Sagan with a model of the Viking lander (NASA)Dr. Carl Sagan with a model of the Viking lander (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/carl_sagan.jpgcarl_sagan2009-09-03T20:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/11/moon-movie-trailer-now-online/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/samfront.jpgsamfronthttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/rockwell.jpgA scene from the trailer2011-07-23T18:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/10/astroengine-data-gathering-2/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/2001.jpg20012009-04-12T22:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/10/40-more-solar-energy-for-opportunity/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/shadow_opportunity.jpgshadow_opportunity2011-12-13T00:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/09/getting-to-the-moon-more-expensive-than-bailing-out-aig/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/constellation_main_leave_earth_hi.jpgThe top stage of the Ares V carries the Altair Lunar Lander on its way to the Moon (NASA)The top stage of the Ares V carries the Altair Lunar Lander on its way to the Moon (NASA)2011-04-12T17:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/09/naming-pluto-the-trailer/2009-04-11T05:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/08/cat-scans-of-the-solar-wind/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/26_apr_2007_eiscat_velocity_remote-view.jpg3D reconstructed velocity in the inner heliosphere from EISCAT IPS observations as if from a remote observer 45° West of the Sun-Earth line and 30° above the ecliptic plane (©Dr. Mario M. Bisi)3D reconstructed velocity in the inner heliosphere from EISCAT IPS observations as if from a remote observer 45° West of the Sun-Earth line and 30° above the ecliptic plane (©Dr. Mario M. Bisi)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/13-15_may_2005_cme-icme_stelab_density_3d_volume.jpgThe heliospheric volume of the 3D reconstruction of solar wind density on 14 May 2005 at 1500 UT from the STELab IPS observations. The lighter the colour, the greater the density (opposite to the SMEI data reconstructed image). The Sun is represented by the central yellow sphere and the Earth by the blue sphere (along with its orbital path also in blue) (©Dr. Mario M. Bisi)The heliospheric volume of the 3D reconstruction of solar wind density on 14 May 2005 at 1500 UT from the STELab IPS observations. The lighter the colour, the greater the density (opposite to the SMEI data reconstructed image). The Sun is represented by the central yellow sphere and the Earth by the blue sphere (along with its orbital path also in blue) (©Dr. Mario M. Bisi)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/aurora_mario_small.jpgAurorae from the mainland-Norway Tromso EISCAT site in late October 2003 during the famous Halloween Storms (©Dr. Mario M. Bisi)Aurorae from the mainland-Norway Tromso EISCAT site in late October 2003 during the famous Halloween Storms (©Dr. Mario M. Bisi)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/08_nov_2004_smei_density_ecliptic_cut.jpgA cut in the ecliptic plane through a 3D reconstruction on 08 November 2004 at 0000 UT using white-light data from SMEI. The view is from directly North of the ecliptic; the Sun is at the centre marked by a +, the Earth is on the right marked with a ⊕ along with its orbit as a black near-circular line around the Sun (the Earth orbits anti-clockwise around the Sun from this point of view). The darker the colour, the greater the density of material in the ecliptic. (©Dr. Mario M. Bisi)A cut in the ecliptic plane through a 3D reconstruction on 08 November 2004 at 0000 UT using white-light data from SMEI. The view is from directly North of the ecliptic; the Sun is at the centre marked by a +, the Earth is on the right marked with a ⊕ along with its orbit as a black near-circular line around the Sun (the Earth orbits anti-clockwise around the Sun from this point of view). The darker the colour, the greater the density of material in the ecliptic. (©Dr. Mario M. Bisi)2011-09-27T18:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/07/nasas-continuing-foray-into-pop-culture/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/zz_colbert.jpgzz_colbert2009-11-20T02:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/07/wr-104-not-the-killer-it-used-to-be/2009-04-07T22:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/06/could-extraterrestrial-genes-be-like-ours/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/exoplanet.jpgAn Earth-like exoplanet. Could it be home to Earth-like life too? (©Mark Garlick*)An Earth-like exoplanet. Could it be home to Earth-like life too? (©Mark Garlick*)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/neurons.jpgIf amino acids are common throughout the cosmos, could ET be made from the same stuff as us? (©CG4TV)If amino acids are common throughout the cosmos, could ET be made from the same stuff as us? (©CG4TV)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/dna.jpgDNA and amino acids. Not just a terrestrial thing?DNA and amino acids. Not just a terrestrial thing?2009-07-28T09:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/04/round-up-north-korean-rockets-and-no-warp-drives/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/2.jpgA visualization of fairing separation after N. Korean rocket clears the atmosphere (Video still courtesy of Analytical Graphics, Inc. www.agi.com)A visualization of fairing separation after N. Korean rocket clears the atmosphere (Video still courtesy of Analytical Graphics, Inc. www.agi.com)2009-11-28T20:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/01/astroengine-live-show-15-the-carnival-of-space-live/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/promo11.jpgpromo112009-04-01T11:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/01/return-of-the-bouncing-boulder-debris-after-a-martian-landslide/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/boulders4.jpgBoulder tracks (NASA/HiRISE/Stuart Atkinson)Boulder tracks (NASA/HiRISE/Stuart Atkinson)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/boulders5b.jpgDetail of boulder tracks down slope (NASA/HiRISE/Stuart Atkinson)Detail of boulder tracks down slope (NASA/HiRISE/Stuart Atkinson)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/boulders2.jpgThe debris after a landslide on Mars (NASA/HiRISE/Stuart Atkinson)The debris after a landslide on Mars (NASA/HiRISE/Stuart Atkinson)2009-04-04T21:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/04/01/nasa-may-be-prosecuted-for-death-of-brian-the-bat/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ares_v_net.jpgArtist impression of the multi-million dollar anti-bat mesh to be added to the Constellation launch tower to prevent another Brian the Bat tragedy (NASA)Artist impression of the multi-million dollar anti-bat mesh to be added to the Constellation launch tower to prevent another Brian the Bat tragedy (NASA)2009-04-01T23:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/30/the-carnival-of-space-week-96/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/accretion_mpowen_full.jpgThe accretion disk surrounding a supermassive black holeThe accretion disk surrounding a supermassive black holehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fractalquantum.jpgSomething to do with fractals, gravity and quantum mechanics... I think (Ted Palmer)Something to do with fractals, gravity and quantum mechanics... I think (Ted Palmer)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/moon11-19-02b.jpgThe Moon (NASA)The Moon (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/erratic_black_hole.jpgerratic_black_holeGRS 1915 (Chandra/Digitized Sky Survey)2010-07-21T09:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/28/the-striking-similarity-between-ghostbusters-and-2012/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/world-of-psychic.jpgworld-of-psychic2011-08-18T02:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/28/the-universe-could-soon-be-6000-years-old-in-texas/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/wmap1.jpgwmap1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/wr104.gifwr104https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/wmap.jpgwmap2011-06-23T20:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/27/star-formation-the-game/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/starformation.jpgstarformation2011-09-19T08:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/26/listening-out-for-the-magnetospheres-of-habitable-exoplanets/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/exoplanet.jpgSearching for Earth-like exoplanets (© Mark Garlick)Searching for Earth-like exoplanets (© Mark Garlick)2009-04-07T02:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/26/astroenginecom-now-featured-in-alltopcom/2009-03-26T21:13:27+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/26/discovery-undocks-from-iss-descends-through-sunset/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/iss_full_array.jpgThe ISS now has its full set of solar arrays after the STS-119 mission (NASA)The ISS now has its full set of solar arrays after the STS-119 mission (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/discovery_sts-119.jpgA sequence of images from the space station as Discovery departs (NASA TV, edited by Ian O'Neill)A sequence of images from the space station as Discovery departs (NASA TV, edited by Ian O'Neill)2009-03-26T10:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/25/astroengine-live-show-14-bats-n-books/2009-03-26T00:10:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/24/in-the-event-of-iss-naming-dispute-the-brian-bat-foundation-lodges-node-3-to-be-called-brian/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bbf_prop_11.pngbbf_prop_11https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bbf_prop_1.pngbbf_prop_12010-06-24T13:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/23/will-nasa-really-call-the-iss-node-3-colbert/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/node-3m.jpgThe NASA Node 3 and ESA-built Cupola (NASA)The NASA Node 3 and ESA-built Cupola (NASA)2010-08-15T21:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/23/happy-10th-birthday-universe-today/2009-11-25T20:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/23/it-was-only-a-matter-of-time/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/zz_moon_base.jpgzz_moon_base2011-05-12T04:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/22/pins-and-solar-arrays/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/spacewalk_richard_arnold.jpgAstronaut Richard Arnold participates in the STS-119 first scheduled spacewalk to connect the S6 truss segment to the ISS on Thursday March 19th, 2009 (NASA)Astronaut Richard Arnold participates in the STS-119 first scheduled spacewalk to connect the S6 truss segment to the ISS on Thursday March 19th, 2009 (NASA)2009-03-22T08:56:02+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/21/twitter-hearts-space-science-blogging/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/onweekends.jpgThe epitome of professionalism (the face of @astroengine)The epitome of professionalism (the face of @astroengine)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/drunkme.jpgdrunkmehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/solarflarelargestever700x700.jpgsolarflarelargestever700x700https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/funny-pictures-bunny-wants-hug.jpgfunny-pictures-bunny-wants-hughttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/networking2.jpgNetworkinghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/twitter_cartoon.png© Oliver Widder/Geek & Poke© Oliver Widder/Geek & Poke2011-12-30T07:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/19/announcing-the-brian-bat-foundation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/brianbat.pngbrianbat2009-04-02T22:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/17/bat-news-update-it-gets-worse/2009-03-19T02:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/17/bad-news-brian-the-discovery-bat-was-a-heavy-sleeper/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sts-119-bat-liftoff.jpgOh dear. There he is. Brian remains as the shuttle boosters roar to life (NASA/Damaris B. Sarria)Oh dear. There he is. Brian remains as the shuttle boosters roar to life (NASA/Damaris B. Sarria)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sts-119-bat-4.jpgBrian the Discovery Bat holds onto the external tank moments before launch (NASA/Damaris B. Sarria)Brian the Discovery Bat holds onto the external tank moments before launch (NASA/Damaris B. Sarria)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sts-119-bat-6.jpgBrian is still on the fuel tank through the countdown (NASA/Damaris B. Sarria)Brian is still on the fuel tank through the countdown (NASA/Damaris B. Sarria)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sts-119-bat-ir.jpgThe infrard view of the shuttle. Brian was NOT frozen (NASA/Damaris B. Sarria)The infrard view of the shuttle. Brian was NOT frozen (NASA/Damaris B. Sarria)2011-08-08T10:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/17/stunning-discovery-launch-video/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/discovery_smoke2.jpgThe plume of exhaust from Space Shuttle Discovery's launch on Sunday (©Adam Bojanowski)The plume of exhaust from Space Shuttle Discovery's launch on Sunday (©Adam Bojanowski)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/discovery_smoke.jpgThe plume of exhaust from Space Shuttle Discovery's launch on Sunday (©Adam Bojanowski)The plume of exhaust from Space Shuttle Discovery's launch on Sunday (©Adam Bojanowski)2009-03-17T11:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/17/when-the-sun-is-so-boring-anything-becomes-interesting/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/midi512_blank1.gifCaption: So boring it doesn't deserve a caption (NASA/SOHO)Caption: So boring it doesn't deserve a caption (NASA/SOHO)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/midi512_blank.gifmidi512_blank2011-06-12T20:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/15/shuttle-discovery-launch-success/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/discovery_sunset.jpgSpace Shuttle Discovery's trail catches the sunset above Florida (Spaceflight Now UStream)Space Shuttle Discovery's trail catches the sunset above Florida (Spaceflight Now UStream)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/discovery_launch.jpgdiscovery_launch2009-03-16T01:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/14/carnival-of-space-week-94-out-of-the-cradle/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/earth_night.jpgearth_night2009-03-15T01:31:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/12/space-exploration-isnt-an-economic-stimulus-its-a-humanity-stimulus/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/x3x3_tc_screen_006july71.jpgA scene from X3: Terran Conflict (©Egosoft)A scene from X3: Terran Conflict (©Egosoft)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/x3x3_tc_screen_006july7.jpgx3x3_tc_screen_006july72011-11-02T11:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/12/discovery-space-gets-a-facelift/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/discovery_space.jpgdiscovery_space2011-01-18T09:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/12/welcome-to-my-sinkhole-premium-martian-real-estate/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/hirise_esp_011386_2065_cut.jpgA stretched and image processed version of the sinkhole; the bottom of the hole is visible (HiRISE/NASA)A stretched and image processed version of the sinkhole; the bottom of the hole is visible (HiRISE/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/hirise_sinkhole.jpgA sinkhole in Tractus Fossae, created by tectonic activity (HiRISE/NASA)A sinkhole in Tractus Fossae, created by tectonic activity (HiRISE/NASA)2011-12-01T10:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/11/no-bucks-for-nasa-without-buck-rogers/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/falcon9_pad.jpgSpaceX Falcon 9 on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral (SpaceX)SpaceX Falcon 9 on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral (SpaceX)2009-09-11T12:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/11/astroengine-live-show-13-yes-show-number-13/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/promo5.jpgpromo52009-03-11T11:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/10/astroengine-live-show-12-now-available-in-the-archives/2011-01-10T04:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/10/carnival-of-space-week-93-the-planetary-society/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/header_bg.jpgheader_bg2009-03-11T05:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/09/same-message-different-doomsday-vehicle/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/painting_the_explosion.jpgRecognise it yet? Isaac's apartment floor painting depicting the destruction of New York in the TV show HeroesRecognise it yet? Isaac's apartment floor painting depicting the destruction of New York in the TV show Heroes2011-09-07T10:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/07/a-short-message-for-kepler-the-exoplanet-hunter/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/kepler_delta_ii_mar_6th.jpgThe Delta II ignition: Kepler begins its mission on Friday at 10:49pm EST (© United Launch Alliance)The Delta II ignition: Kepler begins its mission on Friday at 10:49pm EST (© United Launch Alliance)2009-03-07T13:21:59+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/06/replacing-warheads-with-telescopes/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/1947_space.jpgThe highest any rocket had gone before: A 1947 US V-2 rocket, with nose cone camera, captures the limb of the Earth (NASA)The highest any rocket had gone before: A 1947 US V-2 rocket, with nose cone camera, captures the limb of the Earth (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/v2_kepler.jpgLeft: The first ever rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Bumper 2 (based on the V-2 weapon design), was in July 1950. Right: The Kepler space telescope launches onboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, March 2009 (NASA)Left: The first ever rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Bumper 2 (based on the V-2 weapon design), was in July 1950. Right: The Kepler space telescope launches onboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, March 2009 (NASA)2010-08-04T11:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/06/astroengine-featured-on-the-geologic-podcast-106/2009-03-06T13:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/06/ceres-life-pluto-not-so-much/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/pluto_surface.jpgArtist impression of the cold surface of Pluto (NASA)Artist impression of the cold surface of Pluto (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ceres.jpgThe dwarf planet Ceres. Fuzzy (NASA/Hubble)The dwarf planet Ceres. Fuzzy (NASA/Hubble)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ceres_earth_moon_comparison.pngceres_earth_moon_comparison2011-09-27T17:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/05/did-gravitational-waves-ring-a-bell-in-1987/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sn87a.jpgThe supernova SN1987A (NASA)The supernova SN1987A (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/gravitational_waves.jpgGravitational waves generated by a binary system (MIT)Gravitational waves generated by a binary system (MIT)2010-09-01T13:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/04/occasional-songs-for-the-periodic-table-by-george-hrab/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/hrab.jpgWatch the creative process that went into the song. Not being a musician myself, I am in awe of the creativity of a guy, with a guitar and a list of elements.Watch the creative process that went into the song. Not being a musician myself, I am in awe of the creativity of a guy, with a guitar and a list of elements. (Click to view)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/geo_elements.jpgGeorge Hrab dominates the periodic table. Credits: Univ. Virginia/Geologic RecordsGeorge Hrab dominates the periodic table. Credits: Univ. Virginia/Geologic Records2012-03-07T23:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/03/01/scientists-create-synthetic-life-now-what/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/amoeba.jpgDifferent stages of Dictyostelium discoideum's life cycle, a naturally occuring single celled amoeba (Texas Tech University)Different stages of Dictyostelium discoideum's life cycle, a naturally occuring single celled amoeba (Texas Tech University)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/001.jpgYou talk about synthetic life like it's a bad thing - Tricia Helfer in BSGYou talk about synthetic life like it's a bad thing - Tricia Helfer in BSG2009-03-08T19:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/28/heres-one-we-didnt-discover-earlier/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hubble.jpgThe 1998 archive Hubble image of HR 8699 after image analysis - one of the star's exoplanets have been resolved (NASA/HST)The 1998 archive Hubble image of HR 8699 after image analysis - one of the star's exoplanets have been resolved (NASA/HST)2011-09-27T17:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/27/tune-into-paranormal-radio-tonight-at-9pm-est/2009-02-28T01:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/27/when-cosmic-rays-attack-the-mro-in-safe-mode/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mars_reconnaissance_orbiter21.jpgmars_reconnaissance_orbiter21https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mars_reconnaissance_orbiter2.jpgmars_reconnaissance_orbiter22012-03-15T17:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/27/china-really-didnt-fake-it-part-deux/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/picsm_miniplus_04b.jpgLight panels, much like the lighting system used during the Chinese spacewalk (Lite Panels)Light panels, much like the lighting system used during the Chinese spacewalk (Lite Panels)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/china2.jpgchina2The orbital module of Shenzhou 7. Could it be the camera and lighting system that reflected in the helmet? (China Gate)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/china1.jpgA scene from the historic Chinese spacewal-- wait a minute! That's under water! (Shenzhou-7 crew training in a water tank). Credit: People.com.cnA scene from the historic Chinese spacewal-- wait a minute! That's under water! (Shenzhou-7 crew training in a water tank). Credit: People.com.cn2012-02-24T08:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/26/one-giant-leap-into-obscurity-not-quite/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/buzz_aldrin_moon_space_suit.jpgWhen NASA had purpose: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon (NASA)When NASA had purpose: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon (NASA)2011-09-27T18:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/25/astroengine-live-show-12-life-on-europa/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/promo10.jpgpromo102009-02-26T12:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/24/not-just-a-satellite-nasas-orbiting-carbon-observatory-fails/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oco_vandenberg.jpgoco_vandenberghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oco_vandenberg2.jpgThe fairing of the Taurus XL rocket upper stage failed to separate correctly, in this morning's OCO launch (Vandenberg Air Force Base/NASA)The fairing of the Taurus XL rocket upper stage failed to separate correctly, in this morning's OCO launch (Vandenberg Air Force Base/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oco_launch_grab_1.jpgNASAs OCO launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base (NASA TV)NASAs OCO launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base (NASA TV)2011-03-12T01:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/22/mosquito-survives-in-space-for-18-months/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mosquito2.jpg©Gerald Yuvallos/Flickr©Gerald Yuvallos/Flickrhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mosquito.jpgMosquitos: Tougher than they lookMosquitos: Tougher than they look2019-06-17T04:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/20/astroengine-interview-with-dr-richard-greenberg-unmasking-europa/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p48326.gifA future mission to the Jovian moon Europa could incorporate a life-searching robotic submersible under the icy crust (NASA)A future mission to the Jovian moon Europa could incorporate a life-searching robotic submersible under the icy crust (NASA)2016-12-12T16:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/20/pentagon-denies-space-weapons/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/space_weapons.jpgspace_weapons2009-10-30T10:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/20/how-do-you-spot-science-abuse-in-the-social-media-soup/2011-09-27T17:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/18/another-satellite-collision-simulation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/50minssouth-pole.jpg50 minutes after collision, over the South Pole (University of Southampton)50 minutes after collision, over the South Pole (University of Southampton)2009-02-18T12:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/18/astroengine-live-show-11-is-there-anything-that-didnt-happen/2009-02-18T14:57:43+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/17/bad-astronomy-scoops-time-25-best-blogs-2009-award/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/25_blogs_bad_astronomy.jpgBad Astronomy - One of Time's top 25 blogs of 2009Bad Astronomy - One of Time's top 25 blogs of 20092009-02-18T01:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/17/grab-your-mai-thai-and-space-suit-were-going-into-space-from-hawaii/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hawaii_launch.jpgComing to a tropical island near you (NASA, edited by Ian O'Neill)Coming to a tropical island near you (NASA, edited by Ian O'Neill)2009-05-21T12:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/15/twitter-physics-physics140/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/physics140.pngphysics1402010-06-24T15:12:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/15/the-msl-is-too-expensive-who-cares-were-searching-for-life/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/msl-descends.jpg$2.2 billion eggs. One basket. The MSL "Skycrane" lowers the 850kg rover to the Martian surface (NASA)$2.2 billion eggs. One basket. The MSL "Skycrane" lowers the 850kg rover to the Martian surface (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/msl_prep.jpgMSL preparations continue (NASA)MSL preparations continue (NASA)2009-02-16T00:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/14/sci-fi-romance-and-the-carnival-of-space-love/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/trinity_neo.jpgIt's love. Really, it is. A blank kinda love. Roses and chocolate not required (a love scene from the Matrix: Reloaded)It's love. Really, it is. A blank kinda love. Roses and chocolate not required (a love scene from the Matrix: Reloaded)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bsg.jpgIt's Complicated: Number Six (Tricia Helfer) and Gaius Baltar (James Callis) on the set of BSGIt's Complicated: Number Six (Tricia Helfer) and Gaius Baltar (James Callis) on the set of BSGhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wall_e.jpgWALL-E, the best sci-fi robot romance movie of all time. There needs to be more android love in my opinion...WALL-E, the best sci-fi robot romance movie of all time (are there any others?). There needs to be more android love in my opinion...2009-03-29T23:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/13/a-windy-day-on-mars-gives-spirit-an-energy-boost/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/spirit_panels.jpgOn Mars, there are no car washes, no windscreen wipers, no rain, no fans... you get the picture... (NASA)On Mars, there are no car washes, no windscreen wipers, no rain, no fans... you get the picture... (NASA)2011-02-27T20:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/13/far-the-365-days-of-astronomy-theme-tune-by-george-hrab/2011-10-17T07:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/12/visualizing-the-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251-collision/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/iridium_approachtracjectory.jpgMoments before collision.Moments before collision.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/gaussiandebris_spacecatalog_3hrs.jpgAfter 3 hours. Collision debris (red dots) and ambiant space objects (green).After 3 hours. Collision debris (red dots) and ambiant space objects (green).https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/gaussiandebris_breakup_view21.jpgPredicted distribution of satellite debris shortly after impact.Predicted distribution of satellite debris shortly after impact.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/gaussiandebris_breakup_3hrs.jpgA frame from the 3D visualization of the collision event. Image courtesy of Analytical Graphics, Inc. (www.agi.com)A frame from the 3D visualization of the collision event. Image courtesy of Analytical Graphics, Inc. (www.agi.com)2009-02-12T22:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/12/its-not-one-way-traffic-satellites-collide-at-790-km/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/googlejunk2.pngA Google Earth plot of space junk surrounding the Earth (Google)A Google Earth plot of space junk surrounding the Earth (Google)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/googlejunk.pnggooglejunkhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/spacejunk.jpgspacejunkhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/space_junk_davidclark.jpg© David Clark© David Clarkhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/collision_cerise.jpgIt's happened before, but this time it was bigger: Artist's impression of space debris that cut the Cerise satellite's antenna in 1996 (CNES/ill.D.DUCROS)It's happened before, but this time it was bigger: Artist's impression of space debris that cut the Cerise satellite's antenna in 1996 (CNES/ill.D.DUCROS)2010-09-30T06:55:48+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/11/astroengine-live-now-available-on-itunes-oh-yes/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/astroengine_itunes.jpgAstroengine Live, listed with some tough astrology competition on iTunesAstroengine Live, listed with some tough astrology competition on iTunes2009-02-12T02:41:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/11/pictures-from-the-red-dwarf-set/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/reddwarf_set.jpgRobert Llewellyn (Kryton), Chris Barrie (Rimmer) and Danny John-Jules (The Cat) on the set of Corronation Street (Dave)Robert Llewellyn (Kryton), Chris Barrie (Rimmer) and Danny John-Jules (The Cat) on the set of Corronation Street (Dave)2009-02-11T23:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/11/can-spacex-benefit-from-nasas-share-of-the-economic-stimulus-package/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/spacex_cotsd_anim.jpgView the SpaceX animation of crew launch and ISS docking (COTS-D)View the SpaceX animation of crew launch and ISS docking (COTS-D)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/spacex_cotsc1.jpgThe Falcon 9/Dragon COTS-C configuration intended for space station cargo delivery (SpaceX)The Falcon 9/Dragon COTS-C configuration intended for space station cargo delivery (SpaceX)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/spacex_cotsc.jpgspacex_cotschttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/spacex_cotsd.jpgThe Falcon 9/Dragon launch configuration for crew transport. Note the launch escape rocket added to the Dragon capsule nose cone (SpaceX)The Falcon 9/Dragon launch configuration for crew transport. Note the launch escape rocket added to the Dragon capsule nose cone (SpaceX)2009-10-29T22:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/09/satellite-imagery-of-lake-eerie-ice-floe-break/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/lake_eerie_map.jpgA satellite image of Lake Eerie during summer (Google)A satellite image of Lake Eerie during summer (Google)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/lake_eerie.jpgMODIS images of Lake Eerie on Feb. 6th (left) and Feb. 8th (right). Thinning and breakage of ice floe is evident (MODIS/NASA)MODIS images of Lake Eerie on Feb. 6th (left) and Feb. 8th (right). Thinning and breakage of ice floe is evident (MODIS/NASA)2010-08-15T19:22:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/09/satellite-view-of-uk-snow-storms/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/england_snow_feb4.jpgSnow cover over east England up to the Scottish border on February 4th (Terra MODIS/NASA)Snow cover over east England up to the Scottish border on February 4th (Terra MODIS/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/englanda20090351110250m.jpgenglanda20090351110250m2010-01-06T20:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/08/can-a-mission-to-mars-stimulate-the-economy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/18733386.jpgBuzz Aldrin on the Moon in 1969 (NASA)Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in 1969 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/moon-buggygif.jpgmoon-buggygifhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/jfk_rice.jpgPresident John F. Kennedy at Rice University in 1962President John F. Kennedy at Rice University in 1962https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ares1x-pad-02.jpgThe Constellation's Ares I on the launchpad (NASA)The Constellation's Ares I on the launchpad (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/man_on_mars.jpgCould a NASA manned mission to Mars really stimulate the economy? (Mars Society/Ian O'Neill)Could a NASA manned mission to Mars really stimulate the economy? (Mars Society/Ian O'Neill)2010-08-15T12:52:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/05/mars-gets-hit-by-cosmic-buckshot/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hirise_buckshot2.jpgA wide view of the impact zone (HiRISE/NASA)A wide view of the impact zone (HiRISE/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hirise_buckshot.jpgBolide breakup and impact on the surface of Mars (HiRISE/NASA)Bolide breakup and impact on the surface of Mars (HiRISE/NASA)2011-09-10T08:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/05/the-essential-selection-for-space-exploration/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/disco_balls.jpgDisco balls at Spundae, Hollywood in December 2006 (© Ian O'Neill)2010-08-13T14:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/04/if-theres-an-alien-race-living-on-our-doorstep-why-cant-we-hear-them/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/alien_world1.jpgalien_world1alien_world1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/alien_world.jpgAn alien civilization (© Steve Swayne via Flickr)An alien civilization (© Steve Swayne via Flickr)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/type3_civ1.jpgtype3_civ1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/type3_civ.jpgtype3_civ2011-09-27T16:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/03/when-the-space-hotels-a-rockin/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/zz_space_hotel.jpgzz_space_hotel2011-06-18T04:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/01/in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-scream-get-back-here-you-thieving-alien/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bridgestone.jpgbridgestone2009-02-02T06:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/01/mount-asama-erupts-ash-rains-down-on-tokyo/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mount_asama.jpgMount Asama erupts early in the morning of February 2nd. (AP)Mount Asama erupts early in the morning of February 2nd. (AP)2009-02-03T14:06:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/01/standing-under-the-aurora/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/toweraurora_nettfoto_rf.jpgUnder an auroal display in 2004 above a Harstad (Norway) communications tower (NASA)Under an auroal display in 2004 above a Harstad (Norway) communications tower (NASA)2009-02-18T04:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/02/01/mount-asama-eruption-imminent-japan-on-high-alert/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/japan_eruption.jpgIn 2004, smoke rises from Mount Asama in Tsumagoi, 140 km northwest of Tokyo (Reuters)In 2004, smoke rises from Mount Asama in Tsumagoi, 140 km northwest of Tokyo (Reuters)2010-02-17T00:32:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/30/carnival-of-space-week-88-the-spacewriter/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sf-body2b_smaller_logo.jpgsf-body2b_smaller_logo2009-01-31T00:18:13+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/30/theyre-not-dead-dave-red-dwarf-returns/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/reddwarf.jpgChris Barrie (front), Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn and Danny John-Jules (back), plus computerized Hattie Hayridge (series 3-5)Chris Barrie (front), Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn and Danny John-Jules (back), plus computerized Hattie Hayridge (series 3-5)2010-08-14T06:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/30/nsf-nsfw/2010-08-15T12:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/29/chile-chaiten-volcano-still-erupting-town-empty/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/chaiten_ast_detail.jpgChaiten, a ghost town (NASA)Chaiten, a ghost town (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/chaiten_ast_2009019_2.jpgFalse-colour image of the Palena Province in Los Lagos Region on January 19th, 2009 (NASA)False-colour image of the Palena Province in Los Lagos Region on January 19th, 2009 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/chaiten_ast_2009019_lrg.jpgFalse-colour image of the Palena Province in Los Lagos Region on January 19th, 2009 (NASA)A high resolution false-colour image of the Palena Province in Los Lagos Region on January 19th, 2009 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/volcanoupi_800x531.jpgChaiten Volcano, southern Chile, erupts generating an intense electrical storm in May 2008 (UPI)Chaiten Volcano, southern Chile, erupts generating an intense electrical storm in May 2008 (UPI)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/chaiten_ast_2009019_1.jpgThe continuing activity at the Chaiten volcano, Chile (NASA)The continuing activity at the Chaiten volcano, Chile (NASA)2011-09-10T08:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/28/astroengine-live-show-9-its-a-vacuum-out-there/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/astroengine_live2.jpgastroengine_live22009-01-30T02:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/26/astroengine-live-shows-7-8-now-available-in-the-archives/2009-01-28T08:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/24/why-are-clendestine-space-launches-so-sexy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/satellite.jpgIs that a spy satellite? Who knows?Is that a spy satellite? Who knows?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/delta-iv-heavy.jpgA Delta IV Heavy launches... but to where? (AFSC)A Delta IV Heavy launches... but to where? (AFSC)2009-01-26T04:27:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/24/the-anatomy-of-a-los-angeles-earthquake-on-twitter/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/twitter.pngFollow Astroengine on Twitter!Follow Astroengine on Twitter!https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/earthquake_profile_twitter.jpgThe profile of an earthquake on Twitter (TwitScoop)The profile of an earthquake on Twitter (TwitScoop)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/anim7_la.gifA frame from the USGS animation of the seismic activity around the LA region, including today's quake (click image to see the full animation)A frame from the USGS animation of the seismic activity around the LA region, including today's quake (click image to see the full animation)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/earthquakestore.jpgThe July earthquake in LA caused chaos in the shampoo & conditioner isles...The July earthquake in LA caused chaos in the shampoo & conditioner isles...2010-09-27T13:46:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/23/carnival-of-space-week-86-the-martian-chronicles/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cropped-landingspot_opportunity_big_sky1.jpgcropped-landingspot_opportunity_big_sky12009-01-24T03:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/22/when-in-the-solar-cycle-were-you-born/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sunspot_birth.jpgMy birthday, right smack bang in the middle of solar maximum (Space Weather)My birthday, right smack bang in the middle of solar maximum (Space Weather)2019-07-13T22:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/21/morse-code-messaging-with-the-stars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/westlake.jpgSirius morse code, but what does it say? (©Jimmy Westlake)Sirius morse code, but what does it say? (©Jimmy Westlake)2011-10-18T03:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/21/astroengine-live-8-methane-and-astroengineering/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/promo9.jpgpromo92009-01-21T10:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/20/peter-higgs-discovers-higgs-boson-in-the-mail/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/higgs2.jpgDr Peter Higgs holds his very own Higgs boson (©Particle Zoo/Peter Higgs)Dr Peter Higgs holds his very own Higgs boson (©Particle Zoo/Peter Higgs)2010-06-08T16:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/20/gravitational-waves-and-gravity-waves-whats-the-difference/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/grav_waves.jpggrav_waves2009-01-20T23:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/20/is-the-universe-a-holographic-projection/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/holodeck.jpgThe holodeck in Star Trek: Voyager. A good analogy for the Universe?The holodeck in Star Trek: Voyager. A good analogy for the Universe?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/star-wars-hologram.jpgLuke and Obi-Wan look at a 3D hologram of Leia projected by R2D2 (Star Wars)Luke and Obi-Wan look at a 3D hologram of Leia projected by R2D2 (Star Wars)2012-12-27T17:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/18/fireball-over-sweden/2011-06-25T09:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/18/naming-pluto-a-personal-review/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/081106-naming-pluto-poster-low-res.jpgNaming Pluto, the story of Venetia Phair (© Father Films)Naming Pluto, the story of Venetia Phair (© Father Films)2011-11-11T06:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/16/zapowiedzi-konca-swiata-na-rok-2012-to-kompletne-bzdury/2011-09-09T11:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/16/an-insult-on-a-galactic-scale/2009-01-17T02:40:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/15/twitter-journalism-methane-on-mars-the-signature-of-life/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mars_methane_main_mjmumma_vid_01_1280_01.jpgThe distribution of atmospheric methane originating from three principal regions on the Martian surface (NASA)The distribution of atmospheric methane originating from three principal regions on the Martian surface (NASA)2011-09-27T17:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/14/astroengine-live-7-beer-beer-and-cutting-edge-cosmology/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/beer_drinkers.jpgI'm not sure whether I should laugh or cry...I'm not sure whether I should laugh or cry...2009-03-22T10:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/14/our-painfully-featureless-sun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sun-20090113-001.jpgThe Sun, being boring on Jan. 13th 2009, a whole year after Solar Cycle 24 was supposed to start (solar astrophotography by ©Stephen Sykes)The Sun, being boring on Jan. 13th 2009, a whole year after Solar Cycle 24 was supposed to start (solar astrophotography by ©Stephen Sykes)2009-01-14T12:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/13/oh-no-rocket-launches-are-bad-for-the-environment-wed-better-stay-at-home-then/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/spacex_smog.jpgA small environmental impact, Falcon 1 launches in September 2008 (SpaceX)A small environmental impact, Falcon 1 launches in September 2008 (SpaceX)2012-05-26T16:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/12/magnetars-born-through-quark-star-switch/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/quark_star_diagram.jpgSize comparison of a neutron star and quark star (NASA/Chandra)Size comparison of a neutron star and quark star (NASA/Chandra)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/magnetar_garlick.jpgCould quark stars be magnetar progenitors? (© Mark Garlick)Could quark stars be magnetar progenitors? (© Mark Garlick)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/magnetar_bright.jpgCould quark stars be magnetar progenitors? (© Mark Garlick)Could quark stars be magnetar progenitors? (© Mark Garlick)2010-06-12T17:03:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/12/the-slacker-astronomy-interview-dr-michael-turner-about-dark-energy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/michaelturner.jpgDr Michael TurnerDr Michael Turner2012-05-18T18:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/11/doomsday-in-2012-science-lite/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/doomsday_comet.jpgDoomsday = Fear = MoneyDoomsday = Fear = Money2012-03-15T17:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/09/track-the-space-shuttle/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/shuttle_big.jpgDoes the Shuttle really generate as much carbon as a Hummer? It's close (NASA)Does the Shuttle really generate as much carbon as a Hummer? It's close (NASA)2010-08-14T20:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/09/365-days-of-astronomy-podcast-the-link-between-beer-and-space-settlement/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_54641.jpgimg_54641George and I at the Rhythm Lounge on Wednesday night. My famous "at-arms-length" photography skills are beginning to suffer at this point in the night...https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5421.jpgimg_5421The lyrics to George Hrab's "Far" tune for the 365 Days of Astronomy podcasthttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5416.jpgimg_5416The excellent George Hrab performing at the IYA2009https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5410.jpgimg_5410The closest I'll come to Space Beerhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/365doa.jpg365doa2011-10-17T07:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/08/the-aas-finale-astronomy-cast-meet-up-photos/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5466.jpgPamela with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse TysonPamela with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tysonhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5464.jpgAwesome musician and skeptic blogger, George HrabAwesome musician and skeptic blogger, George Hrabhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5458.jpgMr Popular: Chris LintottMr Popular: Chris Lintotthttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5444.jpgAt-arm's-length-photography: Chris and meAt-arm's-length-photography: Chris and mehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5442.jpgTeam Astronomy Cast: Pamela Gay and Fraser CainTeam Astronomy Cast: Pamela Gay and Fraser Cainhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5441.jpgChris Lintott, in awe of the Universe Today publisher...Chris Lintott, in awe of the Universe Today publisher...https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5440.jpgAAS Team Universe Today: Fraser Cain and myself at the Rhythm LoungeAAS Team Universe Today: Fraser Cain and myself at the Rhythm Loungehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5437.jpgChris and Kevin, two of the Galaxy Zookeeper team. Chris Lintott is also co-hosts The Sky At Night, which, quite frankly, rocksChris and Kevin, two of the Galaxy Zookeeper team. Chris Lintott is also co-hosts The Sky At Night, which, quite frankly, rockshttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5436.jpgPaul Goodall, astrophysicist from the Univ. of Oxford: Very enthusiastic for the meet-up, boosting the British contingent for the night.Paul Goodall, astrophysicist from the Univ. of Oxford: Very enthusiastic for the meet-up, boosting the British contingent for the night.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_5434.jpgThe obligatory meet-up group shotThe obligatory meet-up group shot2010-08-15T21:18:13+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/07/aas-session-328-supermassive-black-holes-kicked-or-spun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/black_hole.jpgblack_hole2009-01-07T09:30:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/06/aas-update-the-story-so-far/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/asteroid-bites-dust.jpgA shredded asteroid around a white dwarf star (NASA/JPL)A shredded asteroid around a white dwarf star (NASA/JPL)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/galactic-panorama-hst.jpgThe galactic centre in unprecidented detail from Hubble (NASA, ESA, and Q.D. Wang)The galactic centre in unprecidented detail from Hubble (NASA, ESA, and Q.D. Wang)2009-01-06T21:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/05/in-a-picture-snoopys-apollo-10/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/snoopy_moon.gifsnoopy_moonhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/snoopy_apollo10_ys_full.jpgApollo 10 commander Tom Stafford pats the nose of a stuffed Snoopy held by Jamye Flowers (Coplin), astronaut Gordon Cooper's secretary (NASA)Apollo 10 commander Tom Stafford pats the nose of a stuffed Snoopy held by Jamye Flowers (Coplin), astronaut Gordon Cooper's secretary (NASA)2011-07-29T07:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/05/solar-views-from-soho/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/tribute_iii_by_eeron.jpg195A SOHO/EIT image of the Sun (NASA/ESA)195A SOHO/EIT image of the Sun (NASA/ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/solar2.jpg171A SOHO/EIT image of the Sun (NASA/ESA)171A SOHO/EIT image of the Sun (NASA/ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/tribute_2_by_eeron.jpg304A SOHO/EIT image of the solar disk (NASA/ESA)304A SOHO/EIT image of the solar disk (NASA/ESA)2012-05-25T04:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/04/aas-meeting-long-beach-4-8-january-2009/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/longbeach_aas.jpgThe January AAS meeting is being held in Long Beach, CA (Image by Kevin Stanchfield)The January AAS meeting is being held in Long Beach, CA (Image by Kevin Stanchfield)2009-01-05T03:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2009/01/03/visualizing-the-yellowstone-earthquake-swarms/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/yellowstone.gifEarthquake swarm locations in Yellowstone (utah.edu)Earthquake swarm locations in Yellowstone (utah.edu)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ystone_in01.gifystone_in01https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nm_yellowstone_080513_ssh.jpgnm_yellowstone_080513_sshThe hot 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(USGS/HiRISE)2010-12-01T13:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/30/my-social-universe/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/my_social_universe.jpgmy_social_universeMy Facebook Universe2011-11-28T09:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/30/2009-the-international-year-of-astronomy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/iya2009.jpgiya20092010-02-17T03:13:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/30/i-wish-office-work-was-this-interesting/2008-12-30T23:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/30/astroengine-social-media-facebook-connect/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/website_social2.jpgwebsite_social2The developing Astroengine social community. 1) Facebook Connect. 2) Google Friend Connect. 3) The Astroengine Twitter Feedhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/facebook_logo_withpage.giffacebook_logo_withpageFacebook Connect, a new era for social 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Well, they didn't... actually their bad fortune may have influenced global temperatures (Getty)The Aztecs did it! 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Photo by Jurvetson (flickr)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/rocket_problem.jpgrocket_problemhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/soyuz.jpgA charred Soyuz (BBC)A charred Soyuz (BBC)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/soyuz-span-600-580x303.jpgIt bounced! The Soyuz hard landing on April 19thhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/lost_bag_iss.jpgThe ISS toolbag a.k.a. $100,000 meteroid (NASA)The ISS toolbag a.k.a. $100,000 meteroid (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/xin_0620905252120625224118.jpg"I can see the curvature of the Earth, it's beautiful!"... "Oops, hold on, you haven't launched yet.""I can see the curvature of the Earth, it's beautiful!"... "Oops, hold on, you haven't launched yet."https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/atk_rocket_explosion.jpgImpressive firework! Oh, hold on... that wasn't supposed to happen (NASA)Impressive firework! 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the fireball event over Colorado (Chris Peterson)Video of the fireball event over Colorado (Chris Peterson)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/colorado_fireball.jpgcolorado_fireball2009-03-01T23:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/04/follow-astroengine-live-on-facebook/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/facebook_logo.pngFacebook logoFacebook logo2011-05-03T12:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/04/the-cancer-spreads-mars-science-laboratory-is-delayed-until-2011/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/mars_science_laboratory_drawing.jpgThe MSL design (NASA)The MSL design (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/msltest.jpgUphill struggle: Tests on the MSL in May 2008 (NASA)Uphill struggle: Tests on the MSL in May 2008 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/alan_stern.jpgFrustrated: Alan Stern (NASA)Frustrated: Alan Stern (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/mars_science_laboratory_empty_chassis.jpgOn the blocks. Should the MSL stay there? The MSL empty chasis after a successful test of the suspension system by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)On the blocks. Should the MSL stay there? The MSL empty chasis after a successful test of the suspension system by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/msl_dollar2.jpgmsl_dollar22008-12-08T04:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/03/intwerview-with-world-of-weird-things-colonizing-space-at-a-profit/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/outpost.jpgA manned outpost, could be a reality if the business opportunities are there.A manned outpost, could be a reality if the business opportunities are there.2008-12-04T07:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/03/astroengine-live-3-the-search-for-life-whats-the-point/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/promo4.jpgpromo42008-12-04T02:17:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/01/moon-venus-jupiter-conjunction-dazzles-californian-skies/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/conj_evj.jpgThe alignment of Earth, Venus and Jupiter (plus the Moon) = conjunction in the night skyThe alignment of Earth, Venus and Jupiter (plus the Moon) = conjunction in the night skyhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/skymap_01dec08.gifA skymap showing the conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter (SpaceWeather.com)A skymap showing the conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter (SpaceWeather.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/conjunction_oneill2.jpgAs above, labeled. © Ian O'NeillAs above, labeled. © Ian O'Neillhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/conjunction_oneill31.jpgconjunction_oneill31https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/conjunction_oneill3.jpgconjunction_oneill3The December 1st conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter. Imaged from Woodland Hills, CA, using a Canon PowerShot SD450 (ISO 50, 1 second exposure). © Ian O'Neillhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/conjunction_oneill1.jpgconjunction_oneill1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/conjunction_oneill.jpgconjunction_oneill2013-04-16T08:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/12/01/addendum-astroengine-live-email-address/2008-12-02T00:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/29/carnival-of-space-week-81-tiny-mantras/2008-11-29T22:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/29/blogosphere-canadian-fireball-updates/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ca-meteorite.jpgUniversity of Calgary graduate student Ellen Milley poses with a fragment of a meteorite in a small pond near Lloydminster, Sask. (AP)University of Calgary graduate student Ellen Milley poses with a fragment of a meteorite in a small pond near Lloydminster, Sask. 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A Borg-like spiecies may be out there (Star Trek)Meet the neighbours. A Borg-like spiecies may be out there (Star Trek)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wetilogo.gifwetilogoThe Wait for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (WETI) logohttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wow_signal1.jpg1977: The data from Big Ear, signifying a coherent pattern expected from an ET signal (Dr. Jerry R. Ehman)1977: The data from Big Ear, signifying a coherent pattern expected from an ET signal (Dr. Jerry R. Ehman)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/spiritbackinaction2.jpgMars rover Spirit cleans a rock ready for analysis (NASA)Mars rover Spirit cleans a rock ready for analysis (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/alh84001_structures1.jpgThe structures found in meteorite ALH 84001, announced as revealing the possibility of basic life on Mars (NASA)The structures found in meteorite ALH 84001, announced as revealing the possibility of basic life on Mars (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/alh84001_structures.jpgThe structures found in meteorite ALH 84001, announced as revealing the possibility of basic life on Mars (NASA)The structures found in meteorite ALH 84001, announced as revealing the possibility of basic life on Mars (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/seti2.jpgListening in. The radio telescopes of the VLA in New Mexico (VLA)Listening in. The radio telescopes of the VLA in New Mexico (VLA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/search_for_life.jpgsearch_for_lifehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wow_signal.jpgwow_signal2011-10-28T13:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/22/carnival-of-space-week-80-starts-with-a-bang/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/beers.jpgbeers2008-11-22T07:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/21/another-exoplanet-candidate-identified-by-eso/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hst_betapictoris_comb.jpgHubble image of the dusty disk surrounding Beta Pictoris (NASA)Hubble image of the dusty disk surrounding Beta Pictoris (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/betapictdisk.jpgAn artist impression of the well-known dusty disk surrounding β Pictoris (NASA)An artist impression of the well-known dusty disk surrounding β Pictoris (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eso_exoplanet_list.jpgThe exoplanets observed so far, including distances (in AU) from their host stars. β Pictoris b is by far the tightest-orbiting exoplanet observed to date (ESO)The exoplanets observed so far, including distances (in AU) from their host stars. β Pictoris b is by far the tightest-orbiting exoplanet observed to date (ESO)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eso_extrasolar1.jpgBeta Pictoris as seen in near infrared light by the ESO VLA (ESO)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eso_extrasolar.jpgBeta Pictoris as seen in near infrared light by the ESO VLA (ESO)2011-09-27T17:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/21/asteroid-explodes-over-canada/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asteroid_police.jpgThe fireball is captured by a police car camera in Edmonton (Global News)The fireball is captured by a police car camera in Edmonton (Global News)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asteroid_canada1.jpgStills from a video captured by Andy Bartletthttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asteroid_canada.jpgasteroid_canada2011-10-25T12:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/20/dust-really-is-a-problem-for-spirit/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/spirit_panels.jpgThe ninja rover, NASA's answer to creeping up on Martian lifeforms...The ninja rover, NASA's answer to creeping up on Martian lifeforms...2010-02-23T13:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/20/astroengine-live-notes-1-nov-19th/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/promo2.jpgpromo22008-11-20T20:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/19/important-information-astroengine-live-launches-today-at-7pm-est/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/launch.jpglaunch2008-11-21T10:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/17/sci-fi-space-robots-top-five/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/lander_digging.jpgThe Sun finally set on Phoenix (NASA)The Sun finally set on Phoenix (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/voyager2-neptune.jpgThe interstellar probes are still operational (NASA)The interstellar probes are still operational (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mars_roving1.jpgMars roving - not science fiction any more (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mars_roving.jpgmars_rovinghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sat_track.jpgEarth orbit is crowded enough (Google Earth)2011-09-27T17:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/17/what-would-you-do-with-the-international-space-station/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/aelive_button.pngaelive_buttonhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/iss_ael.jpgiss_ael2008-11-17T12:10:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/16/carnival-of-space-week-79-one-astronomers-noise/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nicole2.jpgFirst rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price? Our CoS #79 host Nicole's tribute to Jodie Foster in the movie Contact.First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price? Our CoS #79 host Nicole's tribute to Jodie Foster in the movie Contact.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nicole1.jpgI knew I'd seen her before...I knew I'd seen her before...https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nicole.jpgnicole2008-11-19T20:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/15/politics-has-nothing-to-do-with-space-exploration-debate/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/can-o-worms.gifcan-o-wormsSpace + Politics = Can of worms2010-05-27T15:23:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/13/astroengine-live-touches-down-on-wprt-radio/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/astroengine_live_promo2.jpgastroengine_live_promo2https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/astroengine_live_promo1.jpgastroengine_live_promo1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/astroengine_live_promo.jpgastroengine_live_promo2009-08-08T00:35:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/12/a-mystery-aurora-above-saturns-mysterious-north-pole-hexagon/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/magnetospheresvg.pngThe structure of the Earth's magnetic field. Energetic particles enter the atmosphere via the polar cusp, thereby allowing plasma from the magnetosheath in (NASA)The structure of the Earth's magnetic field. Energetic particles enter the atmosphere via the polar cusp, thereby allowing plasma from the magnetosheath in (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/saturn_aurora.jpgThe aurora above Saturn's North Pole hexagon (NASA)The aurora above Saturn's North Pole hexagon (NASA)2011-09-27T17:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/12/listen-to-paranormal-radio-tonight-wednesday-at-9pm-est/2008-11-12T07:13:17+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/11/phoenix-is-dead-spirit-is-failing/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/spirit-dust1.jpgDust covering MER Spirit's solar panels last year, this year its worse (NASA)2009-11-01T12:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/09/strangest-kuiper-belt-objects-the-top-five/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/2008kv42drac.jpg2008 KV42 - drives the wrong way (CFEPS)2008 KV42 - drives the wrong way (CFEPS)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/triton.jpgStolen from its Kuiper belt home? Triton, now a moon of Neptune (NASA)Stolen from its Kuiper belt home? Triton, now a moon of Neptune (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/haumea.jpgThe dwarf planet Haumea. Funny lookin' (NASA)The dwarf planet Haumea. Funny lookin' (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/poor_pluto_mathias_pedersen.jpgPluto has been kicked out of all the clubs (Mathias Pedersen)Pluto has been kicked out of all the clubs (Mathias Pedersen)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/pluto.jpgFrom Pluto, looking at its icy moons in the Kuiper belt (NASA)From Pluto, looking at its icy moons in the Kuiper belt (NASA)2011-09-27T17:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/07/listen-to-paranormal-radio-tonight-live-now/2009-08-22T09:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/07/i-stand-corrected/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/political-pictures-sarah-palin-mayans.jpgOh no... (PunditKitchen.com)Oh no... (PunditKitchen.com)2011-09-27T17:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/07/no-thanks-to-the-lhc-theres-a-4-1-chance-that-god-exists/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atheistbus.jpgMore motivating than the LHC - say that God doesn't exist (Telegraph)More motivating than the LHC - say that God doesn't exist (Telegraph)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/paddy.jpgThe odds are against Russell (Paddy Power website)The odds are against Russell (Paddy Power website)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/god_russell_higgs3.jpg'Eye of God' (a.k.a. the Helix Nebula), Russell Brand (with Kristin Bell on the set of the excellent movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and my Higgs boson (from the Particle Zoo)'Eye of God' (a.k.a. the Helix Nebula), Russell Brand (with Kristin Bell on the set of the excellent movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and my Higgs boson (from the Particle Zoo)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/god_russell_higgs2.jpg'Eye of God' (a.k.a. the Helix Nebula), Russell Brand (with Kristin Bell on the set of the excellent movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and my Higgs boson (from the Particle Zoo)'Eye of God' (a.k.a. the Helix Nebula), Russell Brand (with Kristin Bell on the set of the excellent movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and my Higgs boson (from the Particle Zoo)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/god_russell_higgs1.jpg'Eye of God' (a.k.a. the Helix Nebula), Russell Brand (with Kristin Bell on the set of the excellent movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and a simulated particle collision (inc. the Higgs boson)'Eye of God' (a.k.a. the Helix Nebula), Russell Brand (with Kristin Bell on the set of the excellent movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and a simulated particle collision (inc. the Higgs boson)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/god_russell_higgs.jpg'Eye of God' (a.k.a. the Helix Nebula), Russell Brand and a simulated particle collision (inc. the Higgs boson)&apos;Eye of God&apos; (a.k.a. the Helix Nebula), Russell Brand and a simulated particle collision (inc. the Higgs boson)2011-08-05T02:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/06/carnival-of-space-week-78-simostronomy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/carnival78.jpgThe Carnival of Space #78The Carnival of Space #782008-11-07T05:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/06/pinhole-camera-astronomy-a-unique-view-of-bristol/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/clifton_solar.jpgThe Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, a single 6-month exposure solargraph (© Justin Quinnell)The Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, a single 6-month exposure solargraph (© Justin Quinnell)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/1solargraph.jpg1solargraph2011-01-24T00:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/06/meet-antipholus-and-antipholus-a-very-odd-kuiper-belt-couple/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/2001qw322_chart.jpgThe primary/secondary object mass ratio for a selection of known binary objects. Plotted on the x-axis is the average distance separating the binaries. 2001 QW322 is unique. (Petit et al. 2008)The primary/secondary object mass ratio for a selection of known binary objects. Plotted on the x-axis is the average distance separating the binaries. 2001 QW322 is unique. (Petit et al. 2008)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/2001qw322.jpgThe highly-split Kuiper Belt pair 2001 QW322 (CFEPS)The highly-split Kuiper Belt pair 2001 QW322 (CFEPS)2018-10-01T16:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/05/space-lifestyle-magazine-6-fall-edition-spacex-article/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/fall08cover_web.jpgfall08cover_webhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/slm-fall-cover.jpgslm-fall-cover2008-11-06T01:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/04/follow-the-us-presidential-election-with-astroengine/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/obama.jpgCredit: NY Times2008-11-05T00:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/04/today-the-us-will-make-history-the-choice/2009-09-27T13:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/04/target-australia-the-eas-splashdown-location/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eas_splashdown1.jpgThe Early Ammonia Servicer re-entered 550 km south of Australia (Google Earth)The Early Ammonia Servicer re-entered 550 km south of Australia (Google Earth)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eas_splashdown.jpgThe Early Ammonia Servicer re-entered 550 km south of Australia (Google Earth)The Early Ammonia Servicer re-entered 550 km south of Australia (Google Earth)2008-11-04T09:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/03/station-eas-space-junk-is-toast-no-sighting-of-re-entry-fireball/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eas_reentry1.jpgThe EAS burning up during re-entry as I'd imagine it. Credit: NASA (Earth cloud backdrop). Rendering of EAS re-entry: Ian O'NeillThe EAS burning up during re-entry as I'd imagine it. Credit: NASA (Earth cloud backdrop). Rendering of EAS re-entry: Ian O'Neillhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eas_reentry.jpgThe EAS burning up during re-entry as I'd imagine it. Credit: NASA (Earth cloud backdrop). Rendering of EAS re-entry: Ian O'NeillThe EAS burning up during re-entry as I'd imagine it. Credit: NASA (Earth cloud backdrop). Rendering of EAS re-entry: Ian O'Neill2008-11-03T17:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/02/watch-your-heads-space-station-junk-to-hit-earth-today/2008-11-11T03:33:38+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/11/01/under-my-watch-nasa-will-inspire-the-world-again-barack-obama/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/obama_const.jpgObama vows to make NASA a priority (NASA/AP)Obama vows to make NASA a priority (NASA/AP)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/obama_shuttle.jpgobama_shuttle2009-09-11T12:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/31/the-hills-girls-suffer-lhc-information-overload/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/lhc_overload.jpg"Why are they doing that?" The Hills Girls bravely confront the LHC and the Big Bang (E! Channel)"Why are they doing that?" The Hills Girls bravely confront the LHC and the Big Bang (E! Channel)2010-08-15T07:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/31/carnival-of-space-week-77-tomorrow-is-here/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wrath_of_kahn.jpgAdmiral Kirk (William Shatner at his best) removes his specs, Lt. Saavik (an impossibly young Kirstie Alley) looks scared.... it could only be The Wrath of Kahn, the classic 1982 Star Trek movie.Admiral Kirk (William Shatner at his best) removes his specs, Lt. Saavik (an impossibly young Kirstie Alley) looks scared.... it could only be The Wrath of Kahn, the classic 1982 Star Trek movie.2008-10-31T23:17:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/31/phoenix-is-alive-just-in-time-for-halloween/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/steve_halloween.jpgSteve the Cat celebrates Halloween on the Phoenix Mars Lander (NASA/SteveTheCat.com)Steve the Cat celebrates Halloween on the Phoenix Mars Lander (NASA/SteveTheCat.com)2012-05-10T18:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/30/has-phoenix-died/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/phoenix_lander_rip.jpgCould this be the end of Phoenix? (NASA/JPL)Could this be the end of Phoenix? (NASA/JPL)2009-09-03T06:11:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/29/high-resolution-earth-rise-video-by-kaguya-selene/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/earth_rise_20081009_kaguya_01.jpgA little bit of beautiful - the Earth rises over the lunar horizon (JAXA)A little bit of beautiful - the Earth rises over the lunar horizon (JAXA)2010-08-14T21:05:07+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/29/astroenginecom-selected-for-top-10-space-blogs/2008-10-29T13:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/29/the-pessimism-of-modern-space-flight/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/epic_success.jpgEpic fail? I think not (current.com)Epic fail? I think not (<a href='http://current.com/items/89164753_epic_fail_rocket_carrying_three_satellites_crashes_into_pacific_ocean'>current.com</a>)2012-03-10T08:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/28/the-universe-today-is-unbanned-from-diggcom/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/digg_heart_ut1.jpgDoes Digg love the Universe Today again?Does Digg love the Universe Today again?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/digg_heart_ut.jpgDoes Digg love the Universe Today again?Does Digg love the Universe Today again?2010-04-28T18:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/27/universe-today-banned-from-diggcom/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/digg.jpgAlex Albrecht and Kevin Rose. Digg.com founders. On the right track?Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose. Digg.com founders. On the right track?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ut-banned.jpgUniverse Today has been banned from DiggUniverse Today has been banned from Digg2010-08-16T06:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/27/digg-effect-destroys-astroengine-but-healing-now/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/workmen-1.jpgTurns out cable and live radio do not mix...Turns out cable and live radio do not mix...2009-11-09T23:13:27+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/25/star-trek-inspired-space-shuttle-enterprise/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/enterprise_free_flight.jpgEnterprise in Free Flight after separation from 747 in 1977 (NASA)Enterprise in Free Flight after separation from 747 in 1977 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/space_shuttle_enterprise_star_trek.jpgThe cast of Star Trek stand next to Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1976 (NASA)The cast of Star Trek stand next to Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1976 (NASA)2010-08-16T06:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/25/is-the-armadillo-vertical-lift-spaceship-a-viable-tourist-route/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/armadilloaerospace_pixel_attempt1_c.jpgPixel attempting level 1- white tanks are insulated and contain liquid oxygen, grey tanks contain ethanol (Armadillo Aerospace)Pixel attempting level 1- white tanks are insulated and contain liquid oxygen, grey tanks contain ethanol (Armadillo Aerospace)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/spacebubble.jpgThe Armadillo Aerospace Spacebubble concept... mmm, no wings then? (Armadillo Aerospace)The Armadillo Aerospace Spacebubble concept... mmm, no wings then? (Armadillo Aerospace)2009-06-13T00:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/25/rare-meteor-fireball-captured-by-seven-canadian-cameras-videos/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/sentinel_01.jpgThe sentinel all sky camera currently running on campus at UWOThe sentinel all sky camera currently running on campus at UWOhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/meteor_canada.jpgViews from the six other all sky cameras of the same event on Septembr 15th (SOMN)Views from the six other all sky cameras of the same event on Septembr 15th (SOMN)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/meteor_ev_20081015_092759a_05_collingwood.pngThe slow-moving fireball lights up Canadian skies (SOMN)The slow-moving fireball lights up Canadian skies (SOMN)2011-08-15T11:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/24/goce-is-suffering-major-delays-should-be-dominating-space-by-february/2011-12-02T10:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/23/asteroids-1-earth-2-welcome-to-the-interplanetary-shooting-gallery/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/asteroid-540x380.jpgArtist impression of an asteroid impact - don't worry, this doesn't happen very often... (Getty Images)Artist impression of an asteroid impact - don't worry, this doesn't happen very often... (Getty Images)2008-10-23T23:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/22/so-who-is-the-real-walter-wagner/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ticking_tiles.jpgWagner discovers tiles of uranium-filled death (MSNBC)Wagner discovers tiles of uranium-filled death (MSNBC)2009-11-02T21:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/22/msl-sky-crane-cool-or-crazy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/skycrane_msl.jpgThe Mars Science Laboratory rover is gently lowered to the Martian surface... we hope (NASA)The Mars Science Laboratory rover is gently lowered to the Martian surface... we hope (NASA)2011-09-27T17:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/21/probing-variable-black-holes/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/phot-36-08-preview1.jpgArtist impression of a black hole feeding off its companion star... and a rogue Higgs particle (ESO/L. Calçada)Artist impression of a black hole feeding off its companion star... and a rogue Higgs particle (ESO/L. Calçada)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/flickering_black_hole_vid-36-08-small.gifflickering_black_hole_vid-36-08-smallVisible light brightness variations from flickering black hole GX 339-4 (P. Gandhi/ESO/ULTRACAM)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/phot-36-08-preview.jpgArtist impression of a black hole feeding off its companion star (ESO/L. Calçada)Artist impression of a black hole feeding off its companion star (ESO/L. Calçada)2008-10-22T06:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/20/higgs-boson-discovered-on-doorstep/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/higgs_arrived.jpgWith his hiding place compromised, the Higgs boson burst out of his box and ran for cover...With his hiding place compromised, the Higgs boson burst out of his box and ran for cover...https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hi_higgs1.jpgThe moment of discovery. It turns out Higgsy is a little shy.The moment of discovery. It turns out Higgsy is a little shy.The moment of discovery. It turns out Higgsy is a little shy.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hi_higgs.jpgThe moment of discovery. It turns out Higgsy is a little shy.The moment of discovery. It turns out Higgsy is a little shy.2011-08-06T12:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/18/carnival-of-space-week-75-lounge-of-the-lab-lemming/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/lablemmingbanner.jpglablemmingbanner2008-10-18T20:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/18/lhc-quench-ripped-magnets-from-concrete-floor/2010-08-17T21:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/15/new-addition-to-the-exoplanetary-menu-the-wasp-12b-sizzler/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/swasp_n.jpgSuperWASP-North robotic cameras pointing skywards (SWASP)SuperWASP-North robotic cameras pointing skywards (SWASP)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/very_hot_jupiter2.jpgThe hotspot: A very, very hot Jupiter has been discovered (ESA/C Carreau)The hotspot: A very, very hot Jupiter has been discovered (ESA/C Carreau)2008-10-16T03:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/15/universal-death-and-impossible-physics-in-the-same-box/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/death_in_a_box.jpgThe box from Amazon.com cannot contain the awesomeness inside...The box from Amazon.com cannot contain the awesomeness inside...2011-09-27T17:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/14/listen-to-the-october-3rd-paranormal-radio-show/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/paranormal_radio_space_banner.jpgparanormal_radio_space_banner2008-10-15T04:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/10/chinese-shenzhou-7-spaceship-imaged-by-microsatellite/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/xin_6secs_572100506094653117721.jpgThe view of Shenzhou-7, 6 seconds after DX-1 was released (Xinhua Photo)The view of Shenzhou-7, 6 seconds after DX-1 was released (Xinhua Photo)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/xin_522100506094928143933.jpgThe view of Shenzhou-7 over Earth, three minutes after the monitoring satellite was released on September 27th, 2008 (Xinhua Photo)The view of Shenzhou-7 over Earth, three minutes after the monitoring satellite was released on September 27th, 2008 (Xinhua Photo)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/xin_2921005060948375134912.jpgShenzhou-7 imaged by the BX-1 small monitoring satellite six minutes after it was released from the main ship (Xinhua Photo)Shenzhou-7 imaged by the BX-1 small monitoring satellite six minutes after it was released from the main ship (Xinhua Photo)2010-11-26T17:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/10/carnival-of-space-week-74-kentucky-space/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/kentuckyspacelogo.jpgkentuckyspacelogoThe Kentucky Space logohttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/en0131766396m_2_6.jpgen0131766396m_2_62008-10-10T23:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/08/first-image-of-asteroid-tc3-impact-fireball-from-space/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/meteosat.gif2008 TC3 generates a huge fireball according to weather satellite Meteosat 8 (Zdenek Charvat, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute)2008 TC3 generates a huge fireball according to weather satellite Meteosat 8 (Zdenek Charvat, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute)2008-10-09T06:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/08/listen-to-tonights-paranormal-radio-the-chinese-spacewalk-conspiracy/2008-10-09T01:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/08/bubbles-reflections-and-space-walks-did-china-really-fake-it/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/first_spacewalks.jpgHistoric spacewalks (from left-to-right): March 18th 1965, Russia - Alexei Leonov. June 3rd 1965, USA - Ed White. September 27th 2008, China - Zhai Zhigang.Historic spacewalks (from left-to-right): March 18th 1965, Russia - Alexei Leonov. June 3rd 1965, USA - Ed White. September 27th 2008, China - Zhai Zhigang.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/reflection.jpgreflectionLeft: The reflection in Zhai's visor shows a three-row array attached to the spacecraft. Right: The reflection from Zhai's wrist mirror shows the same array, only closer. They are not studio lights (CCTV)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/object_tracks_comp_traceback_times.jpgobject_tracks_comp_traceback_timesTracks of seven objects during Chinese space walk. Object number and time in video included (CCTV)2012-02-17T04:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/07/historic-asteroid-2008-tc3-hits-earth-as-predicted/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/infrasoundmap.jpgPredicted region of atmospheric impact according to infrasound observations (Peter Brown, University of Western Ontario)Predicted region of atmospheric impact according to infrasound observations (Peter Brown, University of Western Ontario)2009-02-03T06:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/07/no-naked-singularity-after-black-hole-collision/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/space-time.gifspace-timeComparison of space time warping due to several bodies (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/head-on.jpgA computer simulation shows that two black holes of equal mass colliding at close to the speed of light — an extreme scenario — form a new black hole and release energy in the form of gravitational waves (Sperhake et al.)A computer simulation shows that two black holes of equal mass colliding at close to the speed of light — an extreme scenario — form a new black hole and release energy in the form of gravitational waves (Sperhake et al.)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/blackhole.jpgBlack holes cannot be naked... the event horizon will always be there to cover them up...Black holes cannot be naked... the event horizon will always be there to cover them up...2010-12-22T17:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/07/writing-for-los-angeles-family-magazine-new-science-column/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/la_family_october.jpgThe October 2008 edition of LA Family Magazine, where my new space column features!The October 2008 edition of LA Family Magazine, where my new space column features!2008-10-08T12:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/06/small-asteroid-will-hit-earth-tonight/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/lores.jpgObservation of 2008 TC3 (it's the spot near the centre, while the background stars appear as streaks). Image by Peter Birtwhistle, Great Shefford Observatory, Berkshire, UK.Observation of 2008 TC3 (it's the spot near the centre, while the background stars appear as streaks). Image by Peter Birtwhistle, Great Shefford Observatory, Berkshire, UK.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/asteroid_2008_tc3.gifThe end of the road. Asteroid 2008 TC3 will hit Earth on October 7th (JPL Small Body Database)The end of the road. Asteroid 2008 TC3 will hit Earth on October 7th (JPL Small Body Database)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/meteor.jpgArtist impression of a meteorite entering the Earth's atmosphere (©Leonard Wikberg III)Artist impression of a meteorite entering the Earth's atmosphere (©Leonard Wikberg III)2008-10-07T04:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/05/2012-doomsday-debunking-article-makes-slashdot/2008-10-30T06:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/04/new-2012-article-published-no-geomagnetic-reversal/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/doomsday_magnetic.jpgThe 2012 doomsday scenario: geomagnetic reversal. Not in our lifetime...The 2012 doomsday scenario: geomagnetic reversal. Not in our lifetime...2010-08-15T09:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/02/the-final-full-frontal-virgin-galactic-declines-1-million-space-porn-offer/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/moonraker_and_weightless_premarital_hanky_panky.pngJames Bond tries his hand at zero-G sex - a scene from the 007 film MoonrakerJames Bond tries his hand at zero-G sex - a scene from the 007 film Moonrakerhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/spacesex1.jpgWho said it had to involve two humans? A scene from the movie, "A Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy"Who said it had to involve two humans? A scene from the movie, "A Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy"https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/zero-g-spot.jpgIt had to happen some time - the first zero-G space sex tape may appear in the near future (Misha Gravenor)It had to happen some time - the first zero-G space sex tape may appear in the near future (Misha Gravenor)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/spacesex.jpgWho said it had to involve two humans? A scene from the movie, "A Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy"Who said it had to involve two humans? A scene from the movie, "A Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy"2010-07-28T04:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/02/nancy-writes-for-wired-giants-of-earth-and-space/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/gran_telescopio_canarias.jpgGran Telescopio Canarias located on La Palma, Spain - one of the giant observatories looking at the stars (GTC)Gran Telescopio Canarias located on La Palma, Spain - one of the giant observatories looking at the stars (GTC)2012-05-31T10:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/02/carnival-of-space-week-73-alices-astro-info/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/blogheader.jpgblogheaderImage from Alice's Astro Info website2009-10-15T18:42:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/10/01/particle-zoo-the-higgs-boson-is-up-for-sale/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/particlezoo_01.jpgThe Standard Model particles gather for a photo opportunity (© Particle Zoo)The Standard Model particles gather for a photo opportunity (© Particle Zoo)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/julie_particlezoo_collider_logo.jpgJulie spending time with her zoo of particles (© Particle Zoo)Julie spending time with her zoo of particles (© Particle Zoo)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/particle_splash.jpgCollect them all! The Standard Model of plushie particles (© Particle Zoo & Julie Peasley)Collect them all! The Standard Model of plushie particles (© Particle Zoo & Julie Peasley)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/particlezoo_04.jpgThey look like this! The Higgs Boson has a bit of an attitude, apparently (© Particle Zoo)They look like this! The Higgs Boson has a bit of an attitude, apparently (© Particle Zoo)2010-10-04T18:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/30/hubble-malfunction-pushes-atlantis-service-mission-into-2009/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/hubble_hubblesite_1.jpghubble_hubblesite_1Hubble malfunction forces NASA to delay Atlantis launch until January (Hubblesite.org)2011-02-06T07:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/30/lhc-doomsday-lawsuit-scrapped-by-sensible-hawaiian-judge/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/lhcatlas.jpgEngineers are working hard to repair the damage to the LHC (CERN)Engineers are working hard to repair the damage to the LHC (CERN)2010-08-27T00:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/28/falcon-1-launch-success-spacex-makes-history/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/f1-004-webcastgrab-2ndstage.jpgf1-004-webcastgrab-2ndstageThe second stage of Falcon 1, functioning perfectly with the curvature of the Earth below (SpaceX)2011-03-03T13:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/27/enigmatic-magnetar-blasts-to-life-inside-our-galaxy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/magnetar-1.jpgMagnetars erupt suddenly and without warning (NASA)Magnetars erupt suddenly and without warning (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/magnetar.jpgAn artist impression of one of the most intensely magnetic phenomena in our known Universe, the magnetar (ESO/L. Calcada)An artist impression of one of the most intensely magnetic phenomena in our known Universe, the magnetar (ESO/L. Calcada)2008-09-27T08:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/26/using-cassini-to-test-radioactive-decay-rate-variation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cassini_rtg_power.jpgcassini_rtg_powerThe decay of Cassini's RTG power over two years from launch. Blue diamonds: RTG power. Red line: Heliocentric distance (Cooper, 2008)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cassini_rtg.jpgcassini_rtgOne of Cassini's Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators. An unlikely physics laboratory (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cassini_saturn_orbit_insertion.jpgcassini_saturn_orbit_insertionArtist impression of Cassini orbiting Saturn (NASA)2010-08-24T11:16:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/26/carnival-of-space-week-72-twisted-physics-discovery/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/twistedphysics.jpgtwistedphysicsTwisted Physics Logo2008-09-27T01:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/26/china-launch-gaffe-who-should-we-believe/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/xin_live_232090526124290629971.jpgxin_live_232090526124290629971An image from orbit. The taikonauts prepare the spacesuits for an EVA (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/xin_0620905252120625224118.jpgxin_0620905252120625224118The Long-March II-F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-7 spaceship plus three crew blasts off (Xinhua/Li Gang)2008-10-25T14:12:23+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/23/static-rocket-test-a-success-for-spacex-ahead-of-flight-4/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/static_test_sm_ro8a0882.jpgFLT-004So far, so good. A static fire test for the upcoming Flight 4 is a success for SpaceX and Falcon 1 (SpaceX)2008-09-23T19:09:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/22/cycle-24-sunspot-observed-at-last/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cycle24_latest1.jpgcycle24_latest1Thar she blows! Solar Cycle 24 sunspots make their first appearence since January (SOHO MDI image showing Cycle 24 polarity)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cycle24_latest.jpgcycle24_latestThar she blows! Solar Cycle 24 sunspots make their first appearence since January (SOHO MDI image showing Cycle 24 polarity)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/robert-arnold-0922-12-50-57wh_1222084957_med.jpgrobert-arnold-0922-12-50-57wh_1222084957_medThe sunspots as observed at the Isle of Skye, Scotland - Imaged in Hα (© Robert Arnold)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/pete-lawrence-2008-09-22_10-24-21_sf100ss_1222082083.jpgpete-lawrence-2008-09-22_10-24-21_sf100ss_1222082083A closeup of the sunspot in question (© Pete Lawrence)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/sunspot_midi512_blankgif.jpgsunspot_midi512_blankgifThar she blows! Solar Cycle 24 sunspots make their first appearence since January (NASA/SOHO)2011-01-23T07:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/21/sibling-shuttles-atlantis-and-endeavour-different-launchpads-same-time/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/shuttles271560main_08pd2730.jpgshuttles271560main_08pd2730A rare sight. Atlantis has been rolled out to its launchpad for the October 11th Hubble mission, whilst Endeavour will remain on standby in its capacity as the STS-400 rescue mission (NASA)2008-09-22T04:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/19/carnival-of-space-week-71-astronomy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/conf_logo_notag_sm.pngconf_logo_notag_sm.Astronomy logo2008-09-19T23:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/18/flyby-anomalies-solved/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/galileo_earth.jpgWhen the Galileo probe used the Earth for a gravitational slingshot, an anomaly in its velocity was observed (NASA)When the Galileo probe used the Earth for a gravitational slingshot, an anomaly in its velocity was observed (NASA)2010-08-16T09:41:06+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/16/greek-hackers-invade-lhc-nothing-much-happens/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/lhc_grid1.jpgLHC computing is some of the most advanced in the world... but it can still be hacked... (CERN)LHC computing is some of the most advanced in the world... but it can still be hacked... (CERN)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cms_snapshot_1a87ef9b.pngDebris from particles hitting the collimator blocks were detected in the calorimeters and muon chambers (CERN/LHC/CMS)Debris from particles hitting the collimator blocks were detected in the calorimeters and muon chambers (CERN/LHC/CMS)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cern_hack.gifThe web page the hackers left behind at www.cmsmon.cern.chThe web page the hackers left behind at www.cmsmon.cern.ch2010-08-14T21:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/15/meet-mrs-astroengine/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/astropic.jpgDeb and I in the Vegas sunlight on Saturday (Image by Colette O'Neill)Deb and I in the Vegas sunlight on Saturday (Image by Colette O'Neill)2009-11-13T06:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/10/success-engineers-cheer-as-first-particles-complete-lhc-circuit/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/lhc_hall_1.jpgProtons are currently being accelerated close to the speed of light in the LHC (CERN)Protons are currently being accelerated close to the speed of light in the LHC (CERN)2008-09-14T06:00:18+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/08/astroengine-is-now-bulletproof-upgrade-to-wordpress-262/2010-04-21T13:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/07/carnival-of-space-week-69-free-space-discovery/2008-09-07T10:00:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/07/listen-to-10-mysteries-of-the-solar-system-with-captain-jack-on-paranormal-radio/2008-09-07T09:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/04/last-look-at-goce-before-being-sealed-inside-rockot/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/goce_rockot.jpgGOCE sleeps inside the Rockot upper stage. I hope that big sticker doesn't seal the fairing together permanently! (ESA)GOCE sleeps inside the Rockot upper stage. I hope that big sticker doesn't seal the fairing together permanently! (ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/goce_3mins.jpgThe two half-shells of the fairing will open 3-minutes after launch, releasing GOCE (ESA)The two half-shells of the fairing will open 3-minutes after launch, releasing GOCE. <a href='http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMGLHO4KKF_index_1.html#subhead2'>See the video animation</a> (ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/goce_last_look.jpgThe last look at GOCE before it is packed away inside the rocket two half-shells (ESA)The last look at GOCE before it is packed away inside the rocket two half-shells (ESA)2008-09-04T20:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/04/listen-to-the-july-29th-discussion-with-walter-wagner-on-paranormal-radio/2008-09-07T14:17:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/03/cryosat-2-a-satellite-that-looks-like-a-shed-doing-science-in-the-freezer/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/armoredcar.jpgDa Vinci's armored car design. If he designed a satellite, it would look like CryoSat (Leonardo da Vinci)Da Vinci's armored car design. If he designed a satellite, it would look like CryoSat (Leonardo da Vinci)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cryosat22.jpgAn orbiting shed? No, it's CryoSat-2 measuring variations in sea ice (ESA)An orbiting shed? No, it's CryoSat-2 measuring variations in sea ice (ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/cryosat2.jpgCryosat-2. Resembles something Da Vinci would design (ESA)Cryosat-2. Resembles something Da Vinci would design (ESA)2010-02-23T11:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/02/a-strange-connection-could-nuclear-decay-rates-be-influenced-by-distance-from-the-sun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/radioactive-decay1.jpgThe decay rate of the radioactive isotope 32Si appears to corrolate with orbital distance from the Sun (Jenkins et al. 2008)The decay rate of the radioactive isotope 32Si appears to corrolate with orbital distance from the Sun (Jenkins et al. 2008)2017-01-19T20:39:34+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/01/an-intimate-view-of-the-shuttle-garage/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/underwater_sts125_23.jpgUnderwater training for STS-125 (NASA)Underwater training for STS-125 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/mcarthur_sts125_11.jpgAstronaut K. Megan McArthur, STS-125 mission specialist, awaits training back in January (NASA)Astronaut K. Megan McArthur, STS-125 mission specialist, awaits training back in January (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/shuttle_sts125_8.jpgIn Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lifts space shuttle Atlantis from its transporter on August 23, 2008. (NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis)In Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lifts space shuttle Atlantis from its transporter on August 23, 2008. (NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/engine_for_sts125_1.jpgRocket engine for Atlantis (NASA)Rocket engine for Atlantis (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/engine_of_sts125_2.jpgFitting a Shuttle engine on June 11th (NASA/Kim Shiflett)"So what do you do?" "Oh, I have the boring job attaching rocket engines to the Shuttle..." (NASA/Kim Shiflett)2011-05-18T07:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/01/tune-into-paranormal-radio-with-captain-jack-tonight-at-9pm-est-10-mysteries-of-the-solar-system/2011-08-05T02:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/09/01/the-lhc-could-spell-doomsday-in-9-days-oh-please-not-again/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/lhc2.jpgBig science at the LHC (Credit: Qrczaq)Big science at the LHC (Credit: <a href='http://qrczaq.blogspot.com/'>Qrczaq</a>)2011-09-27T16:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/31/astroengine-20-launches/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ae_2.jpgAstroengine v2.0Astroengine v2.02011-10-29T03:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/30/2012-doomsday-series-now-available-in-spanish/2008-10-04T18:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/30/could-the-life-of-the-shuttle-be-extended-to-2015/2009-07-02T06:32:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/28/us-practices-retroactive-computer-protection-nasa-hacker-to-be-extradited/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/gary.jpgGary McKinnon being interviewed via phone by Jerry Pippin (jerrypippin.com)Gary McKinnon being interviewed via phone by Jerry Pippin (jerrypippin.com)2012-01-17T02:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/27/phoenix-welcomes-in-sol-90-and-mars-winter/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoenix_sunset_lg_25263_sm1.jpgPhoenix sees the Sun dip below the horizon for the first time in 90 sols. It's going to get pretty cold here on in... (NASA/JPL/UA)Phoenix sees the Sun dip below the horizon for the first time in 90 sols. It's going to get pretty cold here on in... (NASA/JPL/UA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoenix_sunset_lg_25263_sm.jpgPhoenix sees the Sun dip below the horizon for the first time in 90 sols. It's going to get pretty cold here on in... (NASA/JPL/UA)Phoenix sees the Sun dip below the horizon for the first time in 90 sols. It's going to get pretty cold here on in... (NASA/JPL/UA)2010-02-23T13:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/27/computer-worm-infects-international-space-station/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/issvirus.jpgThe ISS crew are currently trying to purge on board computers of the W32.Gammima.AG worm (NASA)The ISS crew are currently trying to purge on board computers of the W32.Gammima.AG worm (NASA)2011-10-11T21:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/24/goce-will-be-the-coolest-satellite-to-orbit-earth/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/c8_1.jpgGOCE in low Earth orbit (ESA)GOCE in low Earth orbit (ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ds2.jpgAn Imperial Star Destroyer (stardestroyer.net)An Imperial Star Destroyer (stardestroyer.net)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/goce_28_h1.jpgNo, it isn't sci-fi. It's the Porche of orbital engineering (GOCE/ESA)No, it isn't sci-fi. It's the Porche of orbital engineering (GOCE/ESA)2010-11-15T12:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/23/the-nasa-rocket-failure-routine-access-to-space-still-not-available-but-were-getting-closer/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/atk_alv_x-1_pathfinder.jpgThe Alliant Techsystems (ATK) ALV X-1 rocket (NASA/ATK)The Alliant Techsystems (ATK) ALV X-1 rocket (NASA/ATK)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/atk_rocket_explosion.jpgMoment of detonation: the ATK ALV X-1 rocket and $17 million NASA payload scrubbed in an instant (Explorer Fish)Moment of detonation: the ATK ALV X-1 rocket and $17 million NASA payload scrubbed in an instant (Explorer Fish)2010-08-15T15:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/21/carnival-of-space-week-68-crowlspace/2008-08-22T03:39:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/21/breaking-news-we-have-sunspots-first-for-over-a-month/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sunspot_pete-lawrence1.jpgsunspot_pete-lawrence1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sunspot_pete-lawrence.jpgThe sunspot pair (© Pete Lawrence)The sunspot pair (© Pete Lawrence)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sunspots_pavol-rapavy11.jpgNew sunspots observed on Aug. 21st (© Pavol Rapavy)New sunspots observed on Aug. 21st (© Pavol Rapavy)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sunspots_pavol-rapavy1.jpgNew sunspots observed on Aug. 21st (© Pavol Rapavy)New sunspots observed on Aug. 21st (© Pavol Rapavy)2009-01-20T10:14:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/21/travelling-to-another-star-unfortunately-starship-fuel-economy-sucks/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/daedalus_starship_630px.jpgThe Daedalus star ship, proposed in the 1970s, would propel itself forward using controlled fusion explosions (Nick Stevens, www.starbase1.co.uk)The Daedalus star ship, proposed in the 1970s, would propel itself forward using controlled fusion explosions (Nick Stevens, www.starbase1.co.uk)2011-07-27T07:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/21/a-2012-doomsday-fabrication-abusing-science-and-making-money/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/aztec_calendar_stone.jpgThe Aztecs, not the Mayans had a calendar carved into the Sun Stone (George and Audrey DeLange)The Aztecs, not the Mayans had a calendar carved into the Sun Stone (George and Audrey DeLange)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/barycenter_eqgif.jpgBarycentre equationBarycentre equationhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/astrophysics_abuse.jpgAncient prophecy plus a dash of scientific disinformation equals fear (and the potential to make a lot of money)Ancient prophecy plus a dash of scientific disinformation equals fear (and the potential to make a lot of money)2012-02-11T23:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/17/exomars-pasteur-rover-in-action-dominating-the-regolith/2010-11-10T09:56:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/15/astroengine-is-now-vibrating-at-a-new-resonance-upgrade-to-wordpress-version-261/2008-08-16T03:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/14/carnival-of-space-week-67-next-generation-discovery/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/nasanas5521720126469.jpgThe Apollo missions: A wasted opportunity? (NASA)The Apollo missions: A wasted opportunity? (NASA)2008-08-15T02:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/13/the-first-visual-evidence-of-dark-energy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dark-energy_big.jpgA map of the faint microwave radiation left over after the big bang shows superclusters (red circles) and supervoids (blue circles). Credit: B. Granett, M. Neyrinck, I. SzapudiA map of the faint microwave radiation left over after the big bang shows superclusters (red circles) and supervoids (blue circles). Credit: B. Granett, M. Neyrinck, I. Szapudi2010-08-15T19:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/13/no-an-alien-radio-signal-has-not-been-detected/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/skyeyesflmod.jpgSchematic showing Sagittarius A crossing the beam of Indlebe on 28 July 2008Schematic showing Sagittarius A crossing the beam of Indlebe on 28 July 2008 (Stuart MacPherson)2009-09-03T11:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/12/an-interview-with-buzz-aldrin-what-would-you-ask-him/2009-07-10T02:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/12/meteor-alert-persied-shower-now-active-for-the-west-coast-of-the-us-anyway/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/perseidmeteors_bruenjes_c1.jpgThe 2004 Perseid meteor shower (© Fred Bruenjes)The 2004 Perseid meteor shower - example of meteors originating from a common point, the radiant (© Fred Bruenjes)2010-08-15T06:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/11/astroengine-data-gathering/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2001.jpgAstroengine needs your input (HAL 9000 from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey pictured)2008-08-12T11:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/11/want-to-keep-up-with-astroengine-articles-why-not-sign-up-for-regular-email-updates/2008-08-11T07:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/10/poll-should-pluto-be-re-instated-as-a-planet/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/pluto_snorg_tees.pngPoor Pluto design from the T-shirt company Snorg Tees (affiliate ad)Poor Pluto design from the T-shirt company Snorg Tees (affiliate ad)2009-01-20T10:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/08/do-hadrons-feel-pain/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/universekit.jpgIf quarks have feelings, what about the leptons? Source: http://plus.maths.org/issue29/features/kalmus/If quarks have feelings, what about the leptons? Source: http://plus.maths.org/issue29/features/kalmus/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/hadron-protest.jpgCatchy slogan at the protest (BBSpot)Catchy slogan at the protest (BBSpot)2009-11-09T11:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/07/carnival-of-space-week-66-at-a-mars-odyssey/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mars_odyssey_banner.jpgBanner from A Mars Odyssey websiteBanner from A Mars Odyssey website2008-08-08T05:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/07/last-look-at-falcon-1-and-its-third-spacex-launch/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/f1-003_liftoff1.jpgFalcon 1, Flight 3 lift off from Kwajalein Atoll, South Pacific (SpaceX)Falcon 1, Flight 3 lift off from Kwajalein Atoll, South Pacific (SpaceX)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/f1-003_liftoff.jpgFalcon 1, Flight 3 lift off from Kwajalein Atoll, South Pacific (SpaceX)Falcon 1, Flight 3 lift off from Kwajalein Atoll, South Pacific (SpaceX)2008-08-07T08:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/06/could-observed-increase-in-sunspot-temperature-and-decrease-in-magnetic-field-strength-be-causing-the-current-blank-sun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sunspot_inten.pngSunspot intensity seems to decrease steadily regardless of the solar cycle (Livingston & Penn, 2006)Sunspot intensity seems to decrease steadily regardless of the solar cycle (Livingston & Penn, 2006)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mag1.pngA linear fit to observed magnetic fields extrapolated to the minimum value observed for umbral magnetic fields; below a field strength of 1500G as measured with the Fe I 1564.8nm line no photospheric darkening is observed. By 2015, no sunspots should be observed (Livingston & Penn, 2006)A linear fit to observed magnetic fields extrapolated to the minimum value observed for umbral magnetic fields; below a field strength of 1500G as measured with the Fe I 1564.8nm line no photospheric darkening is observed. By 2015, no sunspots should be observed (Livingston & Penn, 2006)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mag.pngA linear fit to observed magnetic fields extrapolated to the minimum value observed for umbral magnetic fields; below a field strength of 1500G as measured with the Fe I 1564.8nm line no photospheric darkening is observed. By 2015, no sunspots should be observed (Livingston & Penn, 2006)A linear fit to observed magnetic fields extrapolated to the minimum value observed for umbral magnetic fields; below a field strength of 1500G as measured with the Fe I 1564.8nm line no photospheric darkening is observed. By 2015, no sunspots should be observed (Livingston & Penn, 2006)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/spect_analysis.pngSample sunspot spectra from the data set. The dashed line is from a sunspot observed in June 1991, and the solid line was observed in January 2002. These provide examples of the trends seen in the data, where the OH molecular lines decrease in strength over time, and the magnetic splitting of the Fe line decreases over time. A magnetic splitting pattern for the January 2002 Fe line of 2466 Gauss is shown, while the June 1991 spectrum shows splitting from a 3183 Gauss field. (Livingston & Penn, 2006)Sample sunspot spectra from the data set. The dashed line is from a sunspot observed in June 1991, and the solid line was observed in January 2002. These provide examples of the trends seen in the data, where the OH molecular lines decrease in strength over time, and the magnetic splitting of the Fe line decreases over time. A magnetic splitting pattern for the January 2002 Fe line of 2466 Gauss is shown, while the June 1991 spectrum shows splitting from a 3183 Gauss field. (Livingston & Penn, 2006)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sunspot-group_l.jpgThe fine detail of a sunspot. The umbra (centre) and penumbra (filaments) are obvious. By the Swedish 1-meter Solar Telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands. Credit: Courtesy Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesThe fine detail of a sunspot. The umbra (centre) and penumbra (filaments) are obvious. By the Swedish 1-meter Solar Telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands. Credit: Courtesy Royal Swedish Academy of Scienceshttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/midi512_blank.gifThe Sun as seen on Aug. 6th 2008. Still no sunspots. It's like watching paint dry... (SOHO/MDI)The Sun as seen on Aug. 6th 2008. Still no sunspots. It's like watching paint dry... (SOHO/MDI)2009-11-04T08:42:27+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/06/confirmed-the-phoenix-affair-was-a-storm-in-a-teacup/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/storm_in_teacup.jpgA storm in a teacupIt's a storm. A storm in a teacup. Source: <a href="http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/107015/storm-in-a-teacup.html">Photoshop Contest</a>2010-02-17T03:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/05/phoenix-discovery-could-be-proof-that-life-cannot-thrive-on-mars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoenix_bubble2.jpgThe Phoenix lander may have disproven the possibility for life on Mars (NASA/JPL/UA)The Phoenix lander may have disproven the possibility for life on Mars (NASA/JPL/UA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mars_wideweb__470x3550.jpgMars soil: Actually harmful to life? (NASA/JPL/UA)Mars soil: Actually harmful to life? (NASA/JPL/UA)2009-05-12T06:56:10+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/04/astroengine-goes-to-hollywood-fly-me-to-the-moon-premier/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/buzz_interview.jpgBuzz Aldrin being interviewed before the show (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)Buzz Aldrin being interviewed before the show (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/swanson.jpgKristi Swanson signing autographs outside the Directors Guild (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)Kristi Swanson signing autographs outside the Directors Guild (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ticket.jpgtickethttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/gagnon.jpgTrevor Gagnon who played the lead voice of the fly "Nat" (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)Trevor Gagnon who played the lead voice of the fly "Nat" (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tim_ian.jpgTim Curry who was the voice of evil Yegor in the film (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)Tim Curry who was the voice of evil Yegor in the film (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/buzz_ian3.jpgLegendary astronaut and second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin. A really nice chap (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)Legendary astronaut and second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin. A really nice chap (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/buzz_ian2.jpgLegendary astronaut and second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin. A really nice chap (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)Legendary astronaut and second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin. A really nice chap (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/buzz_ian1.jpgLegendary astronaut and second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin. A really nice chap (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)Legendary astronaut and second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin. A really nice chap (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/buzz_ian.jpgLegendary astronaut and second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin. A really nice chap (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)Legendary astronaut and second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin. A really nice chap (© Ian O'Neill & Astroengine.com)2008-08-05T11:54:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/03/twitter-phoenix-mars-lander-refutes-white-house-report/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoenix_twitter2.jpgPhoenix wants to be involved: Refuting the discovery of life... (Twitter screenshot)Phoenix wants to be involved: Refuting the discovery of life... (Twitter screenshot)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoenix_twitter.jpgA Twitter statement from Phoenix (Twitter screenshot)A Twitter statement from Phoenix (Twitter screenshot)2010-10-28T14:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/02/spacex-falcon-1-suffers-anomaly-during-ascent-assumed-lost/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/spacexmarch20launch_md.jpgFalcon 1 launch in 2007 (SpaceX)Falcon 1 launch in 2007 (SpaceX)2010-08-16T09:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/08/02/phoenix-government-intrigue-possibility-for-organics-on-mars-astroengine-falls-into-digg-singularity/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoenix_bubble1.jpgThe Phoenix Mars lander (NASA/JPL/UA)The Phoenix Mars lander has thoughts too (NASA/JPL/UA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoenix_bubble.jpgThe Phoenix Mars lander (NASA/JPL/UA)The Phoenix Mars lander (NASA/JPL/UA)2008-08-03T07:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/31/a-very-informative-channel-4-news-item-about-lhc-safety/2009-08-01T04:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/31/lhc-detector-atlas-detects-high-energy-atmospheric-particles/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/jivexml_77585_397204-rz-yx-rz-yx-2008-07-24-14-34-00.gifjivexml_77585_397204-rz-yx-rz-yx-2008-07-24-14-34-00Another muon event (CERN/LHC/ATLAS)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/jivexml_77585_1211898-rz-yx-rz-yx-2008-07-24-14-32-14.gifjivexml_77585_1211898-rz-yx-rz-yx-2008-07-24-14-32-14Reconstruction of a muon passing through ATLAS (CERN/LHC)2011-02-28T10:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/31/carnival-of-space-week-65-21st-century-waves/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/21stcenturywaves_banner.jpg21stcenturywaves_banner21st Century Waves banner2008-08-01T00:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/31/international-space-station-solar-transit/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/isssun_wagner_big.jpgisssun_wagner_bigThe International Space Station Transits the Sun (&credit; Martin Wagner)2010-12-20T23:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/30/gravitational-wave-theory-takes-another-knock/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/northern_leg_of_ligo_interferometer_on_hanford_reservation.jpgnorthern_leg_of_ligo_interferometer_on_hanford_reservationNorthern leg of the LIGO facility on the Hanford Reservation (LIGO)2011-12-04T17:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/29/tonight-walter-wagner-discusses-his-lhc-lawsuit-on-paranormal-radio-i-will-join-the-debate/2008-09-05T14:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/28/breaking-news-the-sun-is-still-doing-nothing-much/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/limb_sun_alan-friedman1.jpglimb_sun_alan-friedman1The limb of the Sun as viewed in Hα (Alan Friedman)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hi_lo.jpgAn EUV comparison of solar activity between 2002 and 2008 (SOHO/EIT)An EUV comparison of solar activity between 2002 and 2008 (SOHO/EIT)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/midi512_blank.gifThe disk of the Sun as viewed by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO/MDI)The disk of the Sun as viewed by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO/MDI)2010-08-30T19:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-whiteknighttwo-sees-first-light/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/vms-eve-bow.jpgEve catches the morning light (Virgin Galactic)Eve catches the morning light (Virgin Galactic)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/vmsevebransonrutan.jpgBranson and Rutan inspace Eve at the Mojave Air and Space Port (Virgin Galactic)Branson and Rutan inspace Eve at the Mojave Air and Space Port (Virgin Galactic)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/galactic-girl1.jpgEve sitting in the hangar (Virgin Galactic)Eve sitting in the hangar (Virgin Galactic)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/galatic-girl2.jpgDetail of WhiteKnightTwo cockpit - Galactic Girl artwork (Virgin Galactic)Detail of WhiteKnightTwo cockpit - Galactic Girl artwork (Virgin Galactic)2010-08-14T19:31:35+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/27/ibex-the-energetic-neutral-atom-hunter/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/ena_02.jpgThe physics behind charge exchange where a fast-moving proton captures an electron from theslow moving atom. Source: astronauticsnow.comThe physics behind charge exchange where a fast-moving proton captures an electron from theslow moving atom. Source: astronauticsnow.comhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/ena_01.jpgThe physics behind charge exchange. Source: astronauticsnow.comThe physics behind charge exchange. Source: astronauticsnow.comhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/heliopause2.jpgThe termination shock, the point at which the interstellar medium interacts with the heliosphere (NASA)The termination shock, the point at which the interstellar medium interacts with the heliosphere (NASA)2008-07-28T06:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/26/rolling-rock-or-walking-martian/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hirise_rock_big.jpghirise_rock_bigLeft: A crater filled with rocks rolling in different directions, crossing paths. Right: A rock rolling fast down crater side, jumping out of a small crater and then settling (leaving "footprints"). Credit: NASA/HiRISE/JPLhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/walker1.jpgThe Mars "walker" taking a stroll across the Red Planet's surface (AboveTopSecret.com)The Mars "walker" taking a stroll across the Red Planet's surface (AboveTopSecret.com)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/walker.jpgwalkerThe Mars "walker" taking a stroll across the Red Planet's surface (AboveTopSecret.com)2008-07-29T19:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/26/new-exotic-particle-may-explain-milky-way-gamma-ray-phenomenon/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/milkyway_hmed_4p.jpgmilkyway_hmed_4pInfrared observation of the Milky Way's central region by the Spitzer Space Telescope (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSC)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/cosmic_ray_supernova.jpgcosmic_ray_supernovaChandra observation of Cassiopeia A, a young supernova remnant in our galaxy - a prominant source of high-energy particles (NASA/CXC/MIT/UMass Amherst/M. D. Stage et al.)2011-10-24T19:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/24/auroral-substorm-themis-pinpoints-location-of-magnetic-reconnection-in-magnetotail/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/aurora_themis.jpgaurora_themisObservations of aurorae above North America by a series of all-sky cameras (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/themis_reconnection.jpgthemis_reconnectionThe THEMIS satellites lined up inside the Earth's magnetotail. A reconnection event occurred between the 4th and 5th satellites (NASA)2008-07-24T22:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/24/carnival-of-space-week-64-music-of-the-spheres/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/apollo.jpgapolloRendering of the Apollo lunar module (LM, pronounced "lem") launching for the return trip. Source: Music of the Spheres2009-03-31T18:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/24/midnight-sun-on-mars-by-phoenix/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/24hour.jpgmidnightMidnight Sun on Svalbard (Gareth Thomas, 2002)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/midnight_sun1.jpgmidnight_sun1A mosaic of the position of the Sun above the Martian landscape over 11 sols (NASA/JPL)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/midnight_sun.jpgmidnight_sunA mosaic of the position of the Sun above the Martian landscape over 11 sols (NASA/JPL)2008-07-24T10:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/22/new-russian-european-manned-space-vehicle-announced/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/european_manned_vehicle.jpgeuropean_manned_vehicleRussian firm RKK Energia's new manned space vehicle (RKK Energia)2011-11-01T07:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/22/huge-refrigerator-sized-space-station-debris-observed-from-earth-where-will-it-land/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/eas_strip.jpgThe EAS as photographed by the ISS crew in 2007 (NASA)The EAS as photographed by the ISS crew in 2007 (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/marco-langbroek-eas200708_1216594236.jpgThe EAS as observed last weekend over Holland (Marco Langbroek)The EAS as observed last weekend over Holland (Marco Langbroek)2008-07-22T11:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/18/the-international-space-station-as-the-international-space-ship-why-not/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/iss_mars1.jpgCould the ISS be modified to travel to Mars? Credit: NASA/Ian O'NeillCould the ISS be modified to travel to Mars? Credit: NASA/Ian O'Neillhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/iss_mars.jpgCould the ISS be modified to travel to Mars? Credit: NASA/Ian O'NeillCould the ISS be modified to travel to Mars? Credit: NASA/Ian O'Neill2010-08-15T19:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/18/carnival-of-space-week-63-the-angry-astronomer/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/angryastronomer.jpgThe Angry Astronomer logo (Jon Voisey)The Angry Astronomer logo. Credit: Jon Voisey2009-11-06T23:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/18/and-this-mysterious-mound-is-where/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/mystery_mounds.jpgMystery mounds - we know it's a mystery, but please give us a clue? (HiRISE/NASA)Mystery mounds - we know it's a mystery, but please give us a clue? (HiRISE/NASA)2009-11-11T20:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/16/could-warp-drive-become-a-reality/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/enterprise_forward.jpgUSS Enterprise NCC-1701-D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Enterprise_Forward.jpg)USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Enterprise_Forward.jpg)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/warp_drive.jpgThe physics behind the warp drive (Richard Obousy and Gerald Cleaver)The physics behind the warp drive (Richard Obousy and Gerald Cleaver)2011-12-02T10:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/15/bad-move-buzz-science-fiction-does-not-make-space-boring/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/firefly.jpgThe spaceship Serenity from FireflyThe spaceship Serenity from Fireflyhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/b5-starfury_002.jpgA Babylon 5 Starfury fighterA Babylon 5 Starfury fighterhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/buzz-aldrin-02.jpgBuzz AldrinBuzz Aldrin2008-07-16T18:04:28+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/15/astroenginecom-upgrade-to-wordpress-26/2008-07-15T20:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/14/recoiling-supermassive-black-holes-and-stellar-flares/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/black_hole_collision.jpgSimulation of black holes colliding. In a word, awesome (Max Planck Group)Simulation of black holes colliding. In a word, awesome (Max Planck Group)2010-08-14T20:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/11/observing-red-dwarf-stars-may-reveal-habitable-super-earths-sooner/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hrdiagram.jpgH-R diagramThe Hertsprung-Russell diagram - stars plotted by their absolute magnitude, luminosity, classification, and effective temperature.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/reddwarfplanet.jpgA planet orbiting a red dwarf (NASA)A planet orbiting a red dwarf (NASA)2010-09-19T23:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/10/tonights-terra-chat-show-now-online/2009-10-20T05:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/10/listen-to-terra-chat-live-tonight-cosmic-occurances-planet-x-and-space-travel/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/doomsday_kbo2.jpgDoomsday articles are now available in SpanishDoomsday articles are now available in Spanish2010-08-16T09:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/10/carnival-of-space-week-62-space-disco-discovery/2008-07-10T16:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/09/poll-in-your-opinion-what-will-be-the-first-lhc-landmark-discovery/2010-07-21T06:57:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/09/how-long-would-it-take-to-travel-to-proxima-centauri/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/orion1_48.jpgProject Orion - Using nuclear explosions as pulsed propulsion (NASA)Project Orion - Using nuclear explosions as pulsed propulsion (NASA)2011-06-16T13:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/06/wolf-rayet-star-my-favourite-stellar-object/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/wolf-rayet.gifWolf-Rayet 104 as viewed from Earth - the spiral nebula is produced by the stellar winds (Univ. Sydney)Wolf-Rayet 104 as viewed from Earth - the spiral nebula is produced by the stellar winds (Univ. Sydney)2008-07-06T19:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/03/carnival-of-space-week-61-at-mangs-bat-page/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/tunguska_deathray.jpgTesla (deathray) experiment!Tesla (deathray) experiment!2011-11-27T17:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/02/poll-should-esa-science-have-a-political-agenda/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/nicolas_sarkozy_medef.jpgFrench President Nicolas SarkozyFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy2009-09-25T08:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/01/now-we-can-call-martian-regolith-soil-thanks-to-phoenix/2010-08-15T22:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/01/2012-doomsday-article-now-available-in-portuguese/2011-11-18T19:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/07/01/upcoming-radio-interviews-for-july/2008-07-01T13:27:03+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/26/carnival-of-space-week-60-slacker-astronomy/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/logom.pnglogom2008-06-26T23:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/25/are-primordial-black-holes-antimatter-factories/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/black_hole2.jpgA black hole, artist impression (NASA)A black hole, artist impression (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/black_hole2.jpgBlack hole (NASA)Black hole (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/black_hole.jpgA black hole, artist impression (NASA)A black hole, artist impression (NASA)2015-12-17T09:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/23/why-is-the-lhc-so-important-ill-let-brian-cox-explain/2009-11-10T06:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/23/astrophoto-2-low-elevation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/low_elevation.jpgLow Elevation (© Ian O'Neill)Low Elevation (© Ian O&apos;Neill)2008-06-23T13:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/22/paranormal-radios-2012-just-another-day-show-now-available-for-download/2012-02-14T11:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/21/yes-phoenix-has-found-water-on-mars/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/sol-comparisons.jpgThe comparison over four days of the Phoenix trench - white deposits have dissapeared (NASA/UA)The comparison over four days of the Phoenix trench - white deposits have dissapeared (NASA/UA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/got_water.jpgGot Water? (© Tastes Funny, http://tastesfunny.net/2008/06/20/got-water/)Got Water? (© Tastes Funny, http://tastesfunny.net/2008/06/20/got-water/)2008-06-21T14:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/20/carnival-of-space-week-59-green-gabbro/2008-06-20T09:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/19/nasa-and-disney-pixar-promote-space-exploration-with-wall-e/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/wall-e.jpgWALL-E: Come on, I know you were thinking the same thing! (© Disney-Pixar)WALL-E: Come on, I know you were thinking the same thing! (© Disney-Pixar)2011-03-08T07:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/19/astrophoto-1-goonhilly-down/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/goonhilly.jpgGoonhilly Down (&copy Ian O'Neill)Goonhilly Down (&copy Ian O&apos;Neill)2008-06-19T23:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/19/a-fractal-pattern-representation-of-pi-in-a-crop-circle/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/crop_pi.jpgA graphical representation of Pi (© Mike Reed)A graphical representation of Pi (© Mike Reed)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/cropcircle2.jpgThe 150 metre diameter crop circle in Wiltshire, UK (© Apex)The 150 metre diameter crop circle in Wiltshire, UK (© Apex)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/cropcircle1.jpgThe 150 metre diameter crop circle in Wiltshire, UK (© Apex)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/cropcircle.jpgThe 150 metre diameter crop circle in Wiltshire, UK (&copy Apex)The 150 metre diameter crop circle in Wiltshire, UK (&copy Apex)2012-04-20T16:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/18/supermassive-black-holes-are-not-fussy-eaters/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/m81.jpgThe core of M81 (Chandra/NASA)The core of M81 (Chandra/NASA)2010-12-20T23:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/17/is-the-sun-a-dark-matter-factory/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/xrt_sigmoid_ffi4context.jpgHinode X-ray observation of a solar sigmoid (David McKenzie/Montana State University)Hinode X-ray observation of a solar sigmoid (David McKenzie/Montana State University)2009-10-02T07:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/14/carnival-of-space-week-58-universe-today/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/fueldepot.jpgSpace fuel depot conceptSpace fuel depot concept2008-06-14T15:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/10/tonight-live-at-9pm-est-2am-gmt-im-a-guest-on-paranormal-radio-with-captain-jack/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/paranormal.jpgParanormal Radio with Captain Jack logoParanormal Radio with Captain Jack logo2011-08-20T00:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/09/terra-chat-show-hosted-by-colin-knight-now-online/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/btrbetalogo.gifBlog Talk Radio logoBlog Talk Radio logo2012-03-24T17:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/06/upcoming-radio-interviews/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/radio_monkey.jpgMonkey is very excited about his radio debutMonkey is very excited about his radio debut2008-06-07T00:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/05/the-case-of-the-supermassive-black-hole-the-infrared-object-and-percieved-accuracy/2011-07-06T04:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/05/carnival-of-space-week-57-out-of-the-cradle/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/wolf-rayet.jpgArtist impression of a Wolf-Rayet star (NASA)Artist impression of a Wolf-Rayet star (NASA)2008-06-05T14:07:11+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/02/the-crab-pulsar-is-probed-by-ligo-is-it-really-a-smooth-neutron-star/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/chandra-crab.jpgThe Crab Pulsar. Optical data from Hubble (in red) and X-ray images from Chandra (in blue). (NASA/ESA/HST)The Crab Pulsar. Optical data from Hubble (in red) and X-ray images from Chandra (in blue). (NASA/ESA/HST)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/crab_nebula.jpgThe Crab Nebula contains the famous Crab Pulsar (NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Gehrz)The Crab Nebula contains the famous Crab Pulsar (NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Gehrz)2009-08-18T13:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/06/01/collapsing-wolf-rayet-stars-and-inverse-compton-scattering-of-stellar-photons/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/wd1_opt.jpgESO Optical Image of Westerlund 1. This is a dense cluster containing many O-type stars (ESO)ESO Optical Image of Westerlund 1. This is a dense cluster containing many O-type stars (ESO)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/wolf-rayet124.gifA Wolf-Rayet star WR124 with surrounding nebula M1-67 (NASA)A Wolf-Rayet star WR124 with surrounding nebula M1-67 (NASA)2010-08-14T06:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/29/a-fun-couple-of-days-for-writing/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/coke_in_space.jpgCoke in space. Much like beer in space. Too many bubbles, too much mess (NASA)Coke in space. Much like beer in space. Too many bubbles, too much mess (NASA)2008-05-30T01:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/29/carnival-of-space-week-56-lifeboat-foundation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/phoenix.jpgThe Phoenix lander successfully touched down on Sunday (NASA/JPL/UA)The Phoenix lander successfully touched down on Sunday (NASA/JPL/UA)2008-05-29T12:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/27/phoenix-descent-captured-by-hirise-a-breathtaking-view/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/phoenix_descent2.jpgThe Phoenix lander plus parachute, descending in front of a huge Mars crater (NASA/HiRISE)The Phoenix lander plus parachute, descending in front of a huge Mars crater (NASA/HiRISE)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/phoenix_descent.jpgThe Phoenix lander plus parachute, descending in front of a huge Mars crater (NASA/HiRISE)The Phoenix lander plus parachute, descending in front of a huge Mars crater (NASA/HiRISE)2012-03-15T17:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/27/goonhilly-shutdown-of-the-worlds-largest-satellite-earth-station/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4396.jpgArthur, the first dish at Goonhilly (© Ian O'Neill)Arthur, the first dish at Goonhilly (© Ian O&apos;Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4391.jpgAntenna 2 "Lancelot" in the distance (© Ian O'Neill)Antenna 2 "Lancelot" in the distance (© Ian O&apos;Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4388.jpgArthur and I (© Ian O'Neill)Arthur and I (© Ian O&apos;Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/google_earth_lizard.jpgThe Lizard Peninsula and the location of Goonhilly Earth Station (images from Google Earth, editing by me)The Lizard Peninsula and the location of Goonhilly Earth Station (images from Google Earth, editing by me)2010-06-04T00:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/22/carnival-of-space-week-55-catholic-sensibility/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/saturn.jpgSaturn (NASA)Saturn (NASA)2008-05-22T13:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/20/no-mayan-prophecy-doomsday-in-2012/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/doomsday.jpgA Mayan pyramid, but did the Mayans really forecast doomsday?A Mayan pyramid, but did the Mayans really forecast doomsday?2010-12-28T14:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/19/the-eden-project/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4457.jpgWith my sister, Colette, in the tropical biome (©Ian O'Neill)With my sister, Colette, in the tropical biome (©Ian O&apos;Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4534.jpgInside the temperate biome (©Ian O'Neill)Inside the temperate biome (©Ian O'Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4469.jpgBamboo is a versatile material on Earth and Mars (©Ian O'Neill)Bamboo is a versatile material on Earth and Mars (©Ian O'Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4450.jpgInside the rainforest biome (©Ian O'Neill)Inside the rainforest biome (©Ian O'Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4551.jpgThe Eden Project vista (©Ian O'Neill)The Eden Project vista (©Ian O'Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/eden11.jpgThe Eden Project, nr. St Austell (©Ian O'Neill)The Eden Project, nr. St Austell (©Ian O&apos;Neill)2012-02-04T00:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/17/carnival-of-space-week-54-altair-vi/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/micegal_hst.jpgThe Carnival at Altair IVThe Carnival at Altair IVhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/stereo_behind_3loops1.jpgstereo_behind_3loops12008-05-18T01:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/17/astroengine-is-back-and-refreshed-after-a-weeks-break/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/img_4533.jpgThe Eden Project, Cornwall, UK - Inside the Mediterranean biomeThe Eden Project, Cornwall, UK - Inside the Mediterranean biome2008-05-24T20:40:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/09/daily-roundup-from-pancake-stars-to-suspended-animation-for-astronauts/2010-01-20T04:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/08/carnival-of-space-week-53-space-cynics/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/google.pngGoogle Earth - a story from Orbiting FrogGoogle Earth - a story from Orbiting Frog2008-05-08T22:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/07/chile-chaiten-volcano-erupts-generating-a-spectacular-lightning-storm/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/volcanoupi_800x5311.jpgvolcanoupi_800x531Chaiten Volcano, southern Chile, erupts generating an intense electrical storm (UPI) https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/volcanoupi1_800x5141.jpgvolcanoupi1_800x514Chaiten Volcano, lightning strikes from atmospheric cloud cover (UPI)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/volcanoupi1_800x514.jpgChaiten Volcano, lightning strikes from atmospheric cloud cover (UPI)Chaiten Volcano, lightning strikes from atmospheric cloud cover (UPI)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/volcanoupi_800x531.jpgChaiten Volcano, southern Chile, erupts generating an intense electrical storm (UPI)Chaiten Volcano, southern Chile, erupts generating an intense electrical storm (UPI)2012-05-25T11:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/05/interconnecting-coronal-loops-as-seen-by-stereo-video/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/stereo_behind_3loops.jpgThe STEREO (Behind) view of three loop systems moving into view (NASA)The STEREO (Behind) view of three loop systems moving into view (NASA)2008-05-06T01:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/03/interview-dr-adrian-brown-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-scientist/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/mars_reconnaissance_orbiter.jpgConceptual image depicting the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in an elliptical low-planet orbit around Mars (NASA)Conceptual image depicting the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in an elliptical low-planet orbit around Mars (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/oms_in_jig.jpgThe CRISM instrument (NASA)The CRISM instrument (NASA)2008-05-04T00:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/03/for-one-night-only-astroengine-fell-into-a-singularity/2011-08-05T02:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/05/01/carnival-of-space-week-52-the-anniversary-edition-why-homeschool/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/b5_01.jpgBabylon 5 space stationBabylon 5 space station2008-05-02T11:59:48+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/29/daily-roundup-spacex-are-moving-into-cape-canaveral-colliding-black-holes-and-global-warming/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bh21243.jpgColliding galaxies can force the supermassive black holes in their cores together (NCSA)Colliding galaxies can force the supermassive black holes in their cores together (NCSA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/falcon_going_vertical.jpgThe SpaceX Falcon 1 going vertical in 2004 (SpaceX)The SpaceX Falcon 1 going vertical in 2004 (SpaceX)2008-04-30T04:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/27/solar-flare-cme-and-tsunami-generated-by-a-blank-sun/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/cme_c3_anim_strip.gifAnimation of the CME event. Observation by SOHOs LASCO C3 instrument (SOHO)Animation of the CME event. Observation by SOHOs LASCO C3 instrument (SOHO)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/blank_sun_27042008.gifThe empty solar disk on April 27th - still generated an X-ray flare (SOHO)The empty solar disk on April 27th - still generated an X-ray flare (SOHO)2011-06-25T09:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/25/daily-roundup-jules-verne-space-sports-and-why-we-shouldnt-tamper-with-sulphites/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/atvboost.jpgThe ATV giving the ISS a boost (ESA)The ATV giving the ISS a boost (ESA)2009-11-03T04:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/25/2009-the-international-year-of-astronomy-trailer-video/2012-04-05T05:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/24/carnival-of-space-week-51/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/hot_jupiter.jpgA hot Jupiter, too close to its star (NASA)A hot Jupiter, too close to its star (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sugarpine.jpgThe reflecting Milky Way (Tony and Daphne Hallas)The reflecting Milky Way (Tony and Daphne Hallas)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/kysatcube2_5.jpgThe KySat Cube - grass roots space exploration (KySat)The KySat Cube - grass roots space exploration (KySat)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/spacex.jpgThe SpaceX supply capsule - a possible answer to station re-supply (SpaceX)The SpaceX supply capsule - a possible answer to station re-supply (SpaceX)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ant.jpgAn ant. Carrying a leaf. Could be useful in space (University of Minnesota)An ant. Carrying a leaf. Could be useful in space (University of Minnesota)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/stephen.jpgStephen Hawking in Washington DC, Mars settlement advocate (NASA)Stephen Hawking in Washington DC, Mars settlement advocate (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/titan_ae_one_sheet.jpgTitan AE poster (20th Century Fox)Titan AE poster (20th Century Fox)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/stars2.jpgWhich star would you name?Which star would you name?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sts118-e-9469_lrg.jpgA view from Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-118 of the station and Earth (NASA)A view from Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-118 of the station and Earth (NASA)2010-11-20T16:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/22/aliens-more-likely-to-pick-up-our-radar-emissions-than-radio/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/svalsat.jpgRadar emissions - lighting up the night sky (Ian O'Neill)Radar emissions - lighting up the night sky (Ian O'Neill)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/seti.jpgseti2011-08-04T12:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/22/supermassive-black-hole-flare-lights-up-mysterious-molecular-torus/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/cena_420.jpgA dramatic new Chandra image of the nearby galaxy Centaurus A provides one of the best views to date of the effects of an active supermassive black hole (NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al)A dramatic new Chandra image of the nearby galaxy Centaurus A provides one of the best views to date of the effects of an active supermassive black hole (NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/black_hole_3_3.jpgblack_hole_3_3https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/doughnut_esa_big.jpgArtist impression of the molecular torus surrounding the supermassive black hole in a galactic nucleus (NASA/ESA)Artist impression of the molecular torus surrounding the supermassive black hole in a galactic nucleus (NASA/ESA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/black_hole_light_echo.jpgArtists impression of a light echo from the surrounding torus of a supermassive black hole (Max Planck Institute)Artists impression of a light echo from the surrounding torus of a supermassive black hole (Max Planck Institute)2009-08-19T12:21:50+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/20/what-happens-when-two-galaxies-collide/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/galaxy_collision_mhs0800.jpgGalactic cores merged, huge arcs of dust and stars are sprayed into space (Summers, Mihos, Hernquist)Galactic cores merged, huge arcs of dust and stars are sprayed into space (Summers, Mihos, Hernquist)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/galaxy_collision_mhs0600.jpgSimulated galactic collision (Summers, Mihos, Hernquist)Simulated galactic collision (Summers, Mihos, Hernquist)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/galactic_collision.jpgA galactic collision between NGC 2207 and IC 2163 (HST)A galactic collision between NGC 2207 and IC 2163 (HST)2008-04-20T13:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/17/carnival-of-space-50-kysat/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/cern_lhc_t2030shigh.jpegThe LHC at CERN (CERN)The LHC at CERN (CERN)2008-04-17T21:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/16/the-sinister-side-of-the-cosmos-killer-galaxies-cosmic-forensic-science-and-deadly-radiation/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ghostgalaxy.jpgThe ghost of a dead dwarf galaxy hangs around the killer, spiral galaxy (R. Jay Gabany)The ghost of a dead dwarf galaxy hangs around the killer, spiral galaxy (R. Jay Gabany)2009-01-17T16:11:01+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/15/astronaut-photographers-take-stunning-pictures-of-earth-too/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/iss016-e-34524_lrg.jpgiss016-e-34524_lrghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/lonar_ast_2004334_lrg.jpgIndias Lonar Crater (NASA)Indias Lonar Crater (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/iss006-e-28961.jpgThe ISS-6 crew enjoyed this green aurora dancing over the night side of the Earth just after sunset. The reds and blues of sunset light up the air layer to the west. This image was taken February 16, 2003, with a 58 mm lens. (NASA)The ISS-6 crew enjoyed this green aurora dancing over the night side of the Earth just after sunset. The reds and blues of sunset light up the air layer to the west. This image was taken February 16, 2003, with a 58 mm lens. (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/window1.jpgwindow1https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/window.jpgLooking out of the photography window in the Destiny module of the ISS (NASA)Looking out of the photography window in the Destiny module of the ISS (NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/iss007-e-10807.jpgDoes the Sun warm the Earth...? Well, yes, but that's not the problem (NASA)Does the Sun warm the Earth...? Well, yes, but that's not the problem (NASA)2010-08-15T19:26:32+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/11/human-space-exploration-essential-for-our-survival/2010-06-09T09:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/10/carnival-of-space-49-willgatorcom/2008-04-10T12:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/09/daily-roundup-space-station-dumps-its-refuse-and-three-black-holes-collide/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/progress28.jpgProgress 28 module drops to Earth. Credit: NASAProgress 28 module drops to Earth. Credit: NASA2008-04-10T03:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/09/will-the-first-mars-settlements-have-internet-access/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/lagrange_points.jpgThe Lagrangian points of the Earth-Sun system. Credit: NASA. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lagrange_points.jpgThe Lagrangian points of the Earth-Sun system. Credit: NASA. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lagrange_points.jpghttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/internet-thumb2.jpgA map on terrestrial internet. Credit: Lanet-vi program of I. Alvarez-Hamelin et al.A map on terrestrial internet. Credit: Lanet-vi program of I. Alvarez-Hamelin et al.2009-12-01T20:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/08/how-big-is-the-biggest-star-in-the-universe/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/hypermassive.pngA comparison between the Sun and a hypermassive star. Credit: NASAA comparison between the Sun and a hypermassive star. Credit: NASA2012-02-07T03:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/06/could-a-wolf-raynet-star-generate-a-gamma-ray-burst/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wolf-rayet.jpgArtist impression of a Wolf-Raynet star (NASA)Artist impression of a Wolf-Raynet star (NASA)2008-04-06T23:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/04/carnival-of-space-48/2008-04-04T20:21:22+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/04/03/astroenginecom-roundup-and-opinion/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/advertising.jpgAdvertising on Mars - Not such a joke? Image credit: NASA. Graffiti: Ian O'Neillhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/hirise_bounce21.jpgThe crater with boulder trails inside as observed by HiRISE. Image credit: NASAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/omegacentauri1.jpgOmega Centauri dwarf galaxy. Image credit: NASA/EAS/HSThttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/rover_cartoon1.jpgMars rover Spirit relief. Image credit: NASA. Grafitti: Ian O'Neillhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/omegacentauri.jpgOmega CentauriOmega Centauri dwarf galaxy. Image credit: NASA/EAS/HSThttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/hirise_bounce2.jpgRock tracksThe crater with boulder trails inside as observed by HiRISE. Image credit: NASAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/rover_cartoon.jpgrover_cartoonMars rover Spirit survived the finance troubles. Image credit: NASA. Graffitti: Ian O'Neill2008-04-04T01:35:45+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/30/upgrade-to-wordpress-25/2008-03-30T23:56:18+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/29/daily-roundup-spaceshiptwo-a-guy-tries-to-sue-the-lhc-and-orbs-falling-to-earth/2008-03-29T08:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/27/whats-going-on-with-these-sunspots-are-they-from-solar-cycle-23-or-24/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sunspot_butterfly.gifThe sunspot butterfly diagram (credit: NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sunspot_mag.jpgMagnetic view of sunspots appearing at the Suns equator (NASA/SOHO)Magnetic view of sunspots appearing at the Suns equator (NASA/SOHO)2010-08-15T07:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/27/carnival-of-space-47/2008-03-27T19:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/24/building-a-base-on-the-moon/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/ruess_model.pngInterconnecting modular-hangar based lunar habitat design. Image courtesy of Florian Ruess.2010-08-04T07:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/22/daily-roundup-the-mars-curse-and-the-biggest-explosion-in-the-universe/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/gamma.jpgThe largest ever gamma ray burst observed. Image credit: NASA2010-08-04T07:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/20/carnival-of-space-46/2008-03-20T20:19:50+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/18/daily-roundup-astrium-spacecraft-mass-production-saturns-rings-and-quantum-communications/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/4.jpgAstriums new concept for space tourism. Image credit: Astrium/Marc Newson. Source: BBC2008-03-19T00:55:30+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/17/primordial-quark-nuggets-disguised-as-near-earth-asteroids/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/darkm.jpgThe HST map of dark matter. Image credit: NASA/HST. Source: BBC2011-09-13T15:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/14/when-a-moon-makes-a-world-of-a-difference/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/jup_aurora.jpgThe footprints of Jupiters moons in auroral displays (credit: HST/NASA)https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/jupiterfigure_5.jpgIo and Jupiter - a dynamic pair...2008-03-15T02:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/13/carnival-of-space-45/2008-03-13T20:16:40+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/12/artificial-cosmogenesis-building-a-virtual-universe/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/photonera.pngThe dominant photon era begins 10e150 years from now... Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_death_of_the_universehttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/microchip.jpgDo we exist inside a cosmic microchip?https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/blackholegrid.jpgCould black holes be used to contain our virtual universe? Credit: unknown. Source: http://netjmc.typepad.com/globally_local/kmworld_intranets_2006/index.html2012-03-10T08:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/10/how-do-you-catch-a-supernova-in-the-act-build-a-neutrino-detecting-early-warning-device/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/supernova-eta-carinae-desk-1024.jpgThe massive star, Eta Carinae, explodes producing a huge pair of gas and dust clouds captured by the Hubble telescope. Image credit: NASA and Jon Morse, University of Colorado.2010-08-14T13:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/09/supermassive-black-holes-cant-swallow-dark-matter/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/accretion_mpowen_c1.jpgA modelled accretion disk around a black hole. Image credit: Michael Owen, John Blondin (North Carolina State Univ.). Source: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050312.html2011-10-26T03:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/07/daily-roundup-astronomy-and-physics-in-the-arctic-is-more-popular-than-you-think/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/khoweb_front.jpgThe Kjell Henriksen Observatory. Image credit: Olli Jokiaho. Source: http://kjell.unis.no.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/eiscat_est.jpgThe EISCAT installation in Svalbard, High Arctic. Image credit: Me!2008-03-09T01:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/06/daily-roundup-the-solar-wind-strips-mars-bare-venus-is-next/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/venus_atmos.jpgVenus atmosphere is being eroded by the Sun. Image credit: ESA2008-03-06T10:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/04/could-mars-quakes-seasonal-temperature-changes-or-a-chance-meteorite-impact-cause-mars-avalanches/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/scarp.jpgThe long enscarpment where the four avalanches were observed. Approximate locations of the images above are circled. Image credit: NASA/JPLhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/psp_007338_2640.jpgDetailed view of one of the avalanches observed by the HiRISE instrument in the Mars North Pole region. Image credit: NASA/JPL/UADetailed view of one of the avalanches observed by the HiRISE instrument in the Mars North Pole region. Image credit: NASA/JPL/UA2008-03-05T04:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/03/03/daily-roundup-it-aint-water-on-mars-and-some-want-uk-astronauts-but-others-dont/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/7096_web.jpgSimulations of dry debris flow and water flow when compared with HiRISE observations. Figure credit: Jon Pelletier, University of Arizona2008-03-03T10:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/29/daily-roundup-universe-today-articles-3-2/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/213835main_endeavouratlaunchpad3.jpgSpace Shuttle Endeavour is preparing for a May 11th launch. Image credit: NASA. Source: http://www.nasa.govCould the Shuttle be revived until 2015? (NASA)2010-12-08T06:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/29/dark-matter-isnt-so-dark-after-all-observing-the-mysterious-cosmic-glow-with-the-wilkinson-microwave-anisotropy-probe/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/800px-wmap2.jpgArtist impression of WMAP sitting in the Earth-Sun L2 point. Image credit: WMAP/NASAhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/wmap.jpgObservations by the WMAP observatory of the cosmic background radiation. Is there Dark Matter out there? Image credit: WMAP Science Team, NASA2010-08-16T09:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/28/uk-physics-and-astronomy-in-danger/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/m2_9v3.jpgColor composite adaptive optics image of the planetary nebula M2-9 using the ALTAIR adaptive optics system on Gemini North. Image credit: Gemini Observatory/Travis Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage2011-03-24T02:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/26/question-of-the-day-were-moons-nix-and-hydra-adopted-by-pluto-and-charon/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/nixhydra_lg.jpgThe Pluto-Charon system. Image credit: NASA/HST2008-02-27T06:40:08+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/25/daily-roundup-universe-today-article/2008-02-26T05:42:18+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/25/space-debris-is-becoming-a-serious-problem-but-google-earth-is-watching/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/googlejunk2.pngSpace junk as plotted in the Google Earth software.2008-09-11T22:09:31+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/23/the-mischievous-nature-of-primordial-black-holes/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/black_hole_3_3.jpgA black hole dining on a star... primordial black holes on the other hand less destructive, but can cause some mayhem nonetheless. Image credit: NASA. Source: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/05/black_hole_3_3.jpg2009-05-26T18:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/22/daily-roundup-universe-today-articles-2/2008-02-22T10:15:29+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/21/snippet-where-science-and-art-meet-the-internet-universe-frozen-in-time/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sdscimageoft.jpgSan Diego Supercomputer Center image of the Internet Universe frozen in time. Image credit: UCSD. Souce:http://www.physorg.com/news122832578.html2011-06-11T12:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/21/daily-roundup-universe-today-articles-3/2008-09-01T05:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/21/can-pieces-of-mercury-be-found-on-earth/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/mercury.gifCumulative percentage of test particles ejected from Mercury impacting Earth, as a function of time. Credit: Brett Gladman and Jaime Coffey.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/meteoronmars4kr.jpgA meteorite on the surface of Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL2008-02-21T11:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/20/server-errors-rss-feed-fix-and-eeroncom/2008-02-21T03:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/18/protecting-future-mars-colonies-from-solar-radiation-an-early-warning-system/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/2005-01-16-between-the-flags-2.jpgWarning flags used on beaches during periods of strong ocean currents. Image credit: Martin Kenny. Source: http://www.seenobjects.org/2005-01-16-between-the-flagshttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/spawea_illust1.jpgFast solar electrons arrive at the Earth first, providing a warning about the ions that are coming. Image credit: South West Institute.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/eq1.gifThe Lagrangian point equation.https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/nov4flare_eit195_full.jpgA solar flare during the storms of 2003. Image taken by the EIT instrument on SOHO. Image credit: NASA/EITA solar flare during the storms of 2003. Image taken by the EIT instrument on SOHO (NASA/EIT)2009-08-24T08:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://astroengine.com/2008/02/18/will-the-earth-be-safe-from-solar-expansion-the-outlook-isnt-great/https://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/s-expansion.jpgSolar radius evolution. Credit: K.-P. Schroder and R.C. Smithhttps://astroengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/fa992809-e7f2-99df-30b7058698177187_1.jpgAs the Sun runs out of fuel, it will swell... but will it swell enough to swallow the Earth? Image credit: Mark Garlick/HELAS. 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