Category Archives: Astronomy

Boy, It’s Crowded In Here: Have Our Machines Run Out Of Room?

As Chiron, the Awakener, continues its journey through Aquarius (a sign associated with invention and innovation), we should expect to see more revelations of the consequences and limitations of our technologically dependent culture. Below are two events that illustrate one … Continue reading

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An Astronaut’s Autopsy: NASA innovation, D.O.A.

“Dead On Arrival” ought to be the title of Andrew Thomas’sВ Law & Order styled 10-minute homemade film which premiered at the NASA leadership retreat last month. Thomas, a NASA astronaut who participated in several Mir Space Station flights through the … Continue reading

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Train Wreck 500 Miles over Siberia

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, and for the first time, two intact satellites collided in orbit. The wreck created a “massive” debris field 491 miles over Siberia and 270 miles over the NASA international space station. An Iridium commercial communications satellite, … Continue reading

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A Light Show of Magnetic Proportions

A bursting display of x-rays and gamma-rays have been spotted by NASA’s Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Loredana Vetere, who oversees the Swift observations in Penn State, explains, “At times, this remarkable object has erupted with more than … Continue reading

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John Glenn’s Trip Around The World

Eric here…seeing this image on the front page, I thought I would cast this chart to see what turned up. Usually I only look at charts for NASA’s disasters, of which there have been many, and the charts are always … Continue reading

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From the Depth of the Pacific to the Height of Mars

Google Earth, the computer program that can provide visuals of anywhere in the world, released its latest version this week. Previously, the program offered satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS 3D only for areas above sea level: bodies of water, … Continue reading

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You May Meet A Green-Tailed Beauty

This February the omens say you may meet with a green-tailed beauty. Comet Lulin is her name. From Feb. 6 until February 24 (when she passes closest to Earth) Comet Lulin will be visible to us on clear nights, without … Continue reading

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