powered_by.png, 1 kB
No Humanoid on Mars, Just Rocks PDF Print E-mail
Written by Steve Daly   
Sunday, 27 January 2008

West Valley Panorma on Mars. Image Credit: NASA / JPL / Cornell / James Canvin

Okay, once and for all, let’s make this clear. In the words of our esteemed Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, “repeat after me:” A humanoid was not photographed on the surface of Mars. And NASA is not covering up this photo in the name of national security. Furthermore, human missions to Mars have not been cancelled because of this photo. These outrageous notions keep popping up in the media. The photograph, which was taken by Spirit, one of the Mars Exploration Rovers, is just another example of pareidolia, our ability to see patterns in random shapes.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 June 2008 )
Read more...
 
Gigantic Storms on Jupiter Grow in a Single Day PDF Print E-mail
Written by Steve Daly   
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Jupiter. Image credit: Hubble
As a giant planet, Jupiter takes everything to the extreme. Even the weather. A ferocious storm raging across the cloud tops has surprised scientists: it's churning up material that was deeper down in the planet's atmosphere. And there's evidence that the planet's jet streams are generated by its own heat, and not just from the Sun.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 June 2008 )
Read more...
 
Observing Near-Earth Asteroid TU24 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Steve Daly   
Sunday, 27 January 2008

finderfield.gif

 

Backyard astronomers the world over in the northern hemisphere are looking forward to the closest approach of Near-Earth Asteroid TU24 on the evening of January 29/30 - but just scanning the skies with a small telescope isn't going to reveal the small, faint traveler. Like trying to find a single running squirrel in a huge forest, Asteroid TU24 will be on the move and success at spotting the target will only happen if you know in advance when to watch the right trees. Or in this case… the stars!
Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 June 2008 )
Read more...
 
[ Back ]
© 2010 EvilDawg.com - Science and Astronomy Newz
Joomla! is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License.