There were rumours all day that the MRO HiRise camera had another great image on it’s way back to us on planet Earth. Here it is, superb clarity, all the elements of the mission (minus the crew stage which probably burnt up) are in this shot.
Browsing Posts published in May, 2008
The Phoenix mission seems to be shifting focus away from pure science, and back to humanity. It’s like the late great Carl Sagan has touched this mission from the beyond (he’d love that idea!) Not only did we have the amazing photo of Phoenix’s EDL (which provokes in me the same silent awe, feelings of [...]
Living in the UK, I don’t have easy access to NASA TV except through the on-line web streams. You can view NASA TV directly from the NASA website, but if you look around you can find better quality stream out there. You could try this one which is a blistering 1200kbps, which is too fast [...]
Spacefans, Just take a moment here to look at the picture above and be still in contemplation. This digital image was taken by the HiRISE camera (the most powerful camera ever flown in space (except for the HS telescope)) on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, in orbit around Mars. As I’m sure you’ve worked out, [...]
The cold light of dawn has broken over the Nasa press release. They claim they have found a supernova, younger than any other… However, think I’ve cracked it. The original release is here, but after studying it for a long time with a magnifying glass I can confidently announce that it is written in a [...]
NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt WASHINGTON — NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This finding was made by combining data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with [...]
(It makes more sense if you were thinking of Beck’s – Where it’s At (“I got Two turntables and a Microphone”) when you read it) I had the best night yet for Sat Obs last night, despite it being hazy and the ridiculous amounts of light pollution from living so close to London. I managed [...]
