Finding Black Holes
Tony Darnell put this video together about how in recent years scientists have been able to prove the existence of black holes.
Archive for 'New Frontier'
Orbiting The Needle
Don Pettit who is an astronaut on the International Space Station conducts a cool experiment in zero gravity using a knitting needle and some droplets of water.
Science Cast: Did Earth Have Two Moons?
It is only a theory but this video explains how the Earth could have at one time actually had two moons.
Space Views Of Earth
The Landsat satellite has sent home some of the most striking Earth images ever made from orbit around our planet.
Feeding A Black Hole
For the first time ever astronomers are watching a giant gas cloud with a mass much larger than the Earths quickly approaching a black hole.
The Science Behind The Aurora
This is an interesting scientific lesson behind what causes the beautiful night time effect of the Aurora Borealis.
Ripples Of Light On Earth
This is a very cool video taken from the ISS of Aurora looking lights dancing on the face of the Earth from up above.
Vertical
Watch the test flight of the Armadillo Aerospace Super Mod Rocket on September 16, 2010 that was able to take off and land in a vertical position.
Astronomy’s Latest Tools
The first images from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) are coming in. ALMA is the most sophisticated ground-based telescope in the World that is not scheduled to be completed until 2013.
Links To A New Frontier
For solar system facts and astronomy facts this is our guide to the celestial heavens. These links will take you to infinity and beyond. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Sit behind the controls of the retired space shuttle fleet. http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-flight-deck-opf_6236/index.html ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Relive the flight of Apollo 11 as they fly their mission to the Moon. http://www.wechoosethemoon.org ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Stellarium is [...]
