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If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel - A tediously accurate map of the solar system
The amounts of horizontal scrolling will highlight how vast space actually is.Mon Dec 9 13:43:58 2019 - permalink -
I like the button, in the lower-right corner, that scrolls through the solar system at the speed of light : I reached Pluto faster than that !!!- https://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html
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Working on the Moon
Details on the Apollo missions, during flight and on the Moon surface : sleeping, kneeling on the moon, using duct tape, ...Tue Nov 26 11:03:38 2019 - permalink -- http://www.workingonthemoon.com/
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Formation and evolution of the Solar System
In about 600 million years, the Sun brightness will have disrupted the Carbon Cycle to the point that trees and forests (C3 photosynthetic plant life) will no longer be able to survive and in around 800 million years, the Sun will have killed all complex life on the Earth's surface and in the oceans.Tue Jul 30 12:18:46 2019 - permalink -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_and_evolution_of_the_Solar_System#The_Sun_and_planetary_environments
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The Atlas of Moons
Our solar system collectively hosts nearly 200 known moons, some of which are vibrant worlds in their own right. Take a tour of the major moons in our celestial menagerie, including those that are among the most mystifying—or scientifically intriguing—places in our local neighborhood.Thu Jul 11 10:37:56 2019 - permalink -
This page is beautiful with animations and the like, but not very convenient to read (have to love scrolling a lot...)- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/07/the-atlas-of-moons/
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Venus Meets a Planet Named George
Uranus was initially named "Georges" (after King George III, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom) when discovered in 1781.Mon May 13 12:28:45 2019 - permalink -- https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/11apr_george
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Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel
Tue Mar 26 07:33:03 2019 - permalink -- https://theconversation.com/rotating-black-holes-may-serve-as-gentle-portals-for-hyperspace-travel-107062
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ISS 360 | Station Spatiale Internationale - Street View Enrichi
Visite virtuelle de la station spatiale internationale en mode "street view", avec des photos de Thomas Pesquet.Mon Mar 5 12:59:17 2018 - permalink -- https://iss360.ovh/
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After 37 years, Voyager 1 has fired up its trajectory thrusters
"After 37 years, Voyager fired up its trajectory thrusters at the command of the Voyager team on Earth. It took the commands almost 20 hours to reach Voyager because it's around 21 billion kilometers away (actually in interstellar space). I am blown away that this works but I can't get my phone to play songs correctly in my car over bluetooth."Mon Dec 11 11:28:34 2017 - permalink -- https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/after-37-years-voyager-has-fired-up-its-trajectory-thrusters/
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Pale Blue Dot
Fri Nov 24 08:20:29 2017 - permalink -- http://adaptivesamples.com/2017/01/22/pale-blue-dot/
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How do you check if a room behind a door aboard a spaceship has an atmosphere/pressure ?
Very interesting question !Tue Oct 24 10:01:44 2017 - permalink -- https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/95630/how-do-you-check-if-a-room-behind-a-door-aboard-a-spaceship-has-an-atmosphere-pr
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Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found
(via : https://links.neros.fr/?hcBW0Q)Tue Oct 10 11:27:10 2017 - permalink -- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2149742-half-the-universes-missing-matter-has-just-been-finally-found/
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You are lost in Solar System. I want to take you back home. Tell me which way to go
Very interesting for all physics / space / SF enthusiasts.Fri Feb 17 13:44:24 2017 - permalink -- http://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/71424/you-are-lost-in-solar-system-i-want-to-take-you-back-home-tell-me-which-way-to
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Saturn seen by the Cassini probe
Fri Feb 17 09:07:41 2017 - permalink -- https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2394/32922015165_5b869c4514_k.jpg
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The Sun in HD, by the NASA
JPEG Image, 10000 × 8192 pixelsTue Feb 14 08:57:37 2017 - permalink -- https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012100/a012144/SDO_Year6_HCblend_8k.jpg
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‘We have a fire in the cockpit!’ The Apollo 1 disaster 50 years later.
It has been 50 years since the Apollo 1 fire killed Roger Chaffee at Cape Kennedy’s Launch Complex 34 in Florida. Chaffee, along with astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom and Ed White II, died on Jan. 27, 1967, when a blaze erupted in their command module during preflight testing.Fri Jan 27 13:55:54 2017 - permalink -- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/01/26/50-years-ago-three-astronauts-died-in-the-apollo-1-fire/
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Computing glitch may have doomed Mars lander
Tue Oct 25 11:30:31 2016 - permalink -- http://www.nature.com/news/computing-glitch-may-have-doomed-mars-lander-1.20861
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Nuclear power: Desperately seeking plutonium
NASA has 35 kilograms of plutonium-238 to power its deep-space missions — but that will not get it very far.Sat Apr 23 06:57:41 2016 - permalink -- http://www.nature.com/news/nuclear-power-desperately-seeking-plutonium-1.16411
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How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need?
Thu Mar 31 12:22:58 2016 - permalink -- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2016/3/16/how-many-decimals-of-pi-do-we-really-need/
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Ask an Astrophysicist
A list of questions sorted by topics (space travel, cosmics rays, black holes, ...) answered by the NASA.Mon Jan 25 18:12:57 2016 - permalink -
On the same topic, visit http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/feedback/expert/index.html where astronauts and mission control people answer questions about their job.- http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/ask_astro/index.html
