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Recently NASA’s Luna reconnaissance orbiter photographed images of some of the Apollo missions. 40 years on the controversy still continues whether or not the Apollo missions actually went to the moon.
Apollo 11 decent module
With recent advances in technology especially in the imaging department has enabled us to get detailed images of the moon surface. In doing so Luna orbiter captured images of Apollo 11's lunar landing module and also the Apollo 14 Lander descent module. The lunar orbiter imaged five of the six Apollo landing sites between the 11th and July 15 of this year.
The Apollo 14 lunar module has a distinct shadow the lighting conditions when these images were taken even show traces of the astronauts boot prints and scientific instruments left on the moon surface.
Apollo 14 landing site
Jupiter has had another massive hi,t almost to the day. In July 20 2009 A massive comet or large asteroid left a massive bruise on Jupiter surface.
Some 15 years ago you may recall the demise of comet Shoemaker- Levy 9 made a series of impact across Jupiter’s surface.
An amateur astronomer, Anthony Wesley of Australia alerted NASA that a new dark scar had appeared. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., using NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility at the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii confirmed the first sighting.
Scientists have found evidence that another object has bombarded Jupiter, exactly 15 years after the first impacts by the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
Following up on a tip by an amateur astronomer, Anthony Wesley of Australia, that a new dark "scar" had suddenly appeared on Jupiter, in the morning between 3 and 9 a.m. PDT (6 a.m. and noon EDT) scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif using NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility at the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, gathered evidence indicating an impact.
Infrared images show the likely impact point was near the south polar region, with a visibly dark "scar" and bright upwelling particles in the upper atmosphere detected in near-infrared wavelengths, and a warming of the upper troposphere with possible extra emission from ammonia gas detected at mid-infrared wavelengths.
We are indeed fortunate to have Jupiter a protect us from most comet and asteroids Jupiter’s is responsible in diverting large fragments from hitting Earth. Scientist are not sure what caused the impact it may have been a comet or asteroid but whatever it was it was enough to create an impact site the size of Earth!
Recent updated data, from NASA scientists have recalculated the path of a large asteroid named Apophis.
Apophis was discovered in 2004 and posed a real threat that it could collide with Earth around 2036.
However The refined path indicates a significantly reduced likelihood of a hazardous encounter with us.
The Apophis asteroid is approximately the size of two-and-a-half football fields. (NEO)Near-Earth object scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, documented the new data.
Still we are not out of the woods the possibility of Earth being stuck by a large meteor fragment or a car sized object is quite high.
Apophis is expected to make a close approach to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, when it comes no closer than 18,300 miles above Earth's surface.
The Apophis asteroid is approximately the size of two-and-a-half football fields. Near-Earth object scientists Steve Chesley and Paul Chodas at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, documented the new data.
The majority of the data that resulted in an updated orbit of Apophis came from observations conducted at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy.
September 24th 2009 06:56
Image of the sky showing a surreal Sun
Australia experienced a major dust storm this particular storm spanned several states. The gigantic dust cloud covering a vast proportion of Australia's eastern states. It is probably the largest dust storm in Australia seen in the last 70 years
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September 14th 2009 08:22
Image taken by the Swift satellite of GRB 090423
Sorry folks it`s taken me a while to write another blog, I am now back after a few weeks in hospital.
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Trails left by the fragments of the asteriod (NASA)
An asteroid the size of a small car exploded over Africa last October. This event created a great opportunity to get more information regarding the numerous space rocks surrounding our solar system
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The NASCAR lines are a series of geoglyphs picture graphs carved in the vast planes off the Nasca Desert In located in Peru
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Comment by CarlCan
on Moon Probe a Fizza?
Astroearth
Yes there is plenty of helium3 on the moon.
Would go a long way in renewing our energy sources where they are most needed.
Taxes well someone has to pay for the "good times" had by most company C.E.Os our reliance on oil has cost us plenty.