http://www.orble.com/the-invisible-sky/ The Invisible Sky en Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:47:00 GMT Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:47:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/rocky-world-a-hot-find/ A small, rocky, not to mention bloody hot, planet has been discovered orbiting a distant star. Reports today say it was discovered by the French space telescope Corot (left). Christened... http://www.orble.com/rocky-world-a-hot-find/#comments http://www.orble.com/rocky-world-a-hot-find/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:47:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/americans-see-red-over-new-space-race-to-the-moon/ The Chinese are coming ... just like legendary author Arthur C. Clarke predicted 27 years ago. In his 1982 book '2010: Odyssey Two' - the follow-up to his mega hit... http://www.orble.com/americans-see-red-over-new-space-race-to-the-moon/#comments http://www.orble.com/americans-see-red-over-new-space-race-to-the-moon/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:39:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/double-helix-nebula-a-brilliant-work-of-space-art/ Astronomers have reported discovering an amazing 'double helix nebula' near the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Okay, so it was about two and a half years ago, but... http://www.orble.com/double-helix-nebula-a-brilliant-work-of-space-art/#comments http://www.orble.com/double-helix-nebula-a-brilliant-work-of-space-art/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:17:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/carbon-dioxide-found-on-hot-jupiter/ While it still doesn't even have a cool name yet, the planet HD 189733b which orbits a distant star is playing a big part in astronomers' search for life out... http://www.orble.com/carbon-dioxide-found-on-hot-jupiter/#comments http://www.orble.com/carbon-dioxide-found-on-hot-jupiter/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:11:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/red-speck-a-giant-planet-a-giant-find/ No, it's not an eye staring back at you ... Somewhere in the bottom right corner of what is actually a massive ring of red space dust is a planet... http://www.orble.com/red-speck-a-giant-planet-a-giant-find/#comments http://www.orble.com/red-speck-a-giant-planet-a-giant-find/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:20:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/turning-europa-space-odyssey-into-science-fact/ One of my favorite novels of all-time is the second in Arthur C Clarke's Space Odyssey series, 2010. It wasn't a bad movie either, released in 1984, but the book... http://www.orble.com/turning-europa-space-odyssey-into-science-fact/#comments http://www.orble.com/turning-europa-space-odyssey-into-science-fact/ Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:27:00 GMT