HiRISE Website

These are just a few of the stunning images captured by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. You will find many more on the mission website, including stereo pairs and anaglyphs. Enjoy.

Our 3D Show : Space, the Solar System & Beyond.

Via LiveLeak.com 

With close-ups and multiple points of view this video of the STS-129 launch really gets you into the action. Even better than being there.. almost.

Our 3D Show : Space, the Solar System & Beyond.

Neil deGrasse Tyson dismisses the 2012 catastrophe.

Links :

The end is nigh! 2012 Reality Check.

2012 : End of the world? ( Information is Beautiful)

Neil DeGrasse Tyson answers one of the questions we are always asked when we do our Space or Gravity 3D shows. What happens when you fall into a black hole? 

Another favourite is how do you go to the toilet in space, and you can find the answer to that here.

Links to our 3D Shows :

Space the Solar System and Beyond

Gravity

Gravity Challenge

Gravity Challenge : Southern Tour Results

Gravity Challenge : North Ayrshire Results

Astronomy Picture Of the Day 22/11/09

The universe is both stranger and more beautiful than we realise. Click the link above to get more information about this image.

The above picture was grabbed from the APOD Viewer (Astronomy Picture Of the Day) iPhone App (£0.59). There is also a very good free NASA iPhone app which gives information, pictures, movies and updates on many of the current missions.

Links :

APOD iPhone Viewer Application

NASA iPhone Application

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Article : Universe Today 

Today sees the opening of 2012 here in the UK. There is so much nonsense on the internet about the premise of this movie, even NASA is taking notice and trying to calm things down. The LHC Black hole nonsense last year had many students worried¹, this has the potential to be much worse. 

Perhaps there is a good science/media lesson in this?

1: While doing our Gravity show last year, we asked over 5,000 students if they had been worried by the press claims that the LHC could create a black hole that would swallow the earth. More than 50% said yes.

Coming Soon A digital media competition for Primary and Secondary Schools:

Cosmic Tours : The Challenge :

Interstellar Travel Links:

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Flying with nature's own fuel

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/roboticexplorers/solarsails_prt.htm

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Dr. Marc Millis : Breakthrough Propulsion and Interstellar Travel

General

National Air & Space Museum Lecture Series :

We offer an ever growing list of 3D shows, a number of which have associated workshops and digital media competitions. Each of our shows is presented live, using our own interactive 3D software... they are not films!

Clicking on the item title or the "more:" link, will take you to each shows main page. You will find information about the room requirements  to host a 3D show here.

More than 25,000 students of all ages have taken part in one of our activities.

You can also find educational resources by clicking here.

Space - the Solar System & Beyond

Gravity

Requirements:

* Good Blackout!

* Seating for audience

* Tables and power for our equipment

* Large enough room for audience

Download the above layout  here :  layout