space

HD 10180 : Richest Planetary System Discovered

Submitted by phil lavery on Sat, 28/08/2010 - 11:05

If you would like to see further ESOcast videos, either go to the ESO YouTube channel or you can subscribe in iTunes as normal.

Stunning Aurora Videos

Submitted by phil lavery on Fri, 06/08/2010 - 13:30

Stunning Aurora as seen in Telemark, Norway on August 4th 2010. 

 

National Geographic time lapse of a single night in Norway.

 

Exoplanet caught on the move by the VLT

Submitted by phil lavery on Fri, 11/06/2010 - 10:49

The Answer!

Submitted by phil lavery on Thu, 06/05/2010 - 12:53

Most presenters of space shows will have been asked at some point, "how do you go to the toilet in space?"... Well, this is the detailed answer, from the guys that know.

HiRISE Images of Mars

Submitted by phil lavery on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 18:53

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.

 

 

The Shuttle Lift Off movie you have been waiting for!

Submitted by phil lavery on Wed, 02/12/2009 - 14:03

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.

 

 

The world will not end in 2012 : Neil deGrasse Tyson

Submitted by inspire on Tue, 24/11/2009 - 12:30

Neil deGrasse Tyson dismisses the 2012 catastrophe.

Links :

The end is nigh! 2012 Reality Check.

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

Death by Black Hole : Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Submitted by inspire on Mon, 23/11/2009 - 21:22

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

 

Light echo from V838 mon : APOD

Submitted by phil lavery on Sun, 22/11/2009 - 13:19

 

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

test post using BlogPress from my iPhone

The End is Nigh! 2012 Reality Check

Submitted by phil lavery on Thu, 12/11/2009 - 14:04

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.