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2009-12-10
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Galileoscope what to see
International Year of Astronomy 2009 What you can expect to see with your Galileoscope
2009-12-09
Oslo 09.12.09 A mysterious light display appearing over Norway last night has left thousands of residents in the north of the country baffled. Witnesses from Trøndelag to Finnmark compared the amazing sight to anything...
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SPIRAL LIGHT IN NORWAY
Correction: The spiral cloud was from a Bulava ICBM launched from the Russian Dmitry Donskoy submarine. It seems that the third stage malfunctioned venting fuel.
Correction: It seems that the spiral cloud was from a Bulava ICBM launched from a Russian Dmitry Donskoy submarine. The third stage malfunctioned venting fuel.
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Mystery spiral lights over Norway
Correction: It seems that the spiral cloud was from a Bulava ICBM launched from a Russian Dmitry Donskoy submarine. The third stage malfunctioned venting fuel.
December 9, 2009 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. A Chinese remote sensing mission, believed to be a military reconnaissance satellite, lifted off from a desert launch pad on a Long March rocket on Wednesday, state media...
This is a set of rendered views using 3DS Max to produce a coarse simulation of what may have occurred to produce the beautiful formation in the sky over Norway earlier today. Not an 'official' answer
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geminid meteor
The Geminids are one of the best meteor showers of the year and never seem to disappoint observers! Join Bill Cooke of the Meteoroid Environment Office, located at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, in a live web chat on...
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Fuel vent Over Norway
Fuel vent from a Chinese a Long March 2D carrier rocket launched this morning. . UFO Norway strange lights video caught on tape RT Aliens in invasion...
Ed ~ A fuel vent from a Chinese a Long March 2D carrier rocket launched this morning. Norwegian authorities are investigating strange lights seen in the arctic sky. The spiraling white light was seen for several minutes...
VIDEO OF THE STRANGE LIGHT SEEN OFF OF NORTHERN NORWAY DECEMBER 9 2009
2009-12-08
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2008 Geminid Meteor Shower
A flurry of Geminids in Dec. 2008 recorded by an all-sky camera at the Marshall Space Flight Center. In the movie, note the circular halo that forms around the Moon as it arcs across the sky; that is caused by ice crystals...
Lake Murray is an iron meteorite, IIB, of extreme terrestrial age, found in Carter County, Oklahoma USA. It was embedded in an undisturbed sandstone sediment deposited 110 million years ago. Over 1000 lbs. of oxidized iron...
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Soyuz TMA-17
Transport manned space vehicle Soyuz TMA-17 for performance of prelaunch processing final operations and launch of long-duration Expedition ISS-22/23 crew within the International Space Station Program was delivered by...
2009-12-07
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The size of VY Canis Majoris
A bit different from the type of videos I usually make, and I know better videos on this "subject" exist, But I just wanted to try it. Also I haven`t spend that much time to research, so the much of the information of this...
Planets Stars Nebulae Galaxies Universe Size Comparison 2009 Starts with the tinyest dwarf planets of our solar system, then continues with large planets, dwarf stars, stars giant/supergiant/hypergiant stars, nebulae,...
This is the ultimate size comparison video that you can find on the internet in HD. Starts with the tiniest dwarf planets of our solar system, then continues with large planets, dwarf stars, stars...
Video courtesy: VIRGIN GALACTIC SpaceShipTwo (SS2) and its mothership, WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) herald a new era in commercial space flight with daily space tourism flights set to commence from Spaceport America in New...
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Stones and Bones
The Archaeology Department highlights spectacular rocks and minerals including large examples of petrified wood, meteorites, and obsidian acquired since opening. In addition, it will explore the wondrous beauty and...
2009-12-06
Cape Cod Astronomical Society invites amateur astronomers and anyone who has an interest in astronomy to attend
2009-12-05
At 0147 UTC a Delta IV rocket launched carrying the WGS-3 Satellite. This is the FULL launch from T-5 minutes to payload sep.
2009-12-04
As part of a wide range of education and public outreach activities for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA 2009), ESO, together with the Association of French Language Planetariums (APLF), has produced a...
November 30, 2009 - Baikonur Cosmodrome. A new satellite to broadcast video and data services to Russia and the Middle East was successfully released in geosynchronous transfer orbit Monday, six hours after a...
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Meteor December 3, 2005
December 3, 2005 A huge ball of light and fire filled the night sky as a meteor streaked toward Earth. Residents in Perth, Australia, saw the spectacular light show Saturday night. The meteor left a bright tail in its wake.
November 28, 2009 - Tanegashima Space Center. In an unpublicized launch lacking fanfare, an H-2A rocket successfully boosted Japan's most advanced spy satellite to orbit on Saturday from the country's island space center....
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Intergalactic Medium
Date- 24th Nov 09 'Recently astronomers used the Suzaku orbiting X-ray observatory, operated jointly by NASA and the Japanese space agency, to discover the largest known reservoir of rare metals in the universe. Suzaku...
2009-12-03
The final meteor shower of 2009 is coming up! It begins on Monday, December 7,2009. It'll start out as Weak-Medium strength and gradually build up. It peaks on December 13 and 14 (most meteors on the 14th). Total meteors...
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Bug Nebula
Astronomers at Jodrell Bank believe they may have found the temperature of the hottest star in the galaxy - the Bug Nebula
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Bug Nebula
Astronomers at The University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics have discovered one of the hottest stars in the Galaxy. Professor Albert Zilstra tells all at Channel M Today.
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What's Up for December ?
The final month of the International Year of Astronomy wraps up with an exploration of one of the most recognizable constellations: Orion.
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What's Up for December
Whats Up for December: the Orion Nebula. Hello and welcome. Im Jane Houston-Jones at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. This is the final month of International Year of Astronomy. But that...
2009-12-02
Is there alien life in the universe - or does it only exist in science fiction? Dr. Seth Shostak, the Chief Astronomer for SETI (the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) gives a funny and candid look on our...
Recently astronomers used the Suzaku orbiting X-ray observatory, operated jointly by NASA and the Japanese space agency, to discover the largest known reservoir of rare metals in the universe. Suzaku detected the elements...
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Oceans and satellites
Oceans and space are two dimensions still largely unknown which represent both our origins and future. In his new movie "Oceans" French filmmaker Jacques Perrin teamed up with the European Space Agency to reveal the...
Jonathan and Mihir launch Project Pegasus with a high altitude balloon into space to an altitude of 100,000 feet to capture spectacular pictures and photos of the earth.
2009-12-01
New Zealand aerospace company Rocket Lab is counting down to the historic launch of a space-bound rocket from Great Mercury Island. The launch from the private island, off the Coromandel Peninsula, in about a fortnight...
Peter Beck launched New Zealands first rocket into space.
Ever look at the night sky and wonder just what it was you were looking at? Distant Suns puts a star map and astronomy guide in your pocket!
