The Universe
Studying for Monday’s Quiz?
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What will you be doing at 1:36 am Tuesday?
Yah, I know I need my sleep, and I need to be ready for school in the morning but everyone I know will be up at 1:36 am EDT Tuesday (tomorrow). How about you?
I’ve been sitting at my computer watching live feed from the Cape. The sun is setting and Discovery’s on the launch pad [...]
Looking Back To Space
From Zoe 5 on The Sky This Week, 2009 January 23 – 30
i am watching the launch of a kepler thats going into space and its looking for other earths. i wonder how fast it really is going when it gets into space?
From christopher P4 on The Sky This Week, 2009 January 23 – 30
when [...]
The Sky This Week, 2009 January 23 – 30
An Eastern Hemisphere eclipse, then the Moon catches Venus…
Orion Rising over Savage Farm, near Bluemont, VA Imaged with a Canon PowerShot A70 digital camera, 10s @ f/3.5, ISO 200, by Geoff Chester
This post is courtesy of The United States Naval Observatory
The Moon wanders back into the evening sky by the week’s end. New Moon [...]
Looking For More Planet Information?
Some of you are working on planet foldables and need more information. Others may just be interested. Here’s a great site about the planets.
You can also use the Earth Science Textbook Online. The user id is: “lms123″ without the quotes and the password is: “lakeview”. The information you need is in Chapter 23.
Asteroid Passes Near Earth
Near-Earth Asteroid Offers Rare Chance for a Close Look(From US News and World Report)
Scientists call them “near-Earth objects”—the giant space rocks that whiz by our planet every 5 years or so. The one that passed us early this morning came within an unsettling 334,000 miles of Earth. Not to worry, experts say, the asteroid, which [...]
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