NASA’s 50th Anniversary
Posted in Astronomy on March 5th, 2009 by Patti Schiendelman – Be the first to comment
NASA has put together a beautiful interactive tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
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Martian year calendar
Posted in Astronomy on March 2nd, 2009 by Patti Schiendelman – Be the first to comment
The peeps at NASA/JPL put together a neat calendar to download. One Martian year is almost twice as long as one Earth year.
Earthshine and planets
Posted in Astronomy on February 26th, 2009 by Patti Schiendelman – Be the first to comment
Here’s a gorgeous image from NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 26th. Next to the crescent Moon (illuminated by Earthshine), from top to bottom, you see Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars.