Good overview of asteroid 2867 Steins - a fascinating, small world that was examined during a fast flyby of the Rosetta spacecraft in 2008, with data released last July. (via Steins, a jewel in the asteroid belt | The Planetary Society)
Source: planetary.org
Going extraterrestrial - Designing the interplanetary Web. Some serious distances involved on this scale. (via Designing the interplanetary web)
Source: sciencedaily.com
Scientists recreate the sounds of other planets…includes sample of simulated sound of methane/ethane falling on Titan.
NASA has a very cool math resource for educators and students that teaches math using current scientific discoveries. Looks like it covers Grades 3 through high school. (via Welcome to Space Math @ NASA !)
Source: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov
Beautiful visualization of 240 million light years of space from five different perspectives.
(via A Mind-Melting Visualization Of The Universe’s Invisible Forces | Co.Design: business innovation design)
Source: fastcodesign.com
New images of Saturn’s moon Rhea were released this week. For some reason its heavily cratered surface reminds me a lot of our own Moon.
(via Cassini Solstice Mission: Cassini Captures New Images of Icy Moon)
Source: saturn.jpl.nasa.gov
Stunning image of Jupiter and its moons Io and Ganymede captured by amateur astronomer. (via Image of Jupiter from a ground-based telescope)
Source: physorg.com
Planets may not have to orbit really close around red dwarf stars to be suitable for life. (via Extending the habitable zone for red dwarf stars)
Source: physorg.com
Crescent-shaped sand dunes on Mars covered in seasonal frost. Extraterrestrial beauty. (via HiRISE | Well-Speckled Polar Dunes (ESP_025579_2580))
Source: uahirise.org
Now that’s fast. Wind blowing off a disk around at black hole is measured at 20 million miles per hour. That’s 3% the speed of light. (via NASA - NASA’s Chandra Finds Fastest Wind From Stellar-Mass Black Hole)
Source: nasa.gov
