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Sunset Images

2012-03-03T16:38:00.000-05:00

------ These two gems I found recently are deep in the cracks of the internet. Here from astronomy fan Lee Wehling's mobile upload on Facebook Image Credit: Lee Wehling Here via Instagram user "rnghax" Beauty shows it's face in urban areas too sometimes. Image Credit: "rnghax" -----Sharing via these buttons will share the current article page, unless your current url is the main page

Thunderstorms Create Antimatter

2012-03-02T22:38:00.000-05:00

------ This just might be my favorite short that's ever come out of NASA. "Antimatter Explosions" In this video, a fascinating discovery made through NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is explained. Video Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Created in late Jan. 2012, this was released shortly thereafter on Goddard Multimedia. This is really just scratching the surface. Here are

Art with Magnetic Fluids

2012-03-02T21:25:00.000-05:00

------ Kim Pimmel, a talented artist that I'm a fan of, just released his newest work: "Compressed 03" "...everything in the film was made with physical materials and tools in my studio. By using frame by frame stop motion and time lapse techniques, fluid dynamics and magnetism are transformed into majestic explosions and seething storms. " Compressed 03 from Kim Pimmel on Vimeo. found via Io9

Railguns Part 2

2012-03-01T19:26:00.000-05:00

------ In the wake of Yesterday's US Navy Railgun story, check out some jawdropping footage of the prototype prior. Back in Dec. 2010 the US Navy's railgun got a boom of coverage. I briefly mentioned it on the blog. This video crescendos, getting more and more impressive the further you watch. 0:00 -- A look at the projectiles 0:20 -- Views of the racks of capacitors that dump the energy

Hand Sized Robot Helicopters Perform Amazing Feats

2012-03-01T00:41:00.000-05:00

------ A minute and a half each, I caught these first 4 videos when they were released on Kurzweil AI on Feb. 1. The last, a TED video, popped up on Boing Boing today. "University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab | A swarm of ‘nano’ quadrotors in agile formations" "A nano quadrotor is a multicopter that is propelled by four rotors and nanotechnology." -K.A.I. 1 2 3 4 "TED2012: Robot

U of Nottingham on Messier Objects M30 (Globular Cluster) and M42 (Orion) / ESA's SWARM Mission

2012-03-01T00:12:00.000-05:00

------ Pretty awesome. These first two are via Deep Sky Videos (an offshoot of Sixty Symbols) "M30 - Globular Cluster" Video Credit: Deep Sky Videos "M42 - Orion Nebula" Video Credit: Deep Sky Videos I may be developing a little crush on Meghan Gray, I admit! Here's a recent video out of ESA on their SWARM Mission: "SWARM Science" "ESA's magnetic field mission Swarm. A European

Railguns

2012-02-29T02:36:00.000-05:00

------ Railguns are so incredibly powerful, it's hard to accept these things are real when first exposed to them. Further development has just been unclassified and reported on the US Navy's new railguns. You should know that the energy involved in shooting a "normal" gun is of a level fit for its mass. The lightweight shell of a 50 cal, you're no longer impressive. We have set the world

Two New Pix of Earth From Space from the ISS

2012-02-26T16:55:00.000-05:00

------ Just posted on G+ by astronaut Ron Garan: A view of the "Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast of the United States photographed from the International Space Station at 09:28 GMT February 6, 2012" Such rich colors. I love it. Image Credit: NASA/ISS Similar. Recently at Lights in the Dark "A Daily Dose of Dawn" Image Credit: NASA/ISS -----Sharing via these buttons will share the

Pic from the ISS

2012-02-25T23:03:00.000-05:00

------ Today from astronaut Ron Garan's G+, taken from the ISS (International Space Station) Image Credit: Ron Garan/NASA/ISS -----Sharing via these buttons will share the current article page, unless your current url is the main page of Astronasty. Click the title of the article to go to an individual article page. Share Spread the Love

My Friend's Landscape Photography

2012-02-23T17:26:00.000-05:00

------ My friend Jason Veazey is lucky enough to be exposed to a lot of beautiful surroundings. His collection of photographs show more beautiful landscapes than I've seen with my eyes over my lifetime. This is my all time favorite. Here he captures an unreal cobalt sunset: Image Credit: Jason Veazey This, a picture uploaded just now, a beautiful canyon: Image Credit: Jason Veazey

Time Lapse Vid / Supernova

2012-02-23T16:49:00.000-05:00

------ Two media based science stories today stuck out like sore thumbs: "Astronomer's Paradise" Calming astronomical time-lapses accompanied with some chill downtempo music. Astronomer's Paradise from Christoph Malin on Vimeo. Personally, to jive with the title I would have recommended Coolio's "Gangster's Paradise." I'm almost tempted to correct that and reupload. Alas, that's

Video: Zooming Into Space

2012-02-22T16:53:00.000-05:00

------ From the ESO, European Southern Observatory: "Zooming in on the star formation region NGC 3324" "Starting from a broad view of the Milky Way, this zoom video closes in on spectacular region of star formation called NGC 3324 within the constellation of Carina (The Keel of Jason’s ship, Argo)" -ESO Loading player... var sdfile = 'http://www.eso.org/public/archives/videos/medium_flash/

NASA's Aerial Superhighway

2012-02-08T18:00:00.000-05:00

------ Brand Spankin' New out of NASA/Godddard Media "Aerial Superhighway" This one, for a change, has a nice little soundtrack behind it. Video Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center / also my YouTube AnotherTimeline "Meandering around the planet like a rollicking roller coaster in the sky, the Northern Hemisphere's polar jet stream is a fast-moving belt of westerly winds that

Lewis Black - Coke and Pepsi and the Super Bowl

2012-02-05T17:54:00.000-05:00

------ Not science, but topical. This is one of my favorite standup tracks of all time. It's Lewis Black, so obviously NSFW. Coke and Pepsi and the Super Bowl by SciBinge It was nowhere to be found on the internet, so I threw it up on my soundcloud. Enjoy! -----Sharing via these buttons will share the current article page, unless your current url is the main page of Astronasty. Click

NASA's New Discoveries From IBEX on the Heliosphere and the Heliopause

2012-02-02T18:12:00.000-05:00

------ Straight out of NASA/Goddard Media "NASA's IBEX Spacecraft Reveals New Observations of Interstellar Matter" STUNNING animations, great narration. Video Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center "A great magnetic bubble surrounds the solar system as it cruises through the galaxy. The sun pumps the inside of the bubble full of solar particles that stream out to the edge until they

Aurora Pic | Aurora Vid

2012-01-25T17:53:00.000-05:00

------ Solar Storm's A'brewing! Today on New Scientist's Short Sharp Science Bizzare looking, this is a 360 panorama photograph with the aurora seen prominently to the right. "Sky shimmers after solar storm" Image Credit: Göran Strand Lights in the Dark shares this quick video capturing some of this new magnetic activity. "Solar Storm in Progress!" Video Credit: Peter Rosén / Aurora Sky

Space Pics: 4 Beauts I Kept in My Back Pocket

2012-01-23T18:44:00.000-05:00

------ A collection from a week or so ago. Just getting around to sharing it with you guys now. "Strait of Hormuz Shot from the International Space Station – World Strategic Flashpoint" "This showcase image of the Strait of Hormuz (center) and the Persian Gulf region was shot on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2011" Image Credit: NASA/ISS via Universe Today "Cooking Up Stars In Cygnus X" "A

Albido and Temperature Feedback Loops in a Fun New NASA Short

2012-01-23T18:09:00.000-05:00

------ This is a rare style of video to come out of NASA. This World Is Black And White covers a few concepts that are not widely known, using claymation, playful music, and humor. Targeted to layman who crave more entertainment oriented presentation of science, this should be very appealing in style to the younger crowd too. Video Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center -----Sharing

Bizarre Emails Cause Me Paranoia / Write an Astronasty Guest Post on Novas vs Supernovas

2012-01-22T20:29:00.000-05:00

------ Because of the story I'm about to tell, I decided to put this topic up for grabs as a guest post for any of my readers! The subject is: Novas VS Supernovas Anyone who would like to tackle this for fun, post on the comments to declare you're gonna be the guy for the job! It's really fun to write a research post like this. Further down in this post, all the necessary sources of

New from Nature: 3 Pics and a Great Timelapse

2012-01-22T18:22:00.000-05:00

------ This picture of a purple aurora is pretty amazing. Nori Sakamoto is so very talented. Credit: Nori Sakamoto via G+ Amanda Bauer shares with us a fantastic view of the milky way sitting right in the crevice of the mountains "milky way above the himalaya" Image Credit: jan kovoy! The eagle nebula, seen with the greatest detail we've had to date. ESA with a lackluster title: "A

5 Gorgeous Comet Jovejoy Wallpapers

2012-01-21T17:12:00.000-05:00

------ All photographs Credit of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO Click any for the full size image. Then right click - save image as. I flipped this last picture horizontally, because everyone lines their desktop icons along the left side of the screen. Flipping helps when image content is heavy on one side. -----Sharing via these buttons will share the current article page, unless

The Story Behind Astronomy's Messier Objects

2012-01-21T00:08:00.000-05:00

------ If you enjoy learning about the history of astronomy, you'll love it. New from Deep Sky Videos, an offshoot of Sixty Symbols "Charles Messier's "anti-list' of objects in space has become iconic in the world of astronomy. We'll making videos about each object - but first here's an introduction to the catalogue itself. IMAGE CREDITS (with thanks): Bob Fera: http://

Copyright Talk: The RIAA Bites the Hand That Feeds

2012-01-20T17:28:00.001-05:00

------ This analysis is based on a survey study and shows us some useful data. The acutal correlation found is counter intuitive to what you'd think was immediately counter intuitive. Honestly that's the fist scenario I've ever encountered like that. Intuitively, and in my experience, it seems that people initially believe that the more you pirate music, the less you buy through legitimate

Wee Bit of Pseudoscience, Anyone?

2012-01-20T02:17:00.000-05:00

------ I ran across some great stuff tonight. FATE Magazine is the cream of the crop. Here's a screenshot of the checkout page: only $49.95 for The Atlantean Crystal Healing Wand! By the way, click it if you want, but please don't buy this, for the love of Jeebus! I'm pretty anal about providing links and credit, just gotta. I left the image large, pushing out into the blog's right column

Watch the Cosmos Socially Mingle on Facebook

2012-01-19T19:20:00.000-05:00

------ My friend James shared with me this funny parody of a Facebook comment thread. I love it! ... If the Cosmos created us in it's image... Image Credit: Know Your Meme, ("watermarked" in the bottom left as posted by College Humor) -----Sharing via these buttons will share the current article page, unless your current url is the main page of Astronasty. Click the title of the article