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The Moon

2009-12-19T03:46:00.000+01:00

The Moon

Glorious Moon!

Tethy

2009-12-19T03:45:00.000+01:00

Snow Ball in Space

Tethy is it's name - and it is a moon, silly. ;-)

Antarctica

2009-12-08T17:04:00.001+01:00

Antarctica

Without the ice, this is what Antarctica would look like. It's nice and blue this map, so I like it. I'm not too fond of the idea of actually being able to observe this in real life, though. That means that all the ice would have melted. We really don't want that! :-)

Geology of Antarctica

Himalaya

2009-12-07T14:41:00.000+01:00

Himalayan Mountains

Credit: ESA

Antarctica

2009-12-05T13:38:00.000+01:00

Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Space Ships

2009-12-05T11:47:00.001+01:00

Space Ships

Oh, I love these spaceships. I can't wait until I'm rich enough to travel with them - aaaaalll the time! :-)

Earth Observation from Space

2009-12-02T23:19:00.001+01:00

Earth Observation: Sharing Data

It sounds so simple, sharing data with others. It is not. So this is quite an achievement from ESA, having the members agreeing to openly share the data from the new family of Earth observation satellites.

Mars

2009-11-30T22:08:00.000+01:00

Mars

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems

Mars is such a piece of art!

Watching Ice Crystals Grow

2009-11-30T22:07:00.003+01:00

Iced

Through hard x-ray we get another image of snow and ice. A bit different look than the snow crystals we are used to see. Still beautiful, though. :-)

At ESRF scientists can actually see how ice crystals form in-situ.

Social Media Trouble...

2009-11-30T21:59:00.001+01:00

Bring Back The Tag Cloud!

I use it for work, for Heavens sake!

Earth Rise

2009-11-30T21:00:00.000+01:00

Happy Thanksgiving

Bugs

2009-11-29T13:44:00.001+01:00

Bugs

Poor Ladybugs have to carry wasp larvae with them. But, they get to survive after the wasp is "processes". :-)

A Thin Blue Line

2009-11-28T12:38:00.000+01:00

A Thin Blue Line

The Earth

2009-11-26T13:43:00.001+01:00

The Earth

Credit: Esa

Our search for knowledge about the distant universe has led to better understanding of our own planet. Looking at Earth from space has in fact been pivotal for geoscience. The Earth rise, the famous picture that an astronaut on the Apollo mission took, still fascinates us. And this image of a crescent Earth taken by Rosetta is reminding us of the beauty and vulnerability of our own planet.

Spashing ATLAS

2009-11-23T16:19:00.000+01:00

Atlas Splash

They are at it again down at CERN, colliding particles and everything. Well, so far there are only splashes. I think...

Old Croco's

2009-11-23T16:18:00.001+01:00

Croco's

Pick your size. :-)

Tiny Collisons - LHC

2009-11-23T16:17:00.000+01:00

LHC: Ready! Action!

Well, soon anyways. :-)

Bugs & Blue

2009-11-19T21:31:00.001+01:00

Bugs

Found over at a very confused Dutch-Iranian with UK fusion.

Galaxies

2009-11-19T21:30:00.001+01:00

Bulging Galaxy

Pretty neat image of a bulging galaxy. :-)

Did I mention that the galaxy is bulging?

Monster Machine

2009-11-18T19:51:00.001+01:00

Miracle Machine

Photo: Michael Hoch (CERN/CMS)

This CMS tracker can be found as part of LHC at Cern. It is made by about 200 square meters of silicon detectors: it is the largest such detector ever built, with the highest number of electronic channels ever put together in such a devise.

If you are living close to an installation like this (there are several huge scientific machine several places on this planet; ESRF in Grenoble, Brookhaven in US etc), you should try to visit. It is mighty impressive to be close to these technological wonders.

Rosetta spots Earth

2009-11-18T19:50:00.000+01:00

A Living Planet

Esa's Rosetta did this. :-)

High-Tech Dress

2009-11-18T19:13:00.000+01:00

Stellare's Dress

Any high-tech woman's dream...:-)

Climate Change Communication

2009-11-14T15:10:00.008+01:00

Elephants and Diamonds

Design: Hugo Ahlenius

...in a tree and then some. Creativity is needed when you want to spread the word about your scientific work and results. Particularly challenging for both the sender and receiver when the topic is climate change and the political temperature is much higher than the global warming...:-)

To learn a trick or two on how to, just sign up for a workshop in Copenhagen (deadline for signing up is 20th November 2009), invite your loved ones and be inspired by both the Christmas decorations in Tivoli and the UN climate change meeting COP15. :-)

The workshops are organized by Nordpil and Envalue.

A Black Hole or Not A Black Hole

2009-11-14T15:08:00.002+01:00

A Black Hole or Not A Black Hole

Credit: Nasa

That is the unanswered question based on the shape of the galaxy. Meaning, the shape of a galaxy does not necessarily reveal the fact of a black hole in it.

Baguettes and Physics

2009-11-14T15:07:00.002+01:00

After The Baguette Attack

Nice splashes to be seen at the LHC (Large Hadron Collider at Cern). Bird did not succeed in stopping it. :-)