Telescope Snaps Photo of Inky 'Strawberry Cocktail' Nebula for 15th Birthday
As reported by SPACE.com
A new photo shows a nebula located 6,500 light-years from Earth in unprecedented detail.
- By: SPACE.com
- On: Thu, 23 May 2013 07:43:59 EDT
Why Don't We Have Space Elevators Yet?
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There's just one thing keeping space elevators from existence.
- By: SPACE.com
- On: Thu, 23 May 2013 07:25:38 EDT
Europe's Very Large Telescope's Greatest Hits | Video
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Since 1998, the European Southern Observatory's VLT has returned spectacular imagery full of highly useful data. Many astronomers believe these are some of the best ground-based images ever taken, presented here in chronological order.
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- On: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:59 EDT
Hot Young Stars' Radiation Will One Day Erase This Picture | Video
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The Thackeray globules, thick clouds of dust that are silhouetted again the pink glowing nebula (IC 2944) gas, is under attack from ultraviolet radiation emitted from nearby stars. The cloud lies 6500 light-years away in the Centaurus constellation.
- By: SPACE.com
- On: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:33 EDT
Mission: Ames
As reported by Latest NASA Blog Updates
Stairway to the stars. Climbing aboard the SOFIA Airborne Telescope
- By: Latest NASA Blog Updates
- On: Thu, 23 May 2013 04:58:59 GMT
Warp Drive and 'Star Trek': Physics of Future Space Travel (Op-Ed)
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Physicist Marc Millis discusses how close humanity really is to a faster-than-light drive like warp speed on "Star Trek."
- By: SPACE.com
- On: Wed, 22 May 2013 20:30:53 EDT
