Thursday, August 31, 2017

Looking Back on the Eclipse



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day has the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter peeking homeward to catch a glimpse of the Moon's shadow during the eclipse.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Cycles



I feel like today's Astronomy Picture of the Day needs a Philip Glass soundtrack. "Mouseover" the image in the link for a guide.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Saturn Eclipsing



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows a partial Saturn from the Cassini Orbiter. To repeat: I'm going to miss that vehicle.

Monday, August 28, 2017

Double Passage



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows the eclipsing Moon and the eclipsing ISS during last week's solar event.

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Heart Clouds



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur interacting in the Heart Nebula (IC 1805).

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Harvey

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video that shows Hurricane Harvey as it approaches the coast of Texas.

Friday, August 25, 2017

Solar Ring



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us the diamond ring moment in Monday's total solar eclipse.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Monday, August 21, 2017

Arches



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us many arches in and reaching to the sky. "Mouseover" the image in the link for a guide.

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Friday, August 18, 2017

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Battlezone



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows a battle in space. Who will win between stars, gas and dust?

Monday, August 14, 2017

Dream Mighty Things

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video showing our flyover of Charon. Let's go back!

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Active Regions



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows coronal activity from the Sun. The American Eclipse is coming!

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Tick-Tock

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video showing the life of a human...sundial.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Partial Slice



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us the August lunar eclipse over Sydney, Australia.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Ring Waves



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us density waves in the Rings of Saturn, courtesy of Cassini. I'm going to miss that vehicle!

Monday, August 7, 2017

Bam!



A test dramatically shows what happens when a spacecraft is impacted by another moving object.

Global Frequency



Launches, by year, since the dawn of the Space Age.

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Fleeting Visitor



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a sequence showing a meteor breaking up against the background of the Milky Way.

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Friday, August 4, 2017

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001—?



An interview with Volko Ruhnke, full-time three letter agency employee and part-time game designer on his experience with gaming, game designing, and GMT Games Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001—?.

BGG page on the game here. GMT Games page on the game here.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Tuesday, August 1, 2017