Category Archives: Space

Asteroids

Posted on March 11, 2013 by R.P. Nettelhorst

The small 150 foot diameter asteroid with the designation 2012 DA14 became newsworthy when it was determined that it would slip by the Earth just beneath our geosynchronous communication satellites on February 15, 2013. But then, coincidentally on the same … Continue reading →

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Comets!

Posted on March 9, 2013 by R.P. Nettelhorst

Starting tonight, Comet PanSTARRS is visible for those of us who live north of the equator. Here is a helpful chart: Source Sky and Telescope. Something to look forward to is Comet ISON, which will become visible in December: Source … Continue reading →

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See the Comet

Posted on March 5, 2013 by R.P. Nettelhorst

This is the first of two bright comets that we’ll get to see this year. It should be easy to see after sunset starting Sunday or so. The prediction is that it will get as bright as the North Star, … Continue reading →

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Free Return Trip to Mars

Posted on February 28, 2013 by R.P. Nettelhorst

Since they are looking for a married couple to do this, I talked to my wife about it and she’s agreeable. Just have to see where you go about signing up. We get along well–we’ve been married nearly 30 years … Continue reading →

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Mars Flyby in 2018?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by R.P. Nettelhorst

According to news reports, Dennis Tito, the first tourist to travel in space back in 2001, when he took a trip to the space station, is apparently planning on orchestrating a flyby of Mars in 2018. Why then? Because that’s … Continue reading →

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Bigelow’s Inflatable Module BEAM to be added to the ISS

Posted on January 17, 2013 by R.P. Nettelhorst

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Implications

Posted on December 16, 2012 by R.P. Nettelhorst

The number of confirmed planets circling stars other than our sun is now above 800. Seven of those planets are somewhat similar in size to Earth and swing about their stars in what’s called the “habitable zone”–meaning that water would … Continue reading →

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Back to the Moon With Golden Spike Company

Posted on December 7, 2012 by R.P. Nettelhorst

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Christmas Yet to Come

Posted on December 3, 2012 by R.P. Nettelhorst

Forty-four years ago this Christmas three men became the first human beings to travel to the moon. The astronauts of Apollo 8—James Lovell, Frank Borman, and Bill Anders—did not land on the moon: they merely orbited it ten times. But … Continue reading →