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Neil Armstrong – 1930-2012
‘Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.’ With The Eagle’s computer sounding alarms, and after having to improvise and manually pilot the ship past an area littered with boulders, with...
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To The Moon! Chang’e 3 Lifts Off!
At 1730 GMT (12:30pm EST, Dec 1 – 1:30am Beijing, Dec 2) the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) successfully launched the Chang’e 3 phase of its Chinese Lunar Exploration Program on-board a...
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Is It That Time Of Year Again?!!
Perseid Time! On July 27th, NASA’s All Sky Fireball Network cameras caught the above Perseid fireball flying over New Mexico. Yep, it’s THAT time! Our planet is entering a broad stream of debris from...
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Encountering the Astronomical Sublime
Vintage NASA Photographs 1961-1980 Ed White walking in space over New Mexico, Gemini 4, June 1965 , image by James McDivitt, large format vintage chromogenic print on ‘A Kodak Paper’, 27.8 x 35.6 cm,...
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One Small Step – Neil Armstrong
Thank you Mr. Armstrong. Mission Accomplished.Filed under: Heroes, NASA, Science, Space Exploration, The Moon Tagged: ...things I LOVE, Alex Autin, Apollo 11, Heroes, NASA, Neil Armstrong, One Small...
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Watch Out For Tonight’s Blue Moon!
Get out and enjoy tonight’s Blue Moon, enjoy your 3 day weekend, and Happy Labor Day!Filed under: Astronomy, Holidays, Music, The Moon Tagged: ...things I LOVE, Alex Autin, Astronomy, Blue Moon, Elvis...
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Forty Years Ago – Dec. 11, 1972
Image Credit: NASA Damn, but I must be feeling nostalgic lately! The above image, courtesy NASA, features Apollo 17 commander, astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, making a test run of the Lunar Roving Vehicle...
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Shortest Lunar Eclipse of the Century
Got a short attention span? Have trouble staying focused for any extended period of time? If you answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions, then the Sun and Moon are about to team up to bring you the...
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