http://www.astroearth.net/ Astroearth en Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:12:00 GMT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:12:00 GMT info@astroearth.net info@astroearth.net http://www.astroearth.net/images/ae4image-.jpg http://www.astroearth.net/ http://www.astroearth.net/asteroid-eros-433-is-making-its-approach-to-us/ Asteroid Eros 433 discovered in 1898 is making its approach into our neck of the woods. There is nothing alarming about this approach it is part of a large celestial... http://www.astroearth.net/asteroid-eros-433-is-making-its-approach-to-us/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/asteroid-eros-433-is-making-its-approach-to-us/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:12:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/new-detailed-look-of-aristarchus/ In the last 50 years over 100 missions have been launched to the Moon by various countries. Despite the countless barrage of exploratory missions including humans landing on the Moon's... http://www.astroearth.net/new-detailed-look-of-aristarchus/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/new-detailed-look-of-aristarchus/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:19:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/snoring-sky/ A little something that will keep the conspiracy theorists happy. The "problem" arose after residents in several countries were kept awake(perhaps the remnants of a bad curry) by a "snoring... http://www.astroearth.net/snoring-sky/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/snoring-sky/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:44:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/smart-phone-astronomy/ Technology certainly has its advantages. With the advent of smart cell phones the task of finding constellation and planets has been made simpler. Want to find out where a particular... http://www.astroearth.net/smart-phone-astronomy/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/smart-phone-astronomy/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:14:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/a-visual-look-at-the-night-sky-for-january-2012/1/ southern hemisphere animation looking towards the west I have taken the liberty of putting some visual animations on how the stars and planets move within the night sky. Usually I... http://www.astroearth.net/a-visual-look-at-the-night-sky-for-january-2012/1/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/a-visual-look-at-the-night-sky-for-january-2012/1/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:49:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/world-temperature-lower-than-2011-/ Global temperature do tend to fluctuate from year to year. Last year's average global temperature was 14.4C, making 2011 the hottest years in the last decade. The start towards milder... http://www.astroearth.net/world-temperature-lower-than-2011-/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/world-temperature-lower-than-2011-/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:05:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/the-smiling-face-of-cancer/ Image you are a research scientist. You and your research team have been working on a cancer protein cell for the last dozen years. You peer down a microscope and... http://www.astroearth.net/the-smiling-face-of-cancer/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/the-smiling-face-of-cancer/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:54:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/mars-rock/ Meteorites falling to Earth occur on a daily basis, most go unnoticed as they make their fiery re-entry through Earth's atmosphere. Some meteorite fragments make it to the ground although... http://www.astroearth.net/mars-rock/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/mars-rock/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:34:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/our-invisible-eye-at-the-centre-of-our-galaxy-may-be-seen-in-a-new-light/ Trying to see a black hole is like trying to see an invisible eye of immense proportion. Black holes are so very large yet we cannot see them, the mind... http://www.astroearth.net/our-invisible-eye-at-the-centre-of-our-galaxy-may-be-seen-in-a-new-light/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/our-invisible-eye-at-the-centre-of-our-galaxy-may-be-seen-in-a-new-light/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:34:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/space-craft-loses-its-cool/ The ESA space craft Planck finally lost its cool after two and a half years of observing the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation of deep space. The spacecraft's High Frequency Instrument... http://www.astroearth.net/space-craft-loses-its-cool/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/space-craft-loses-its-cool/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:27:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/celestial-triangles-in-the-night-sky/ For northern hemisphere residents if you suffer from insomnia or just out and about after 1 a.m. local time Monday (Jan. 16) you will have a chance to see some... http://www.astroearth.net/celestial-triangles-in-the-night-sky/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/celestial-triangles-in-the-night-sky/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:18:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/we-are-not-alone/ The age old question are we the only planet with Sentience life in the universe? For the present this question cannot be fully answered one way or the other. But... http://www.astroearth.net/we-are-not-alone/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/we-are-not-alone/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:29:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/orion-space-capsule-the-next-generation-/ A mock up of the Orion 8 tonne deep space capsule undergoing an impact test into a pool of water. The water test is to simulate a landing at sea... http://www.astroearth.net/orion-space-capsule-the-next-generation-/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/orion-space-capsule-the-next-generation-/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:51:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/night-sky-photography-a-beginners-guide/ Even if you are a casual observer of the night sky perhaps you may have wondered if only I could take a picture of what I have seen. During the... http://www.astroearth.net/night-sky-photography-a-beginners-guide/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/night-sky-photography-a-beginners-guide/ Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:48:00 GMT http://www.astroearth.net/the-dark-matter-enigma/ The universe has a dark passenger. The current consensus is that a quarter of the universe is made of dark matter.(Dark matter and dark energy are two entirely different entities... http://www.astroearth.net/the-dark-matter-enigma/#comments http://www.astroearth.net/the-dark-matter-enigma/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:44:00 GMT