YouTube Description: A huge payoff from the longevity of the LRO mission is the repeat coverage obtained by the LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC). The WAC has a very wide field-of-view (FOV), 90° in monochrome... continue reading
posted by Grimm 1 decade 1 year 1 week ago • 1,097 views • 25 secsAstronomy Domine
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How could someone so bad at math be so interested in Astronomy?
YouTube Description: The solar system - well known from countless documentaries. 3D animation on black background. This infographic videos tries something different. Animated infographics and a focus... continue reading
posted by Grimm 1 decade 1 year 1 month ago • 211 views • 7:21This trailer just about made me hyperventilate.
posted by blahpook 1 decade 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,585 views • 5:25Waltz Around Saturn with this video showing highlights from Cassini's exploration of the giant planet, its magnificent rings, and fascinating family of moons. (WARNING: this video may not be suitable... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 decade 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 297 views • 3:52This movie clip shows Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars, passing overhead, as observed by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity in a series of images centered straight overhead starting shortly after sunset.... continue reading
posted by critical_d 1 decade 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 175 views • 33 secsMore details here: http://youtu.be/rtesZxRlqOE
posted by grinter 1 decade 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,139 views • 1:12Tour of Earth's luminous nocturnal landscapes; cities and coastlines in the Americas, the Middle East and Europe.
posted by silvercord 1 decade 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 514 views • 4:48Some pretty cool facts about black holes! Science FTW!
posted by seltar 1 decade 2 years 1 month ago • 2,478 views • 10:45Nearly 2300 planets are drawn, to scale, orbiting around a single star (though they actually orbit 1000+ stars). These are exoplanet candidates found with Kepler. The vast majority of them orbit well... continue reading
posted by direpickle 1 decade 2 years 1 month ago • 554 views • 3:21Description from YT: Latest downlinked images from Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) as of the morning of August 19th 2012. Audio from control room is roughly matched to the video. The images have been assembled... continue reading
posted by FlowersInHisHair 1 decade 2 years 1 month ago • 2,674 views • 5:30YouTube Description: Did our planet once have two moons? Some researchers say so. Moreover, the missing satellite might still be up there--splattered across the far side of the Moon. NASA's GRAIL mission... continue reading
posted by ZappaDanMan 1 decade 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,346 views • 3:00I've posted something similar to this before, but this video has more facts thrown in & I must confess to liking the music.
posted by Barseps 1 decade 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,663 views • 4:25On August 14, 2011 the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) acquired a high resolution image of the Apollo 17 landing site. More information about this image and other LROC images can be found... continue reading
posted by critical_d 1 decade 2 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,681 views • 1:09"This time-lapse covers 4.8 miles of driving over the course of 5 years, 3 months, 27 days. Images Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech." - YouTube
posted by Hybrid 1 decade 2 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,129 views • 2:47...from SPACE! Vimeo: Time Lapse of The Earth view from International Space Station | Nasa, ISS by Michael König. Image Courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space... continue reading
posted by notarobot 1 decade 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,184 views • 5:00From YT: As the International Space Station is boosted into a higher orbit, Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum and Flight Engineers Satoshi Furukawa and Sergei Volkov float freely to demonstrate the acceleration... continue reading
posted by Skeeve 1 decade 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 953 views • 2:14"A musical investigation into the importance and inspirational qualities of space exploration (human and robotic), as well as a look at some of the amazing worlds in our solar system. Featuring Neil deGrasse... continue reading
posted by Hybrid 1 decade 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,310 views • 3:34From Youtube -> Vesta is the second-most massive object in the main asteroid belt. Vesta is expected to capture the spacecraft into its orbit on July 16. Official science gathering begins in early August. ... continue reading
posted by Boise_Lib 1 decade 3 years ago • 766 views • 1:10