09
May
2008
NASA’s Satellite Has Captured Images of the Cyclone Nargis Flooding in Burma
Posted by marko as Images
NASA’s Terra satellite has captured images of the disaster in Burma. Cyclone Nargis terrorized the cities and villages of Burma just few days ago. The images taken by the satellite show how the cyclone caused serious floods in southern Burma.
The first picture was taken one day before the disaster. In the picture one can […]
30
Apr
2008
Did you know that Hubble space telescope has been operating already 18 years? To celebrate this anniversary NASA has published 59 new pictures of colliding galaxies. This is the biggest single set of Hubble pictures ever published.
Collisions of galaxies is just normal evolution, but it all happens in such a long time period and within […]
04
Apr
2008
Weekend Linking - Cool Shuttle Pictures
Posted by marko as Images
Phil Plait of Badastronomy.Com has discovered cool shuttle pictures. I read Phil’s blog pretty often as he writes pretty interesting articles. This time Phil has found a collection of nice pictures of a space shuttle.
In this series of pictures you can see how the external tank of a space shuttle is delivered to the assembly […]
18
Mar
2008
During the last one and a half years Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has mapped the surface of Mars with its powerful HiRISE-camera. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and has opened us a whole new era in space research. We can see now pictures of Mars that are even sharper than pictures taken by spy satellites.
“HiRISE can provide interesting […]
21
Feb
2008
Total Lunar Eclipse Photos from Around the World - Total Lunar Eclipse 2008
Posted by marko as Images
Last night we were provided a beautiful phenomenon, a total lunar eclipse, here in northern hemisphere. I was not able to see it here in Finland due to clouds, but many friends and HomeboyAstronomy readers have reported successful observations. As I was not able to see it, I have no images of the total lunar […]
14
Jan
2008
The Top Ten Hubble Images of All Time - The Very Best Hubble Images
Posted by marko as Images
As the title says, this article lists the top ten Hubble space satellite images ever taken. Hubble has been in operation since 1990, and now after serving almost for 20 years it is time to list the very best images taken by Hubble. Please notice that this is my personal opinion based on beauty of […]
24
Nov
2007
Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive - One Stunning Astronomy Picture
Posted by marko as Images
Astronomy Picture of the Day publishes one astronomy picture a day. There are plenty of fabulous pictures in the archive, but this one is rally stunning. This picture contains around two million galaxies which is an unbelievable amount of those giants. Even though this picture does not contain all the galaxies in the universe (not […]
05
Nov
2007
Very Nice Astronomy Background Image
Posted by marko as Images
Tom has found a nice background image from Nasa. Check it out in Tom’s blog and download it to your desktop if you like it. I just did it too.
27
Oct
2007
California Wildfire Seen From The Space
Posted by marko as Images
Nasa has released a number of images of California wildfire photographed by the satellites in space. A very thick smoke passing over Southern California can be seen in many pictures. These images clearly show the massive size of the wildfire. According to the news, weather conditions in California are getting better and the firefighters are […]
26
Oct
2007
Astronomy Picture Of The Day - The Milky Road 20.10.2007
Posted by marko as Images
There is a fantastic astronomy picture of the day on October 20th. There is a road in the picture which continues as “the Milky Road” in horizon. This is a fantasy view but a spectacular one. I just wonder how long was the exposure time. Anyhow, this is so nice picture that I would like […]