The Universe as seen from the perspective of an astronomical researcher, presenter and writer.
This month’s Guide to the Night Sky is up over at the Times. I found myself getting increasingly interested in the topic of noctilucent (’night shining’ clouds), so here’s the image of one made by the exhaust of the rocket that carried Phoenix to Mars.
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The 56th Carnival of Space is up, over at the Lifeboat foundation blog.
My post of the week is this explanation of the infamous polygons Phoenix has travelled so far to find.
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It seems macabre to be thinking about the end of Phoenix’s mission when it’s only just landed, but the odds are that the lander will fail to survive the Martian winter. In the Martian Arctic circle, Phoenix will not see the sun set until it’s September here on Earth, but the nights will get longer [...]
Read More...I hope those of you who joined us on the < ahref="http://www.marslive.co.uk">Mars Live broadcasts enjoyed yourselves; we certainly appreciated your comments and chatter and celebrations. I will be trying to produce edited highlights over the next few days, and then eventually higher quality recordings. For now, here’s our discussion of the first images – I’m [...]
Read More...If the technology holds up, then you should see below the ustream feed, or try Mars Live
Our first show is ‘Red planet blues’, just after 1900 BST (1400 EDT)
Webcast powered by Ustream.TV P.S. You can go and chat at our ustream channel.
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Just a reminder to join us this evening from
7pm British Summer Time
(That’s 6pm GMT/UTC and 2pm Eastern Time).
We’ll have streaming video on this website, and will be blogging and hopefully vodcasting in between. I’ll try and update this website too, but keep an eye on Mars Live for all the updates.
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Read More...Crosspost from Mars Live where we’ll be providing live coverage of Phoenix’s descent on Sunday night.
While planning for our coverage of Phoenix’s landing, I took the chance to talk to Mars expert and host of Unmanned Spaceflight about results published in Science today from Spirit.
(Listen in browser or download by right clicking here).
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Read More...This week’s Carnival of Space is up over here. Post of the week is Stuart’s at Cumbrian Sky. Go and read him – and everyone else.
Chris
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I’ve already written a bit about Phoenix and mentioned that it’s heading for a site near Mars’ north pole, but where exactly are we heading? Doug Ellison has the details over at our Mars Live site.
Essentially, we’re heading for Northen Canada, but without the trees. Emily has the latest maps of the region, and [...]
The next few nights are perfect for viewing the International Space Station, as it’s in almost permanent sunlight. You can read my short note about it in the Times, or just go to the excellent Heavens Above for personalized predictions.
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