space (not spatial)
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Physical Geography, space (not spatial)
Pluto, revisited
The news that NASA discovered a new type of microorganism has overshadowed new findings on Pluto. The Christian Science Monitor presents both sides of the debate, “Should Pluto be Restored […]
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general, LBS, Social Networking, space (not spatial)
NASA and Gowalla team up for a nationwide scavenger hunt
For all of you out there who use Gowalla as your mobile location-based social sharing app, you’ll want to check out the new partnership between NASA and Gowalla that includes […]
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A Bittersweet Last Goodbye for the Mars Phoenix Lander
Today would have been the 2-year anniversary of the Mars Phoenix lander’s touchdown on Mars and, although it was a longshot that the lander would have survived the harsh Martian […]
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Cool Stuff, general, space (not spatial)
Cool views of the International Space Station with Photosynth
Two things that are definitely high on my cool list – space stuff and Photosynth – have come together to allow you to take a virtual tour – inside and […]
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general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)
Landsat 5 – 25 years and counting!
That’s right, it was March 1st, 1984 when Landsat 5 lifted off on a expected 3-year Earth observation mission, and here we are 25 years later, and the old workhorse […]
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Goodbye to the Mars Phoenix Lander… Thanks for a mission well done!
I was one of those geeky people who has been following the Mars Phoenix lander on Twitter, and as the lonely little lander posted gloomy predictions of its impending demise, […]
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general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial), VirtualEnvironments
Space Race Heats Up!
Although the space race hasn’t been a two horse race in a long time, India certainly jumped a head this week with this bit of news – India launches first […]
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general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)
Watch the GeoEye Launch today
GeoEye is going to stream the launch of their GeoEye-1 satellite Saturday afternoon (today) at noon PDT on their website. Always fun to watch a launch and probably interesting for […]
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Gadgets, general, Hardware, Navigation, space (not spatial)
A New GPS System…. On the Moon?
Engadget is reporting an interesting new system that’s being created. Researchers over at Ohio State University (a hop, skip, and 4 hour drive from here) are attempting to make a […]
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NASA’s Mars Lander Video Coverage
NASA will be hosting the NASA mars landing video on today, Sunday the 25th. I’m betting that they’ll have it archived for reviewing shortly thereafter. If you’re a space junky […]
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