space (not spatial)
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Cool Stuff, general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial), WebMapping
Conserving the Night Sky
Is your portion of the night sky polluted by artificial light? Check out this really slick Google Map interface I found on the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) web site . […]
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Cool Stuff, space (not spatial), VirtualEnvironments
Search For Life on Mars
Ok, not Mars. Not just yet, at least. Researchers have created really cool science project called MAPPER. The idea is to leverage citizen scientists to comb through data and find […]
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Happy Anniversary Apollo Program!
Today (July 20th) marks the 42nd anniversary of landing the first man on the moon. I think most people are fairly familiar with the amount of engineering work it took […]
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Cool Stuff, space (not spatial)
Endeavor’s last launch is picture perfect
I’ve already posted my thoughts on the approaching end of NASA’s space shuttle program, but Endeavor‘s last launch this morning went off perfectly, and reminded me once again how amazing […]
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Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)
NASA’s Messenger gives us the first ever image from orbit above Mercury
NASA’s Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft is already sending us amazing imagery of the surface of Mercury as it orbits the planet on a mission to […]
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Cool Stuff, general, space (not spatial)
Welcome Home, Discovery, and Thanks for the Memories…
We’ve had more space posts than usual in the last week or so, but I wanted to give a shoutout to the Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew, for the […]
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Education, space (not spatial)
To Space and Beyond
Several recent requests for proposals (RFPs) by NASA go along with this weeks theme. They are NASA’s 2011 Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) goals and most of […]
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Cool Stuff, general, space (not spatial)
Shuttle Discovery set for its final launch today
It’s the beginning of the end of an era for NASA’s shuttle program, as Discovery is set for its final launch at 4:50pm EST today, with Endeavor’s final mission currently […]
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Cheese! In! Space!
I love anything space travel related. I love Monty Python. And anyone who’s seen me should find it self evident that I love cheese. This little news item about cheese […]
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