Archives for April 2005
Posted by Davin Flateau on 26 Apr 2005 at 9:09 am.
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Look for this site to start being updated on a daily basis. Consider this the official start of the Stars Over Kansas website!
If you are involved in astronomy, space, rocketry, or other related events in Kansas or the region, and would like to submit your event info to us, please feel free to contact […]
Posted by Davin Flateau on 26 Apr 2005 at 1:21 pm.
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Monday marked the 15th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope - and what a 15 years it’s been. The school bus-sized orbiting observatory has been described as the most productive scientific instrument ever produced. Inside its tubular spacecraft, a two meter diameter primary mirror and its kaleidoscope of associated optics and […]
Posted by Davin Flateau on 27 Apr 2005 at 3:35 pm.
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Astronomy is a scientific field where amateurs can conduct meaningful — and sometimes groundbreaking — research. Often times, the data that thousands of amateurs collect would be impossible to get by any other means. The sky is a huge place, and professional astronomers are usually focused on relatively few objects or phenomena. […]
Posted by Davin Flateau on 28 Apr 2005 at 9:25 am.
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The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, is due to launch in 2011. The JWST (previously called the Next Generation Space Telescope) isn’t a direct sequel or replacement for Hubble. It will sport a completely different design.
For instance, its optics will be optimized to observe infrared […]
Read ‘Hubble 2 - The James Webb Space Telescope’
Posted by Davin Flateau on 30 Apr 2005 at 9:25 am.
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[an actual call taken by an OnStar operator…not really]
“OnStar, may I help you?”
“Help! I’m stuck in the sand!”
“It’s okay, ma’am, don’t worry. Are all four wheels stuck?”
“All six wheels!”
“How far are you from a service station?”
“130 million miles! Hello?”
On Friday, the The Mars Exploration Rover team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory learned […]
