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Centauri Dreams: WFIRST: Moving Closer to a Mission
Posted: 19 Feb 2016 09:45 AM PST We learned on Wednesday that the Agency Program Management Council, which works under the aegis of NASA, has made the decision to proceed with the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope. WFIRST is the next step in major astrophysical observatories after the launch of the James Webb Space […]
THE OWL LADY PRESENTS GUEST AUTHOR: BARBARA EHRENTREU
Barbara Ehrentreu grew up in Brooklyn and moved to Queens. She has lived and taught in Long Island, Buffalo, NY and Westchester, NY as well as a year in Los Angeles, CA. She has a Masters Degree in Reading and Writing K-12. Currently she is retired from teaching and living in Stamford, CT with her […]
Centauri Dreams: Tracking the Chelyabinsk Impactor
Posted: 18 Feb 2016 09:06 AM PST Yesterday’s post on the distribution of asteroid populations inevitably had me thinking about the Chelyabinsk event on February 15, 2013, and about the concurrent flyby of the asteroid (367943) Duende, which took place on the same day. A scant sixteen hours after the explosion of the Chelyabinsk […]
My Liebster Award Questionaire (And Nominations)
Originally posted on Madeleine Swann:
Hello! The other day my blog was nominated for a Liebster award. I may not have known what it was but I was very pleased as it made me sound intellectual, thus I purchased a pipe, a smoking jacket and crisps. In actual fact it’s awarded to blogs with less…
Centauri Dreams: A New Look at Asteroid Distribution
Posted: 17 Feb 2016 10:05 AM PST We know that understanding Near-Earth Objects is vital not only for assessing future asteroid surveys and spacecraft missions, but also for tracking potential impactors on Earth. Projects like the Catalina Sky Survey and its now defunct southern hemisphere counterpart, the Siding Spring Survey, are all about asteroid […]
February 15th is the date for Céleste’s public release
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
With just four days to go before Céleste is released to the general public, you now have just three more days to pre-order your copy. ~~~ “Falling in love is always complicated especially for a disembodied artificial intelligence like Céleste, aboard the exploratory spaceship Apkallu. For her to…
Unelmoija Series on sale
You may remember my author friend, Elle Boca, from last year’s interview on this blog. This prolific lady is now publishing her latest book featuring her Weeia urban fantasy world. To celebra… Source: Unelmoija Series on sale
Centauri Dreams:Saying Goodbye to Philae
Posted: 15 Feb 2016 06:05 AM PST Landing on a small object in the Solar System isn’t easy. Witness the Philae lander, which traveled to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as part of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission. Philae ‘landed’ on November 12, 2014, having to deal with a malfunctioning thruster along the way. Upon arrival […]
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