... Adrastea and Metis lie within Jupiter's main ring and may be the source of material for the ring. ... Galileo Image of Adrastea . ... The longest dimension of Adrastea is approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) across. ... These images, taken by Galileo's solid state imaging system between November 1996 and June 1997, provide the first ever "family portrait" of the four small, irregularly shaped moons that orbit Jupiter in the zone between the planet's ring and the larger Galilean satellites. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . ... Space Flight . Human Exploration . Robot Exploration . ... Originally Discovery had been set to launch on 1 November, but this was delayed when fatigue cracks were found in the structure of its External Tank. ... A little bit of trivia is that Discovery has actually made the only shuttle-era Christmas time flight to date, this was STS-103 ,€а a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1999. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. November 27, 1997 . Jupiter's Inner Moons . Credit: The Galileo Project , NASA . Explanation: The potato-shaped inner moons of Jupiter are lined-up in this mosaic "family portrait" of these tiny Jovian satellites. ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ... A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC . ...

Thebe . Jupiter XIV - 1979J2 . Thebe [THEE-bee] is the fourth known satellite of Jupiter. ... Thebe rotates synchronously around Jupiter. Very little is known about this moon. ... Stephen Synnott . Date of discovery . ... Discovery Image . This is one of the discovery images (FDS 16383.54) of Thebe. ... Once the shadow images were analyzed, Thebe was located on several other images. ... This image of Thebe (FDS 16220.56) was taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft on February 27, 1979. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... Fittingly, 1999 saw a decade of astronomical discoveries to an end with portents of things to come - embodied in new spacecraft, telescopes, and perspectives to explore the distant Universe across the electromagnetic spectrum. ... Solar Moss . ... An Earth Ornament . ... The Apollo 8 astronauts spent the 1968 Christmas Season orbiting the Moon, returning with striking images of both Moon and Earth from space - pictures which inspired the world. ...

... The observing season of Jupiter's Galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) occultations start in Ireland on the 24th of July and end on the 11th of November. The occultations are seen from Earth only once every six years. ... See the page dedicated to the observers who never made such observations. ... I mage: the famous dark spot discovery photo by Anthony Wesley, taken on 19 July 2009 from Australia . ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Bad Astro Store . ... Site Info . ... It is from from Voyager 1 and shows a whopping big impact crater dominating the profile of the moon. Note that Mimas is about 400 kilometers across (about 250 miles). ... The wall around the crater is 5 kilometers high, and that central peak rises 6 kilometers above the surface (many impact craters have a large central peak which is caused by a pressure rebound from the impact). ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

Giant Jupiter. Jupiter . ... Jupiter has no solid surface that is why speaking about its dimensious point the radius of the upper border line of the clouds, where the presseru is about 10 KPa; radius of Jupiter on the equator is 71400 km. ... The Jupiter satellites. ... Nowadays 16 satellites of the Jupiter are known: Adrastea, Mitis, Amaltea , Phina,then 4 Galilei satellites: Io , Europe , Hanimed , Callisto , Leda, Aimalia, Zicitea, Elara, Ananke, Carme, Pasipe and Sinope. ... Jupiter's ring. ...

NASA - NASA's Top Space Exploration Stories Of The Year http://www.nasa.gov/lb/home/hqnews/2005/dec/HQ_05449_year_in_re.. ... For images and information visit: http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight) NASA'S NEXT GENERATION SPACECRAFT NASA announced plans for its next generation spacecraft and launch system, which will be capable of delivering crew and supplies to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the moon and supporting up to six crewmembers on future missions to Mars. ...

... Explorers 1/3 . ... Orbit . ... Launch of Explorer 1 . ... The USSR was first, sending off its first "Sputnik" ("satellite") on October 4, followed by Sputnik II on November 3. ... The spacecraft, named Explorer 1, was launched 31 January 1958 and was designed and built by a group of scientists from the University of Iowa, led by James Van Allen . ... the launch of Explorer 1;Click . ... Explorer 2 failed to orbit, but Explorer 3, launched March 26, was successful, and it did carry a tape recorder. ...

... In summer 1994, the biggest news in astronomy was the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. During this school year, Jupiter will charge back into the limelight with the arrival of the Galileo spacecraft (see figure 8 ). On Dec. 7, following a tortuous six-year ramble through the solar system, Galileo will begin its two-year mission studying Jupiter and its gaggle of moons. ... Besides the camera, Galileo will carry instruments capable of identifying minerals on Jupiter's moons. ...

... OKB1 - TSKBEM - NPO ENERGIA - S.P.KOROLEV RSC ENERGIA . ... Beginning of wide international activities in joint space programs. ... Beginning of full-scale activities on development of the Sea Launch rocket space complex. ... Start of activities on the International Space Station. ... Docking of the Spektr optical module with the Mir station. ... Launch of Zarya functional cargo module (Russia) - the first module of the International Space Station. back . ... INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION | ...

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... JOHN E. BLAHA (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) . ... EDUCATION: Graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1960; received a bachelor of science in engineering science from the United States Air Force Academy in 1965 and a master of science in astronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1966. ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut in May 1980, Blaha has logged 161 days in space on 5 space missions. ...

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... Home Observing Charles Dana Discovery Center, Central Park . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Charles Dana Discovery Center . ... 6:30тАУ8:00 p.m. The Charles Dana Discovery Center is just inside Central Park, near 110th Street between Lenox and Fifth avenues ( map ). ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

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Crater Gassendi . ... I made this drawing was made on the 26th of november 2001. If you compare this one with the previous drawing of Gassendi (below) the differences are clear. ... This drawing was made on the 28th of september 2001. After nearly a full month without observations I had a one hour gap between the thicker clouds. ... This drawing was made on the 29th of august 2001. ... This drawing was made on the 27th of august 2001. ... This drawing was made on the 25th of august 2001. ...