... 10.12.1998 . ... Credit: STS-88 Mission , NASA Explanation: Batteries and solar panels were included with this version of the International Space Station (ISS) but some assembly is still required . On Saturday, December 5th, the STS-88 crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavor achieved the in orbit docking of the Zarya and Unity (foreground) ISS modules. ... Publications with keywords: international space station - astronaut . Publications with words: international space station - astronaut . ...
... 11.12.1998 . ... Their distances have been indirectly gauged by noting how much the light they emit has been stretched to longer wavelengths by the expansion of the Universe . ... What's the actual distance to quasars with Zs of 5 or so? ... about 15 billion light-years, give or take a few billion light-years depending on your favorite cosmology ! ... December 1998 . ... Publications with keywords: cosmology - quasar - redshift . Publications with words: cosmology - quasar - redshift . ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Galactic Center A Radio Mystery . ... 28.01.1999 . ... Credit: N. E. Kassim, D. S. Briggs, T. J. W. Lazio , T. N. LaRosa, J. Imamura ( NRL /RSD) Explanation: Tuning in to the center of our Milky Way galaxy, radio astronomers explore a complex, mysterious place. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: radio - Galactic Center - Milky Way . Publications with words: radio - Galactic Center - Milky Way . ...
... Credit: Viking Project , JPL NASA Explanation: Hurtling through space a mere 3,000 miles above the Martian surface , the diminutive moon Phobos (below and left of center) was imaged against the backdrop of a large shield volcano by the Viking 2 Orbiter in 1977. This dramatic picture looks down from the Orbiter's viewpoint about 8,000 miles above the volcano, Ascraeus Mons. ... Publications with keywords: Mars - Phobos - Martian moon - Viking project . ... Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars . ...
... Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA Explanation: The Moon's surface is covered with craters, scars of frequent impacts during the early history of the solar system. ... The impact theory of lunar origin can explain, for example, why Moon rocks returned by the Apollo missions have the same isotopic ratios as Earth rocks while the Moon seems deficient in heavy elements like iron. ... Publications with keywords: Moon - origin - impact theory - impact - crater . ... Apollo 17: Shorty Crater Panorama . ...
... Stars of NGC 206 . ... Credit: B.J. Mochejska ( Warsaw University ), The DIRECT Project , FLWO , MDM Explanation: Nestled within the dusty arms of the large spiral galaxy Andromeda (M31), the star cluster NGC 206 is one of the largest star forming regions known in our local group of galaxies. The beautiful bright blue stars of NGC 206 betray its youth - but close, systematic studies of variable stars in and around NGC 206 will also accurately reveal its distance. ... Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out . ...
... Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and Intrepid . ... Credit: Apollo 12 , NASA (Image scanned by Kipp Teague) Explanation: On April 20, 1967, NASA's robot spacecraft Surveyor 3 landed on the moon, touching down on the inside slope of a small lunar crater in the Ocean of Storms. Over 2 1/2 years later, on November 19, 1969, the lunar module Intrepid, piloted by Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean, flew overhead and landed nearby in the second visit by humans to the lunar surface . ... April . ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day . A Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes . ... 20.06.1999 . ... Credit: NRAO , NSF Explanation: Pictured above is one of the world's premiere radio astronomical observatories: The Very Large Array (VLA). ... The VLA is the most sensitive radio telescope ever, and, through interferometry , can resolve a golf ball-sized radio source 150 kilometers away (0.04 arcsec). ... Publications with keywords: radio - telescope . Publications with words: radio - telescope . ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 14.07.1999 . ... Over the last month or so, the bright planets Jupiter and Saturn have come to adorn eastern skies before sunrise . ... While the Moon's phase is just past new moon , gone now from the pre-dawn horizon, brilliant Jupiter and Saturn can still be seen high toward the southeast in the constellation Aries. ... Publications with keywords: Moon - Jupiter - rocket - planet - Saturn . Publications with words: Moon - Jupiter - rocket - planet - Saturn . ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 26.07.1999 . ... Credit: Pekka Parviainen ( NCWG / U. Colorado ) Explanation: Sometimes it's night on the ground but day in the air. As the Earth rotates to eclipse the Sun, sunset rises up from the ground. Therefore, at sunset on the ground, sunlight still shines on clouds above. ... Publications with keywords: Earth - atmosphere - clouds - noctilucent clouds - sunset . Publications with words: Earth - atmosphere - clouds - noctilucent clouds - sunset . ...
... 3.08.1999 . ... About eleven thousand years ago a star in the constellation of Vela exploded, creating a strange point of light briefly visible to humans living near the beginning of recorded history . The outer layers of the star crashed into the interstellar medium , driving a shock wave that is still visible today . ... August 1999 . ... Publications with keywords: shock - Vela - supernova remnant - supernova . Publications with words: shock - Vela - supernova remnant - supernova . ...
... Credit: Amy Simon et al. the Hubble Heritage Team ( AURA / STScI / NASA ) . ... It is Jupiter 's Great Red Spot, the largest swirling storm system in the Solar System . ... In the pictures on the left , the Hubble Space Telescope has captured Jupiter's Great Red Spot in various states over the past several years. ... Publications with keywords: Hubble space telescope - red spot - Jupiter - Great Red Spot . Publications with words: Hubble space telescope - red spot - Jupiter - Great Red Spot . ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 10.09.1999 . ... Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , University of Arizona, JPL , NASA Explanation: On August 18, the Cassini spacecraft flew by the Earth and Moon , then continued on its way to the outer solar system. ... With its cameras clearly functioning well, Cassini's next way-point will be Jupiter in December 2000. ... Publications with keywords: Moon - spacecraft - cassini spacecraft . Publications with words: Moon - spacecraft - cassini spacecraft . ...
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