2012 - End of the World?

The Mayan Calander ends on December 21st 2012, so many believe that the world is going to end on that date. Alot of the theories on how the world could end involve threats coming from outer space, so in the link is an explaination of the Mayan Calender, as well as links to all of the end of the world scenerios, and explainations of each. Pretty cooool. Enjoy!

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/19/no-doomsday-in-2012/

Storms on Mars

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured some dust storms and other intense weather on the surface of Mars! More pictures in the link.
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/23/mro-mars-storm-chaser/

Canadian Fireball!

Hello space enthusiasts, here's ACTUAL VIDEO of the recent Canadian meteorite, captured luckily by a police officer's dashboard cam! This was on APOD (Astronomy Picture of The Day) a few weeks back, around the time when the meteorite hit. Pretty fascinating video, thought I'd share it with everyone.

Update from Canada Meteorite

Among the many fragments being collected from the November 20th meteorite (which scientists think weighed about 10 tons), a head-sized chunk of the meteorite was found, weighing in at 28 pounds!

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/03/head-sized-meteorite-found-from-canadian-fireball/

Fireball in Colorado

Another meteor busted through the atmosphere, this time in Colorado, and created a fireball that outshone the moon by 100 times! Link has the article, plus a video.
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/06/exploding-colorado-fireball-100-times-brighter-than-the-moon-video/

Cosmic Candy...The Candy of the Future

Just some trippy space-themed candy.

http://flickr.com/photos/24589805@N03/2329615794/

Space Beer

The Russian Academy of Science, a Japanese university, and beer maker Sapporo have all helped bring to earth "Space Barley," a beer made from barley grown on the International Space Station in 2006. The beer is not for sale (they only made 100 liters) but Sapporo is offering tasting to push the beer. Another good reason to visit Japan!

Link to full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28014682/

The Crescent moon...

This is how our moon looked like last night.

Zubrin's new Mars Book: "How To Live On Mars"

Dr. Robert Zubrin's newest book, whose full title is "HOW TO LIVE ON MARS: A Trusty Guidebook to Surviving and Thriving on the Red Planet," is currently available for pre-order.


"The book, which is written in a fun, casual style while still retaining scientific accuracy, covers such diverse topics as:

* How to Get to Mars
* How to Choose a Hab
* How to Choose Your First Ground Rover
* How to Stay Alive in the Desert
* How to Get Rich
* How to Become Famous"

Read more about it here:
Mars Society

* Cosmic Collisions *

Now playing at the Franklin Institute...

* Chocolate Stars Cereal *

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