Links in September 2010
- Cassini Image Gallery - In Orbit: www.ciclops.org/ir_index/131/In_Orbit?js=1
- Saturn floats on gossamer rings: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
August 2010 links
- Area on Mars could hold fossilized remains of life: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Boot on Mars? Get the big picture: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Can you see the Northern Lights?: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Margaret Hamilton - Responsible for the Apollo on board flight software: www.klabs.org/home_page/hamilton.htm
- Mars rover Spirit may not survive Martian winter: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Northern Lights Slideshow: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Pluto in fact and fiction: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Saturn's moons show their stuff: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- SDO | Solar Dynamics Observatory: sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Tour the solar system... on Earth: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
July 2010 links
- 5 Celestial lights to brighten July's nights: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Chase a total eclipse on the Web: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Exploring the Red Planet with WorldWide Telescope: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/
- Living on the moon? It's the pits: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Moonbase Alpha (2010 NASA version): www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/ltp/games/
- Pinwheel on the sun: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Solar flare activity continues to increase: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Total eclipse thrills South Pacific skywatchers: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 leaving solar system: www.msnbc.msn.com
Links for June 2010
- 150-year-old meteor mystery solved: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Asteroid probe makes fiery return to Earth: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Dwarf planets have their day: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Greatest hits from the eclipse: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Halfway to Pluto, New Horizons Wakes Up in 'Exotic Territory': science.nasa.gov/science-news/
- How the ancients celebrated the solstice: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Jupiter impact, June 3 2010: www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/
- Partial eclipse creates lunar spectacle: www.abc.net.au/news/stories/
- See the shores of Mars: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Shuttle successor succeeds in first test flight: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Something hit Jupiter... again!: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Links for May 2010
- Cassini zooms past two Saturn moons: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Crescent Earth photographed from deep space: www.msnbc.msn.com
- First of the last Space Shuttle launches (Photos): www.boston.com/bigpicture/
- Giant blizzard is raging on Saturn: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Memorable moments in space shuttle history: www.msnbc.msn.com
- NASA tries to unscramble Voyager 2 signals: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Space shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station transit the Sun (Photo): www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/
- Spaceships get day in the sun: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Strange shapes in space: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Apollo 13's 40th anniversary (April 11 1970 to April 17 1970)
- Apollo 13 from NASA History: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/
- Apollo 13 Transcripts: www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a13/a13trans.html
Apollo 12's 40th anniversary
The original Apollo 12 mission launched on November 14, 1969 and splashed down on November 24, 1969.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 12, ApolloEcho and webDotWiz re-enacted the mission using Twitter. webDotWiz used the Apollo 12 mission transcripts (referenced below) for main events during the flight.
- Apollo 12 Audio Tapes by Bernie Scrivener: history.nasa.gov/ap12fj/audio/audioindex.htm
- Apollo 12 Command Module at Virginia Air and Space Centre: www.vasc.org/exhibits/spacecraft/apollo12.html
- Apollo 12 Commemorative Launch Reenactment at New Mexico Museum of Space History: www.nmspacemuseum.org
- Apollo 12 Flight Journal: history.nasa.gov/ap12fj/
- Apollo 12 Flight Plan: history.nasa.gov/ap12fj/fplan/fplan.htm
- Apollo 12 shipshape for bullseye landing (Evening Independent Nov 18 1969): news.google.co.uk
- Apollo 12 Surfing the Ocean of Storms: www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo40/
- Apollo 12 Videos: www.space.com
- Apollo Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Explanation: history.nasa.gov/afj/loressay.htm
- Apollo On-board Computers: history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
- Apollo will pollute moon: news.google.co.uk
- Follow the Apollo 12 Re-enactment with ApolloEcho: www.twitter.com/ApolloEcho
- New danger on Apollo 12 moon trip: news.google.com
- Project Apollo Drawings and Technical Diagrams: www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/diagrams/
- Today in Apollo History: www.john.geek.nz
Apollo 11's 40th anniversary re-enactment
Apollo 11 launched on July , 1969 at 13:32:00 UTC (9:32:00 a.m. local time). Only July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin landed the lunar lander, named Eagle, on the moon and became the first humans to walk on the moon. The Apollo 11 crew splashed down on July 24, 1969.
Forty years later, NASA celebrated the Apollo 11 mission to the moon with a re-enactment.
- 50 years of views from the moon: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Aldrin recalls moon mission on 40th anniversary: viigo.im
- Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Images Gallery: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/images/
- Apollo 11 Command Module Onboard Voice Transcription (PDF document): www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/mission_trans/
- Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal: www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html
- Apollo 11 moon site given historic status: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Apollo 11 Onboard Audio Highlights: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/
- Apollo 11 Partial Restoration HD Video Streams: www.nasa.gov/multimedia/hd/apollo11.html
- Apollo 11 Radiocast: www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11_radio/
- Apollo 11 Spacecraft Commentary (Transcript): www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11transcript_pao.htm
- Apollo 11 Videos (Bing search results): www.bing.com/videos/
- Apollo 40th Anniversary: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/
- Apollo Virtual AGC and AGS Links and Documents Page (includes assembly listings): www.ibiblio.org/apollo/links.html
- Big Picture - Remembering Apollo 11: www.boston.com/bigpicture/
- BingTweets about Apollo 11: bingtweets.com/?q=apollo%2011
- Celebrating the first Apollo Moon Landing: blogs.msdn.com/andypennell/
- Deep Moon - The Largest Deep Zoom in the World: www.shoothill.com/deepmoon/
- Explore the Apollo 11 Landing Site: www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11_landing/
- First Moon Landing 1969 Video: www.youtube.com
- Flight Plan of Apollo 11 - Time Magazine Friday, July 18, 1969: www.time.com/time/magazine/
- Lunar Reconnaissance Orbit (LRO) Sees Apollo Landing Sites: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/
- Make a scale model of the Solar System: www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/
- Marking the lunar landings: www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/today/tomfeilden/
- Moon Landings - BBC Archive: www.bbc.co.uk/archive/moonlandings/
- Moon mission re-enacted on the Web: www.msnbc.msn.com
- NASA Wins Emmy for Apollo 11 Moon Broadcast: www.space.com
- New Moon Photo Reveals Tracks from Tough Apollo Moonwalk: www.space.com/scienceastronomy/
- Orbiter Space Flight Simulator (Free): orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/orbit.html
- Preparing for Apollo at Honeysuckle Creek 1966 – 1968: www.honeysucklecreek.net/msfn_missions/preparingforapollo/
- President Kennedy's Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort: www.jfklibrary.org
- Project Apollo Archive: www.apolloarchive.com
- Project Apollo Image Gallery: www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html
- Remembering Apollo 11: www.boston.com/bigpicture/
- Re-live the Apollo 11 Mission - We Choose the Moon: www.wechoosethemoon.org
- Space shots revisited: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- The secret formula for going to the moon: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Voyage of the Millenium - Man to the Moon: www.msnbc.msn.com
- We Choose the Moon - Celebrating Apollo 11: www.wechoosethemoon.org
- We choose to go to the moon: www.msnbc.msn.com
- What we didn’t know about the moonwalk: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Where Were You When Apollo Flew?: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Worldwide Telescope - A Universe of Learning: blogs.msdn.com/teachers/
- Your Moonshot Memories: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Our Solar System
Below are links to photos and learning resources about our own solar system:
- Adler Planetarium: www.adlerplanetarium.org
- Apollo 11 in Sharper Focus (40th Anniversary on July 20): cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Apollo 13 may land in a crater: news.google.co.uk
- Astro_Mike (Mike Massimino) on Twitter: twitter.com/Astro_Mike
- Australia International Year of Astronomy 2009: www.astronomy2009.org.au
- Double planet treat in the predawn sky (June 2009): www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30771533/
- How to Spot Satellites: www.space.com/spacewatch/
- Hobbyist Shoots Earth From Edge of Space With Used Camera: abcnews.go.com/Technology/
- Human Error - Mars Climate Orbiter, Mars Polar Lander and Deep Space 2: blogs.msdn.com/socal-sam/
- International Space Station Exterior Photosynthed: photosynth.net
- Leap second: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second
- Solar System Scale Model Meta Page: www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/solarsystem/
- NASA's 10 greatest science missions: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29552360/
- NASA Education Program: www.nasa.gov/offices/education/
- NASA International Space Station Photosynths: www.nasa.gov/externalflash/photosynth/
- Night sky highlights in the new year: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28474566/
- Nine Planets Solar System Tour: www.nineplanets.org
- Pictures of Earth from International Space Station: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Rock-solid case - Asteroid killed the dinosaurs: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Scientific reasons for Earth’s seasons: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Space in 3D: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Spacecraft.it: www.spacecraft.it/main/
- Spaceflight Now: www.spaceflightnow.com
- Space Junk Problem Visualized: www.space.com
- Strangest Moments in Space Launch History: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Ten views - From Earth to the Universe: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28794942/
- Top 10 images of the world at night: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29470549/
- Top 10 videos of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- When comets attack: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Our moon
- 50 Years of Moon Shots ({Photos): www.msnbc.msn.com
- Apollo Lunar Surface Journal: www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/
- Back to the moon, step by step: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Comparing Craters on Earth and the Moon: www.space.com/scienceastronomy/
- Deep Moon - The Largest Deep Zoom in the World: www.shoothill.com/deepmoon/
- Greatest eclipse hits: www.msnbc.msn.com
- LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water on Moon: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/
- LRO's Bird's Eye View of the Moon NAC's First Image: www.youtube.com
- Lunar Lander Challenge 2007: space.xprize.org/lunar-lander-challenge/index.php
- Lunar Lander Rising Again: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Lunar Meteorites: epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html
- Lunar Seismology: mahi.ucsd.edu/rbulow/lunars.html
- Lunar World Record 2009 - World's Largest Ground-Based Digital Lunar Mosaic : www.lunarworldrecord.com/image.php
- Moon Eclipse of Aug 28 2007 - Photos Montage: www.physics.usyd.edu.au/
- Moon crash produces much data, little drama: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Moon probe returns first images: news.bbc.co.uk
- Moon rover targets Apollo 11 landing site: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30478933/
- Moon spotted orbiting so-called 10th planet: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9557092/
- Moonshots on Your Computer: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- NASA probe beams home new lunar views: www.msnbc.msn.com
- New Moon Vistas Revealed: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge: space.xprize.org/lunar-lander-challenge
- Phases of the Moon: aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/
- Rendezvous around the Moon - Apollo 10: news.bbc.co.uk
- Tons of water ice found on moon's north pole: www.msnbc.msn.com
Mercury
- Huge impact crater discovered on Mercury: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30505307/
- Mercury pass delights skygazers: news.bbc.co.uk
- Mercury to cross the sun Nov 8 (Aust., Nov 9): www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15210093/
- Mercury's Horizon from Messenger: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Mercury's volcanic past revealed: news.bbc.co.uk
- Messenger primed for Mercury pass: news.bbc.co.uk
- Probe zooms past Mercury for last flyby: www.msnbc.msn.com
- See Mercury, the elusive planet: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24203129/
- Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mystery: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25518217/
Venus
- Experts puzzled by spot on Venus : news.bbc.co.uk
- Images of Venus Surface: www.mentallandscape.com/V_DigitalImages.htm
- Sight of the Century - Venus Crosses Sun: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5157959/
- Venus offers Earth climate clues: news.bbc.co.uk
- Venus probe sends back first images: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12302630/
- Venus Transit 2004: www.vt-2004.org
- Venus ultraviolet puzzle 'solved': news.bbc.co.uk
Our Earth
- Astronaut Photography of Earth: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/
- Could Earth collide with Mars?: news.bbc.co.uk
- Eclipse fans revel in ‘ring of fire’ (Jan 26 2009): www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28815223/
- Happy Birthday Earthrise (Apollo 8 photo): news.bbc.co.uk
- High-definition image of an Earth-rise: www.jaxa.jp
- Measuring Earth's Gravity: www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/
- Tonight's Sky - Homepage of Photographer / Storm Chaser Tyler Burg: www.tonightssky.org
- Witness to ring of fire (Annular solar eclipse Jan 26 2009): www.msnbc.msn.com
Mars
- 10 greatest hits and misses on Mars: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24727966/
- 2,000 Days of Work on Mars: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- 2001 Odyssey Mars Mission: www.space.com/missionlaunches/
- Ancient Mars lakes revealed in new images: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Avalanches on Mars: science.nasa.gov
- Be a Martian: beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov
- Bright Chunks At Phoenix Lander's Mars Site Must Have Been Ice: phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu
- Europe's Mars Express Probe gets eyeful of Mars moon: news.bbc.co.uk
- Europe's Mars probe sends pictures: www.msnbc.com/news/1000726.asp
- Future History Of Mars: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Greatest Hits from Mars - Picture Story: www.msnbc.msn.com
- High-resolution pics from Mars: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Huge ice deposits seen on Mars: news.bbc.co.uk
- Huge Impact Created Mars' Split Personality: www.space.com
- In pictures - Mars landing: news.bbc.co.uk
- Let's Go To Mars: spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/
- Life on Mars, continued: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Look in the sky as Mars moves closer to Earth: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Map of Mars: plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
- Mars Academy: www.marsacademy.com
- Mars Exploration Rover Mission: mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/
- Mars Express: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/
- Mars Express: www.esa.int
- Mars Express Webcam: www.esa.int
- Mars is covered in table salt: news.bbc.co.uk
- Mars lander exposes more ice: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25691510/
- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter gets a fix on Phoenix lander: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24830355/
- Mars rover enjoys view from the top: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9161814/
- Mars Rover PhotoSynthed: photosynth.net
- Mars rover reaches its biggest target yet: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15035649/
- Mars Rover Exploration Mission: marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/
- Mars Rover on the march: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Mars rover tackles its largest crater yet: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9516790/
- Mars rover will rove no more: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Mars Rover's Colour Postcard: msnbc.msn.com/id/3855168/
- Martian moon Phobos in spotlight: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Martian Skies: www.boston.com/bigpicture/
- Martian Soil Sample Clogs Phoenix Probe's Oven: www.space.com
- NASA confirms water on Mars: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25954096/
- NASA Mars Science Lab Photosynth: www.nasa.gov/externalflash/msl20090507/
- NASA, Microsoft Ready Mars 3D Views (WorldWide Telescope): www.informationweek.com
- New images suggest an ancient Martian lake: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Phobos (Mars moon) in Color and in 3D: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/
- Phoenix's descent to Mars (Videos): www.msnbc.msn.com
- Phoenix Mars Mission Photo Gallery: phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php
- Photos suggest Mars was once all wet: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25703726/
- Rover Captures Martian Sunset: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4202901/
- Rover Reveals Mars Was Once Wet Enough for Life: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4202901/
- Scientists unearth surprises on Mars: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8488961/
- Scientists wowed by data from Mars probe: www.msnbc.msn.com
- See a solar eclipse from Mars: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4442417/
- Water found (and lost) on Mars: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Water Ice Seen Near Mars' South Pole: www.msnbc.com/news/843642.asp
Jupiter
- Don't miss Jupiter and Venus converge (Dec 1 2008): www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27843894/
- Galileo discovered Neptune, new theory claims: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Galilean Nights Oct 22-24 2009: www.galileannights.org
- How Jupiter changes its spots: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Jupiter: www.the-planet-jupiter.com
- Jupiter gets a brand-new Red Spot (May 2008): www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24778267/
- Jupiter's great red spot is shrinking: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29604064/
- Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter: www.jpl.nasa.gov/jimo/
- New Map Reveals Geology of Jupiter's Moon Ganymede: www.space.com/scienceastronomy/
- New NASA Images Indicate Object Hits Jupiter (July 20 2009): www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/
- See Jupiter's Great Black Spot: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Saturn
- Audio Slideshow - Storm on Saturn: news.bbc.co.uk
- Cassini close-up of Saturn surface on Seadragon.com: seadragon.com/view/ggs
- Cassini Equinox Mission (Saturn images): saturn.jpl.nasa.gov
- Cassini flies by Saturn's largest outer moon: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5197167/
- Cassini-Huygens Arrives at Saturn: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/
- Cassini-Huygens Probe Lands on Titan: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/
- Cassini gets close up to Saturn moon, Enceladus: news.bbc.co.uk
- Cassini Nears Four-year Mark: www.boston.com/bigpicture/
- Cassini Probe Produces Most Detailed Ringside View: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/
- Cassini probe spies spokes in Saturn's rings: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9356392/
- Cassini sees Saturn's rough and tumble rings: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Cassini's Closest Encounter: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Cassini's Holiday Greetings - Animation of Saturn's Moons: ciclops.org
- Cassini's continued mission - Saturn and its rings: www.boston.com/bigpicture/
- Cassini's Saturn mission goes into overtime: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484273/
- CICLOPS - Cassini Imaging: ciclops.org
- Enceladus - Secrets of Saturn's Strangest Moon: www.rhedae-magazine.com
- Huge 'hurricane' rages on Saturn: news.bbc.co.uk
- In Saturn's Shadow: saturn.jpl.nasa.gov
- NASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn: www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/
- New images show Saturn's weird hexagon cloud: www.msnbc.msn.com
- New moon marvels: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Saturn at equinox (Big Picture 2009): www.boston.com/bigpicture/
- Saturn photographed with four moons: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29741854/
- Saturn probe, Cassini, snaps close-up of mystery moon: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23622765/
- Saturn probe sends stunning ring views: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5333700/
- Saturn probe sheds light on Titan's secrets: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5351793/
- Saturn's moon has 'ice volcanoes': news.bbc.co.uk
- Saturn's moon Titan may harbour underground ocean: www.abc.net.au/news/
- Saturn's moons in 3-D: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Saturn's rings 'may live forever': news.bbc.co.uk
- Scientists baffled by changes in Saturn's rings: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9218420/
- Splendour of Saturn Audio Slideshow: news.bbc.co.uk
- Surprise! Saturn has small moon hidden in ring: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29495319/
- Take a Tour Of Titan: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- The Face of Beauty - Saturn on 22-Dec-2005: saturn.jpl.nasa.gov
Pluto
- 80 Years of Pluto: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Pluto found to have two more moons: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9878701/
- Pluto maps raise new questions: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Pluto probe closes in: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
- Pluto responds - 'Planets have feelings, too': www.baltimoresun.com
- Pluto's Pros and Cons: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com