Tag Archives: NASA

Hubble and the big blue bubble

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Kevin Murnane

NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope 26 years ago on April 24, 1990. In celebration they decided to give us this birthday present. The image is of the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635). The bright star inside the blue bubble is a … Continue reading →

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Ride a Satellite and Orbit the Earth

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Kevin Murnane

  NASA has created an interactive AAA app called Eyes on the Earth.  AAA? Awesome? Amazing? Absolutely!  If you are interested in earth-orbiting satellites and the information they gather, beautiful pictures of the earth, or cool things on the internet, … Continue reading →

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Pink Floyd, NASA and the Dark Side of the Moon

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Kevin Murnane

Almost everyone has heard it but almost no one has seen it. Now you can do both. Pink Floyd released The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973. The album has since been re-released in a variety of formats, has sold … Continue reading →

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Amazing Greenhouse Gas Simulation from NASA

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Kevin Murnane

Take a look at this amazing simulation of how carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gases change in volume and move through the atmosphere over time. The swirling red/orange/yellow colors in the northern hemisphere represent carbon dioxide while the white/gray/black colors … Continue reading →

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