Earth From Space

Earth as Art – Through the Lens of NASA

Space, from the human point of view, has always been filled with wonder, ever since hominids first squinted into the sky. Now the age of technology allows us to peer incredibly deeply through the stretched realm of space, and as new images are made known, new questions emerge.

Further, in the past 50 years, we have been able to not only look out into space, but we now view our own planet from space; its ever-changing environment, including the presence of humankind, and we are filled with that same wonder.

As technology makes more known to us, once again, questions emerge. Questions of time and age, of life, composition and fragility.

Tassili n’Ajjer is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, and covers 27,800 square miles (72,000 sq. km) in southeastern Algeria in the Sahara Desert.

Source: Abstract Earth | Ecology Global Network

EARTH - One video you NEED to see - YouTube

Source: EARTH - One video you NEED to see - YouTube

Seeing Earth IN Space [new ISS timelapse footage] - YouTube

Source: Seeing Earth IN Space [new ISS timelapse footage] - YouTube

City Lights From Space - YouTube

Source: City Lights From Space - YouTube

The View from Space - Countries and Coastlines - YouTube

Source: The View from Space - Countries and Coastlines - YouTube

All Alone in the Night - Time-lapse footage of the Earth as seen from the ISS - YouTube

Source: All Alone in the Night - Time-lapse footage of the Earth as seen from the ISS - YouTube

Earth from Space 1080p - YouTube

Source: Earth from Space 1080p - YouTube

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The Asteroid Tagging Competition

Tagging and tracking an asteroid that might be on a collision course with Earth, a competition.

clipped from www.planetary.org How do you tag and track an asteroid that might be on a collision course with Earth? The first place winners of The Planetary Society's $50,000 Apophis Mission Design Competition presented their innovative solutions at a press conference today in Pasadena, California. clipped from www.universetoday.com clipped from www.planetary.org First place went to the team led by SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia in conjunction with SpaceDev, Inc., Poway, California for their mission, entitled Foresight. Mark G. Schaffer served as Principal Investigator. The Foresight team takes home $25,000 in prize money. clipped from www.wired.com Foresight, the winning design for an asteroid hunter, uses off-the-shelf technology and pared-down mission specs to create a satellite that can be manufactured and launched for less than $140 million. Image: The Planetary Society clipped from origin.mercurynews.com The competition was named after the asteroid Apophis, which will come near Earth in 2029.

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Many Planets Like Earth

Of the billions of stars in the galaxy there are many with planets, but how many are rocky bodies like Earth? Many, if not most, according to a recent study. Worlds with potential for life might be more common than we thought.

clipped from www.badastronomy.com Earths may be common in the galaxy One of the biggest questions in astronomy today is, are there any other Earths out there, and if so, how many? A new study using the Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that planets like Earth may be common! clipped from www.spitzer.caltech.edu Spitzer Space Telescope Many, Perhaps Most, Nearby Sun-Like Stars May Form Rocky Planets Astronomers have discovered that terrestrial planets might form around many, if not most, of the nearby sun-like stars in our galaxy. These new results suggest that worlds with potential for life might be more common than we thought. clipped from www.spitzer.caltech.edu This artist's concept illustrates the idea that rocky, terrestrial worlds like the inner planets in our solar system may be plentiful, and diverse, in the universe. clipped from www.spitzer.caltech.edu The next critical test of the assertion that terrestrial planets like Earth could be common around stars like the sun will come next year with the launch of NASA's Kepler mission.

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Many, Perhaps Most, Nearby Sun-Like Stars May Form Rocky Planets | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference