Valentine Makhouleen — interactive art director » Space http://www.new-media.ca Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:29:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Milky Way above Joshua Tree National Park http://www.new-media.ca/blog/milky-way-above-joshua-tree-national-park/ http://www.new-media.ca/blog/milky-way-above-joshua-tree-national-park/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:52:21 +0000 Valentine http://www.new-media.ca/?p=3342

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQfZiOC7mFA

]]> http://www.new-media.ca/blog/milky-way-above-joshua-tree-national-park/feed/ 0 Earth and Moon from 114 million miles away http://www.new-media.ca/blog/earth-and-moon-from-114-million-miles-away/ http://www.new-media.ca/blog/earth-and-moon-from-114-million-miles-away/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:51:17 +0000 Valentine http://www.new-media.ca/?p=3323 Earth and Moon

In the lower left portion of this image, the Earth can be seen, as well as the much smaller Moon to Earth’s right. When MESSENGER took this image, a distance of 183 million kilometers (114 million miles) separated the spacecraft and Earth. To provide context for this distance, the average separation between the Earth and the Sun is about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles).

Via Messenger, NASA

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]]> http://www.new-media.ca/blog/first-human-in-space/feed/ 0 NASA Earth Image of the Day http://www.new-media.ca/blog/nasa-earth-image-of-the-day/ http://www.new-media.ca/blog/nasa-earth-image-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:02:24 +0000 Valentine http://www.new-media.ca/?p=2011 NASA Earth Image of the Day

NASA Earth Image of the Day

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHJ77RsnFXI

See it for yourself via Google Earth

]]> http://www.new-media.ca/blog/google-launches-interactive-3d-moon/feed/ 0 NASA captures atmospheric shock-wave during an eruption http://www.new-media.ca/blog/nasa-captures-atmospheric-shock-wave-during-an-eruption/ http://www.new-media.ca/blog/nasa-captures-atmospheric-shock-wave-during-an-eruption/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:43:22 +0000 Valentine http://www.new-media.ca/?p=1784 Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands

A fortuitous orbit of the International Space Station allowed the astronauts this striking view of Sarychev Volcano (Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009.

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This detailed astronaut photograph is exciting to volcanologists because it captures several phenomena that occur during the earliest stages of an explosive volcanic eruption. The main column is one of a series of plumes that rose above Matua Island on June 12. The plume appears to be a combination of brown ash and white steam. The vigorously rising plume gives the steam a bubble-like appearance. The eruption cleared a circle in the cloud deck. The clearing may result from the shockwave from the eruption or from sinking air around the eruption plume: as the plume rises, air flows down around the sides like water flowing off the back of a surfacing dolphin. As air sinks, it tends to warm and expand; clouds in the air evaporate.

Via Nasa Earth Observatory

]]> http://www.new-media.ca/blog/nasa-captures-atmospheric-shock-wave-during-an-eruption/feed/ 0 Take a ride on the Space Shuttle Atlantis http://www.new-media.ca/blog/take-a-ride-on-the-space-shuttle-atlantis/ http://www.new-media.ca/blog/take-a-ride-on-the-space-shuttle-atlantis/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 16:36:18 +0000 Valentine http://www.new-media.ca/?p=1620 Video shot from cameras mounted on the SRBs (Solid Rocket Boosters) on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, from takeoff to detachment to splashdown. Multiple angles, some with sound. Simply amazing. Takeoff at 5:05, 5:15, 5:22. A truly beautiful view of the Earth at 24:53.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa59oCWqqgE

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The crash of two satellites has generated an estimated tens of thousands of pieces of space junk that could circle Earth and threaten other satellites for the next 10,000 years, space experts said Friday…

Russian Mission Control chief Vladimir Solovyov said Tuesday’s smashup of a derelict Russian military satellite and a working U.S. Iridium commercial satellite occurred in the busiest part of near-Earth space — some 500 miles (800 kilometers) above Earth.

AP: Space crash called “catastrophic,” lots of debris.

Space debris & satellite map:

Space debris & satellite map

Image by ESO: Space debris: evolution in pictures

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More at http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/

Via Bruce Mau

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