Ken Kremer, Author at Universe Today

First Ever Whole Sun View .. Coming Soon from STEREO

30 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] “For the first time in the history of humankind we will be able to see the front and the far side of the Sun … Simultaneously,” Madhulika Guhathakurta told Universe Today. Guhathakurta is the STEREO Program Scientist at NASA HQ. Courtesy of NASA’s solar duo of STEREO spacecraft. And the noteworthy event is timed […]

Japans White Stork Kounotori Grappled and Nested at Space Station: Video,Photo Album

27 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] Japans critical new resupply spaceship – nicknamed Kounotori2, (HTV2) – was successfully berthed today (Jan. 27) at the International Space Station (ISS). Kounotori2 – which translates as ‘White Stork’ in Japanese – was grappled by the ISS crew and then manually nested to an Earth facing docking port on the Harmony module. Kounotori2 was […]

7 Years of Opportunity on Mars and a Science Bonanza

24 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] Today, Jan. 24, 2011 marks the 7th anniversary of the safe landing of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover (MER). Opportunity will soon celebrate another remarkable milestone – 2500 Sols, or Martian days, roving the red planet. Together with her twin sister Spirit, the NASA rovers surely rank as one of the greatest feats in […]

Japan blasts the White Stork Kounotori to Space Station

22 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] A Japanese rocket successfully blasted off early this morning (Jan. 22) on a vital mission bound for the International Space Station (ISS). The launcher carried the Kounotori2 – which means ‘White Stork’ in Japanese – cargo resupply vessel. Kounotori2, also dubbed HTV2, is stocked with over 3800 kilograms (8000 pounds) of crucial science experiments, […]

Stardust NExT Targets Valentines Day Encounter with Comet Tempel 1

19 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] After a more than decade long journey of 6 billion kilometers, hopes are high for a celestial date in space between an icy comet and a thrusting probe on Valentine’s Day 2011. The rendezvous in space between NASA’s approaching Stardust-NExT spacecraft and Comet Tempel 1 takes place nearly on the exact opposite side of […]

Holes in the Sun’s Corona in 2 D, 3 D and Video

17 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] A pair of coronal holes on the Sun newly imaged by NASA’s flagship solar probe, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) may cause auroral activity here on Earth soon. The pair of holes were captured in images taken from Jan 9-12, 2011 by SDO’s AIA instrument in the extreme untraviolet (UV). The images – shown […]

2010 Tied for Warmest Year on Record say NOAA and NASA

16 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] Newly released scientific data shows that 2010 equals 2005 as the Earths warmest year on record over the last 131 years, say researchers from NOAA and NASA. Temperature measurements from instrumented monitoring stations date back to 1880. The past decade from 2001 to 2010 was the warmest on record and includes 9 of the […]

Spectacular Eruptions of Mt. Etna in Sicily from Space and Earth

15 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] Spectacular eruptions from Mt Etna are spewing massive quantities of lava, smoke and ash many hundreds of meters high into the skies above the island of Sicily. Mt Etna is the most active volcano in Europe and one of the most active on all of Earth. The volcano rumbled to life again this week […]

Deep Space Radar Unveils Rotating Asteroid 2010 JL33

13 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

[/caption] Intriguing details about the physical properties and characteristics of a recently discovered asteroid have just been unveiled in amazing images obtained using a large radar dish in California. The radar dish serves as a key component of NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN). The Near Earth asteroid, dubbed 2010 JL33, was imaged by radar on […]

NASA – The Frontier Is Everywhere (Videos): Readings from Carl Sagan

12 Jan , 2011 by Ken Kremer

Check out this awesome pair of inspiring videos about NASA and Space Exploration. They are set to the ever inspiring words of Carl Sagan – reading from his book, “The Pale Blue Dot”. And these beautifully crafted videos were not created by NASA, but rather by people inspired by NASA and Carl Sagan to dream […]

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