Space In Cyberspace: Week 33

TRENDING THIS WEEK

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Earth-asteroid Encounters This Week

Asteroid Date (UT) Distance size (m)
2016 LY48 2023-Sep-16 5 LD 99
2010 TE 2023-Sep-16 6.8 LD 22
523598 2023-Sep-20 19.8 LD 239

The Perseid meteor shower is still active till 24 August.

The best click on first arrival to the website is “Getting Started”. You’re given a complete description of what is offered here and how to use the site. An understanding of what the authors of SKY-MAP are trying to achieve is given in the “To Survive In The Universe” section. Education about our universe and the attempt to ‘popularize’ the science about are presented as goals of the project.

A menu bar along the top and the FAQ page should be high on your next place to visit here. Some links don’t work, but the ones that do provide extremely interesting data. The NEWS@SKY presents an interesting way to link to multiple space related news sources. All-in-all this is a fun place to explore.

Clear Skies

Victor van Wulfen brings us a website “focused on visual astronomy”. Just begin by scrolling down the screen and you’ll discover updates, the blog and feature articles. A fun showcase of ‘Objects of the …” and Observing guides completes the page.

A menu across the top of the site gives you quick access to all the contents. A major portion of the site makes available Clear Skies Observing Guides or CSOG’s. There is a FAQ that explains what CSOG are for and how to use them. There is also a place to login and register for support. The blog is up-to-date and filled with his experiences. Clear Skies is on most social media platforms.

In Case You Missed It

Researchers dig deep underground in hopes of finally observing dark matter

Searching for WIMPS deep underground scientists continue the hunt for dark matter. Here we have a tank of xenon buried almost a mile underground. What will the find?

Crops and Manufacturing Studies as Station Orbits Higher

Catch up with the latest from the Station. Check out the Space Station Blog.

Scientists record the highest-energy sunlight ever and it is far beyond what they thought was possible

As more and more sensors and observatories gather data, we are bound to discover just how amazing our universe is. Here we have another look at our sun.