NASA Day 13- Circles in Space: Happy Pi Day

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:

Happy Pi Day!!!!
Space is full of circles, the Earth, sun, moon, galaxy. To find out more about these circle is space visit nasa.gov We couldn't be where we are today without pi. One other thing: pi goes on forever and so does space.
Finally, here's a pi day parody I wrote. Check it out:

NASA Day 12- Launches

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:

It seems like so long since the shuttle program was canceled. I remember watching the shuttles launch on the TV, then running to the driveway. The bright lights and rumble of the sonic boom entranced me. The night launches were the best. The windows shook from the vibrations and I stood watching until it disappeared from view completely.

Now, even though there are no more shuttle launches, I can still watch rockets. It's not the same, but it's still neat to think that something you are watching is going to be in space in mere seconds.

NASA Day 11- Star Systems and PanSTARRS

Sorry I missed a day!

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:

First of all, don't forget about the comet. I didn't get a chance to look tonight but will try to tomorrow.
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130312/SPACE/303120017/Pan-STARRS-comet-can-seen-by-naked-eye-week?nclick_check=1

Secondly; http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/2013/03/11/first-reconnaissance-of-an-exoplanetary-system/
It's crazy to think of where the world of science is going. We're looking at other star systems. That's insane. We get to see things that we don't know how to get to yet. It is absolutely amazing what technology and innovation can accomplish.

NASA Day 9- Mega-Flood on Mars

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:

We are constantly learning new things about our neighbor, Mars. And now, with Curiosity, we are learning even more. Check out this great article about an ancient flood on Mars: http://www.space.com/20111-mars-megaflood-underground-radar.html

NASA Day 8- The Space Speed Limit

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:

In our universe the speed of light is the limit. Even the fastest things we make, like rockets, go only a minuscule fraction of the speed of light. A few days ago, scientists were able to find the spin rate of the super massive black hole, NGC 1365. It's spin rate is about 84% the speed of light. Is that fast or what?

This measurement shows a real world application of Einstein's theory of relativity. As you speed up you pass more slowly through time. If you were able to travel at the speed of light you would not age at all. So, if we wanted to 'time travel' to the future, all we would need to do is get a large ship to go around a black hole for a short while. Then, when the ship turns back towards Earth, thousands of years might have passed.

NASA Day 7- Coming Comets

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:

A rare event in the sky: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/asteroids/news/comet20130307.html

Comet PANSTARRS will be visible in the next couple of nights. Check out the link above for details on how to spot this burning ball of ice. Depending on the cooperation of weather, I would like to take some pictures of this comet. If I suceed, you'll see them on this blog in coming days. This is so exciting! :)

NASA Day 6- Space

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:

Anyone take any pictures on MicroObservatory yet? How are they coming out? ;)

NASA Day 5- Big and Small

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10151486800471772&set=a.67899501771.69169.54971236771&type=1&theater

This is a link to a picture of the Cassini Spacecraft seen by the rings of Saturn. It's just a tiny speck, millions of miles away from home. It really gives a perspective for how small we are in comparison. This is one of the most fascinating aspects of NASA: we're trying to learn about a world that's so much bigger than us. We are ants digging tunnels through space and time. The tunnels seem huge to us, but in perspective, they're quite tiny.

NASA Day 4- Something New

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:
The best thing about this new frontier is that we're always learning something new. For example we just discovered a new radiation belt around Earth. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9902765/Third-radiation-belt-discovered-around-Earth.html]

How cool! I recommend going onto one of NASA's social networking sites to get the latest news. You never know what you'll find. :)

NASA Day 3- Magnetars

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:
You've probably never even heard of magnetars. They are dense magnetic super novae remnants. They emit most radiation but are too far away for us to see the visible radiation. If too close to Earth a magnetar could wipe all of our credit cards or anything with magnetic strips. Check out nasa.gov for more info on them. They're so intriguing.

NASA Day 2

In accordance with this awesome contest that Beth Revis is doing: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html, I'll be blogging every day celebrating NASA. Beth Revis writes the Across the Universe Trilogy. You can check out the book review I did of the the books in the archives.

Anyway, onto my space post:
Has anyone ever checked out the awesome site that lets you take pictures of different objects in space? It's called MicroObservatory: http://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/MicroObservatory/

This is the best part about this new frontier. Space is accesible to everyone. Be sure to comment on how your pictures come out! :)

The Amazing NASA

Although I'm only in high school, I'm dead set on a career as an astrophysicist. I practically live on the NASA websites. From Radio Astronomy to Astrobiology they have it all. I even watch the NASA channel on TV. I follow them on all my social networking and follow every launch, especially the ones I can see from my driveway, like the SpaceX launch today. Space is the next frontier, so here's some fun space stuff I've made as well as some awesome NASA sites:

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ So many fun activities!
http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ See the space station in the night sky!
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2460.html Pictures of the Day!

Astronomy is absolutely amazing. I've been able to use both optical and radio telescopes and the stars are awesome.

Check out the sites!

I was inspired to tell you all about NASA due to a contest Beth Revis is hosting: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-month-of-nasa-with-huge.html