Every time a new discovery is made about the universe, it opens up a new box of unanswered questions. One of these boxes is marked dark energy/dark matter.

Whenever we look up at the universe at night everything we see, that is all the protons, neutrons and electrons, make up for only 4% of the mass and energy of the Universe.
The rest is the dark and mysterious stuff known as dark energy (70%) and dark matter (26%). Continue Reading »

In 1938 Orson Welles scared the crap out of America when he broadcast H.G.Wells “War Of The Worlds”, sparking a mass panic of fearful proportions amongst the more superstitious and imaginative part of the American population.

People were driving around in their rickety old trucks with their shotguns and pitchforks just looking for a damn commie martian from the red planet to skewer in order to protect freedom and liberty for all (except the martians of course).

Soundtrack to the article ? ~ Kit Cotter performs “Omniverse” Omniverse.mp3

Although a bit smaller than earth, Mars has often been described as a twin to our beautiful blue planet and has inspired the imagination of science fiction writers and artists for more than a century. Continue Reading »

If you visit any one of their websites you will find the very best images for free download. Hubble images, space shuttle launches, Mars imagery. All in full resolution with absolutely no restriction. You can even use their images or video footage in your own productions as long as you credit them!

Their philosophy is that the universe and its wonders are too valuable to be exclusive. We agree.

Everyone deserves to have access to the mind and heart opening effect of the magnificent universe we inhabit.

So we celebrate the vital role that the spirit of exploration, innovation, and courage play in our role as Human beings that care about more than just ourselves but also knowledge and the greater good.

NASA, You Rock!

Visit their 50th Anniversary website at http://www.nasa.gov/50th/home/

Explore the August 1st total solar eclipse here.

In the constellation Eridanus, southwest of Orion something quite peculiar has been found.

In this particular part of the universe, 6-10 billion light years away, there is a remarkable drop in the number of galaxies.

Astronomers had known there was something different about this spot in the universe, it had been dubbed the ‘cold spot’ because it stood out on a map produced by the Cosmic Microwave Background or (CMB), which are faint radio waves that are a remnant of the Big Bang, kind of like the earliest baby picture available of the universe. Continue Reading »

It’s not often that music and astronomy come together in one story but…..

Did you know that BRIAN MAY the guitarist for the phenomenal band QUEEN, studied Astronomy back in 1974 at the Imperial College London?
Well apparently he did and his thesis was titled “Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud” which seeks to prove planets and dust clouds in our solar system orbit in the same direction. Continue Reading »

These are some of the best and grandest images we could find of space and nebulas taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Its primary advantage as a telescope is that it sees the heavens without the distortion of the earths atmosphere.

This three and a half minute video displays some of the more spectacular imagery taken by this awesome piece of engineering.

Thank you to Nasa.gov and Hubblesite.org for the images.

The beautiful, lilting music was composed by Jai Larkan and comes from the album “Where To Land”.

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They say a sense of humor is a sense of perspective. Well, I think Astronomy and Music are up there too.

Here is a video that will absolutely expand your perspective beyond its limits!

Tony Darnell, from AstronomyBuff.com has created a 6 minute YouTube video that will blow you away! This is the Hubble Deep Field imagery presented with a great voice over and some very cool music. Continue Reading »

Explore the red planet in this awesome high res 360 surround view.

Thanks to Panoramas.DK – Mars Page.

The 2 Mars Rovers — really mini science labs — arrived on the red planet in January of 2004. They were designed to last just 90 days in the dry dusty conditions but have stayed operational up until today. Beautiful technology that gives us a glimpse of a world we may well colonize one day.

Mars Rover: Opportunity

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