Maybe some things are better left as they are? Ridley Scott has decided to direct a prequel to the Alien science fiction/horror film series.
The film is set up to be a prequel to the groundbreaking 1979 film that Scott directed. It will precede that film, in which the crew of a commercial towing ship returning [...]
The return of the Alien before the first Alien came along
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 5 August, 2009 to the movies subset
Colliding galaxies, an insight into Milkomeda’s formation?
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 13 July, 2009 to the photography subset
Eventually our galaxy will collide (or, if you prefer, merge) with the Andromeda galaxy forming a new body some are already calling Milkomeda, but this photo of four galaxies colliding – by the way – at speeds of up to two million miles (or 3.2 million kilometres) an hour, may be indication of what may [...]
Moonwalk One, the story of Apollo 11 by Theo Kamecke
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 29 May, 2009 to the comment subset
“Moonwalk One”, a film featuring footage of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and interviews with people associated with different aspects of the mission, is set to be released to mark the 40th anniversary of the historic lunar flight.
And on a clear night you can see the Milky Way’s galactic core
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 28 May, 2009 to the photography subset
Fantastic time lapse footage of part of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as seen from Fort Davis, Texas.
Robert Evans, a preacher with a knack for finding supernovae
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 18 May, 2009 to the comment subset
Robert Evans is an Australian church minister who in his spare time has discovered 42 supernovae around the cosmos… is he possibly guided by a little divine intervention, or something, here?
Evans took up supernova hunting around 1955, but his first adequate instrument was a 10 inch (25 cm) Newtonian telescope he had assembled only about [...]
Space fleet, stardate 1950
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 27 April, 2009 to the design and art subset
So modern, yet so very retro: the All American Space Fleet.
Neither air nor there, the beginning of the final frontier
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 15 April, 2009 to the comment subset
There seems to be some dispute as to where the line marking the beginning of space should be placed.
NASA says space begins where the Earth’s air supply (completely) tapers off, at an altitude of about 122 kilometres, while some feel the boundary should be pushed out to the more distant limit of Earth’s gravitational [...]
In through the out door: a journey into a black hole
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 3 April, 2009 to the comment subset
A video depiction of a possible trip into (but not out of) a black hole.
The strangest sight is reserved for your last moments. So close to the centre of the black hole, you feel powerful tidal forces. If you’re falling in feet first, gravity at your head is much weaker than at your feet. That [...]
Flickr’s stellar collection of planets, stars, and galaxies
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 27 March, 2009 to the photography subset
Discover the solar system, galaxy, and the infinite beyond right here on Flickr.
Is a 300 year old storm on Jupiter finally abating?
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 24 March, 2009 to the comment subset
There’s evidence that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm twice the size of Earth, which has been raging for the last 300 or so years, may be diminishing.
Observations of cloud cover over the past decade or so have suggested the huge, oval tempest was getting smaller as Jupiter’s climate changes. But such observations are tricky [...]
