Space Science and Tech News - Headline News - Radio Control News - Motorcycle News - Music News - Fitness News SPACE.com Something amazing every day. Barge Carrying Atlas Rockets Crashes Into Bridge The two launch vehicles are apparently undamaged. Shooting Star Streaks Over Castle Ruins in Skywatcher Photo The ruins of the castle gleam against the backdrop of the Bakony mountain range in the stunning image. Retired Satellite's Fall From Space Will Exceed NASA Safety Rules The forecast for the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer's re-entry projects a return between 2014 and 2023. Record-Setting Astronaut Retires from NASA NASA astronaut Jerry Ross, the first person to fly seven space missions, has left the agency. Bus-Size Asteroid Buzzes Earth in Close Flyby The asteroid 2012 BX34 came within 36,750 miles of Earth. Gallery: President Obama and NASA President Obama has visited NASA facilities and spoken with astronauts in space since taking office in 2009. Is This A Good Idea : Science Channel The Science Channel lets you comment on news stories that could change the world as we know it. Tell us what you think about global warming fixes, animal hybrids, cloning, and more! Should We Replace Congress With an Online Direct Democracy? A small (but growing) number of political visionaries have a solution to gridlock at the Capitol. They'd like to implement a direct democracy, where the nation's citizens gather online to debate issues and vote on which ideas become law. Would an online direct democracy turn into an out of control chatroom? Pat Kiger asks, is this a good idea? The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D  Astronomy Picture of the Day  NASA - Image of the Day  Hubble Heritage Projest  National Geographic Space and Tech News  Jet Propulsion Laboratory  Science Daily ------  Myspace     facebook  You Tube     Hulu  Yahoo Groups      AccuWeather    Tracy, CA   -   San Jose, CA   -   Livermore, CA Tracy, CA Weather from Weather Underground Weather Underground RSS Feed for Tracy, CA US Current Conditions : 58F, Clear - 11:16 AM PST Jan. 27 Temperature: 58°F | Humidity: 37% | Pressure: 30.29in () | Conditions: Clear | Wind Direction: North | Wind Speed: 4mph Today as of Jan. 27 3:30 AM PST Today - Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 59 to 65. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Tonight as of Jan. 27 3:30 AM PST Tonight - Clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Colder. Lows 32 to 42. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.  ebay    Amazon.com - Space Science and Tech News - Headline News - Radio Control News - Motorcycle News - Music News - Fitness News - RedOrbit Videos RedOrbit Videos The Challenges of Getting to Mars Video of the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Nov. 26, 2011, onboard an Atlas V rocket.  credit:  NASA Launching a Mars Rover Video of the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Nov. 26, 2011, onboard an Atlas V rocket.  credit:  NASA Closeup of M8.7 Solar Flare This closeup of the January 22, 2012, M8.7 class solar flare was taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in 304 angstrom. An earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) accompanied the flare.  credit:  NASA PHYSorg.com: Space & Earth News PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on earth science, astronomy and space exploration. Capturing an octopus-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef A specialized camera that allows scientists to see as reef-dwelling animals do has been built by a team of researchers at the University of Bristol. The team will travel to Lizard Island off the coast of Queensland this year to capture images of the Great Barrier Reef which they hope will provide new insight into this underwater world. New research suggests Fomalhaut B may not be a planet after all When the Hubble Space Telescope photographed the apparent exoplanet Fomalhaut b in 2008, it was regarded as the first visible light image obtained of a planet orbiting another star. The breakthrough was announced by a research team led by Paul Kalas of the University of California, Berkeley. The planet was estimated to be approximately the size of Saturn, but no more than three times Jupiter’s mass, or perhaps smaller than Saturn according to some other studies, and might even have rings. It resides within a debris ring which encircles the star Fomalhaut, about 25 light-years away. What really happened prior to 'Snowball Earth'? In a study published in the journal Geology, scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggest that the large changes in the carbon isotopic composition of carbonates which occurred prior to the major climatic event more than 500 million years ago, known as 'Snowball Earth,' are unrelated to worldwide glacial events. Crater with dark and bright ejecta (PhysOrg.com) -- This Dawn FC (framing camera) image is centered on a small, young, fresh crater with bright and dark ejecta rays extending from it. This image is a brightness image, which is taken directly through the clear filter of the FC, and shows the brightness and darkness of the surface. This crater is approximately 5km wide and its ejecta extends for up to 15 kilometers (9 miles). The ejecta rays outside of the crater are mostly bright. The dark ejecta rays mostly slump into the center of the crater, but there are some dark rays that extend for a few kilometers outside of the crater rim. This combination of bright and dark ejecta rays give the crater an impressively mottled appearance. There is dark and bright material located across Vesta but it is unusual to have a crater with both bright and dark ejecta rays.