MetaFilter posts tagged with outerspace

"Survivor: Extremophile Edition" Results Show

saulgoodman — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:45:35 -0800

Is life possible even in the coldest depths of space? If so, this tough little guy has long been thought to be a good candidate. Now, finally, analysis of the Tardigrades (a.k.a. "water bears") exposed to open space as part of the TARDIS project is finally complete. So what's the verdict? Epic win. Here's the abstract and links to the complete results. (Previously here.)

Moon Shot (on HD)

brundlefly — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:58:31 -0800

HD video of the moon (from relatively close!) [via]

Hubble Ultra Deep Field Images

QuestionableSwami — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:11:39 -0800

Hubble's Deepest View Ever of the Universe Unveils Earliest Galaxies. The deepest portrait of the visible universe yet taken -- 400 million years after the Big Bang. Mirrors here and here.

Sounds from the First Satellites

Carlos Quevedo — Tue, 20 May 2003 08:02:01 -0800

Screw Major Tom! "Oscar 1 was battery powered. Its signals lasted for about two weeks. The batteries were not rechargeable". Awww..... Here are the actual sounds of the first satellites. In fact, I may just become a MeFi musician just to sample them. So there.

Space Rescue

Jos Bleau — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 08:39:39 -0800

Space Rescue. Since the 1960's engineers have been thinking about bail-outs and rescue of stranded space crews. From Project MOOSE and the Paracone of the 1960's, the 'Rescue Ball' of the early shuttle flights to the recently canceled (and perhaps soon to be revived) X-38 and even the Alpha Lifeboat based on left over Soviet space hardware.

RobertLoch — Wed, 27 Mar 2002 10:32:46 -0800

The Solar System Simulator 'is designed to simulate - as realistically as possible - what one would actually see from any point in the Solar System. The software looks up the positions of the Sun, planets and satellites from ephemeris files developed here at JPL, as well as star positions and colors from a variety of stellar databasees, and uses special-purpose renderers to draw a color scene. Texture maps for each of the planets and physical models for planetary rings have been derived (in most cases) from scientific data collected by various JPL spacecraft.' Far too complicated for me to even begin to understand, still I've always wondered what Saturn looks like from Triton.

Sal Amander — Tue, 06 Feb 2001 15:47:27 -0800

The space shuttle launches tomorrow at 5:11 pm CST! I know these launches seem somewhat routine, but it's still the most dangerous job in the world, and each launch still fascinates me. You can watch the launch from the Houston Chronicle's live feed.

Aaaugh! — Mon, 05 Feb 2001 14:13:00 -0800

Hey! What's this thing suddenly coming toward me very fast? Very, very fast. So big and flat and round... Are you one of those people in search of a new extreme sport? Have you considered spacediving?