NASA spacecraft to enter large asteroid Vesa’s orbit July 16
An article in Astronomy.com online magazine Observations will help scientists understand the earliest chapter of our solar system’s history.
Sluggish sun may sit out next solar cycle
New Scientist article 14 June 2011 by David Shiga This single STEREO image (June 27, 2011) in extreme UV light from the Ahead spacecraft contains three major, magnetic solar features, all clearly identifiable: a coronal hole, an active region, and a long filament.
The flames of Betelgeuse – Astronomy magazine article
The new image reveals a vast nebula around the famous supergiant star. This picture of the dramatic nebula around the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse was created from images taken with the VISIR infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). This structure, resembling flames emanating from the star, forms because the behemoth is shedding …
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Severe Space Weather
This article, from the NASA news service, is a further item related to the topic of the impact of the Sun on Earth addressed in the ‘Astronomy news’ section of the newsletter. It is followed by a commentary on this issue from Steve Kleyn.
NASA visits Hermanus
From left to right: Dr Jeff Hoffman, Dr Robert Williams, Dr Gordon McCloud, Prof. Charles McGruder NASA ASTRONAUT GIVES PUBLIC LECTURES TO PROMOTE ASTRONOMY AND SUPPORT FOR THE SQUARE KILOMETRE ARRAY BID An astronaut from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)held public lectures during a visit to Hermanus on 13 November …