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Category: Blog

Planets Compared in Google

Comparing Planets, Moons and Dwarf Planets in Google

October 14, 2013 Chris Blog

I noticed the other day that it’s now possible to compare different planets, moons and dwarf planets when searching in Google. I’m not sure how

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NASA.gov Alternatives During the Government Shutdown

October 7, 2013 Chris Blog

While the American federal government is shut down one of the many casualties is NASA.gov. There are numerous fantastic resources that are now completely inaccessible

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Uranus’ moons are named after characters from Shakespeare

Uranus’ Moons & Shakespeare

September 24, 2013 Chris Blog

Uranus’ moons are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. To date 27 moons have been discovered around Uranus, those

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The Earth from Saturn

Photos of the Earth from Saturn, Mercury, Mars & Deep Space

July 24, 2013 Chris Blog

On the July 19th NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took 323 separate images of Saturn one  set of these captured the Earth as viewed from the dark side

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The Rings of Saturn

The Width of Saturn’s Rings

July 18, 2013 Chris Blog

The rings of Saturn are composed of billions of icy particles ranging in size from tiny grains to kilometres across. There are 14 major divisions in Saturn’s

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Mars Transparent

Transparent Planet Pictures

June 12, 2013 Chris Blog

These images are the original planet, sun and moon profile pictures I created for Space Facts before finalising on the current black background (removing the

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OMG Space

The Top 5 Interactive Space & Astronomy Visualisations

June 10, 2013 Chris Blog

Here’s a list of my 5 favourite interactive space visualisations that are both fantastically put together and visualise a particularly cool aspect of space or

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The Diameter of Jupiter

May 20, 2013 Chris Blog

The mean diameter of Jupiter is 138,346.5 km, the equatorial diameter being 142,984 km and the polar diameter being 133,709 km. The average diameter of

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ISS Tweets

Commander Hadfield’s ISS Tweets (Facts and Graphic!)

May 13, 2013 Chris Blog

Commander Chris Hadfield’s Twitter account has provided some fantastic moments from the nearly 6 month he has spent in space most recently with the unforgettable Space Oddity.

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Solar System Facts (Planets & Dwarf Planets)

Solar System Planets & Dwarf Planets Information Chart

May 9, 2013 Chris Blog

Information on the Sun, the planets and the dwarf planets in our solar system in order from the Sun. Includes the class of satellite, surface

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I'm afraid I can't do that WordPress

The Ultimate List of Films Set in Space or on Other Planets

February 4, 2013 Chris Blog

I have come to the conclusion that not nearly enough films are set in space, I also have a feeling I have seen most of

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Alpha Centauri Artists Concept

Quadruple Suns and an Alpha Centauri Exoplanet

October 17, 2012 Chris Blog

Well hasn’t this been an interesting week for discoveries, first a solar system with four suns was identified and now a planet in the closest

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