Retro Alien Couch by Igor Chak (Thanks, Eric!)
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Hurricane Irene, as seen from space, Aug. 26, 2011
NASA to Test Laser Communications System in Space
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Most Beautiful National Parks Seen From Space
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Slipspace velocities are generally dependent on the ship's momentum on transition, as the Slipspace drive itself does not generate thrust.'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''Chapter 1'', Page 23'' As a result, ships that are faster in normal space, such as [[corvette]]s, usually travel faster in the Slipstream as well. |
Slipspace velocities are generally dependent on the ship's momentum on transition, as the Slipspace drive itself does not generate thrust.'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''Chapter 1'', Page 23'' As a result, ships that are faster in normal space, such as [[corvette]]s, usually travel faster in the Slipstream as well. |
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Human Slipspace velocities are far slower than those of the Covenant, able to carry a ship at an unimaginable speed of approximately 2.625 light years per day Velocity=Distance/time (V=[[Reach|10.5 light years]]/4 days=2.625 l/d), while Covenant ships can reach 912 light years per dayVelocity=Distance/time (V=[[Zeta Doradus|38 light years]]/1 hour=38 l/h or 912 l/d). The capture of a Covenant Slipspace drive by [[John-117]] and survivors of the [[Fall of Reach]] and survivors of the events at [[Installation 04|Halo]] may have increased the capabilities of these Human Slipspace technologies.
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Human Slipspace velocities are far slower than those of the Covenant, able to carry a ship at an unimaginable speed of approximately 2.625 light years per day Velocity=Distance/time (V=[[Reach|10.5 light years]]/4 days=2.625 l/d), while Covenant ships can reach 912.12 light years per dayVelocity=Distance/time (V=[[Zeta Doradus|38 light years]]/1 hour=38 l/h or 912 l/d). The capture of a Covenant Slipspace drive by [[John-117]] and survivors of the [[Fall of Reach]] and survivors of the events at [[Installation 04|Halo]] may have increased the capabilities of these Human Slipspace technologies.
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One example of the differences between speeds is comparing the Covenant cruiser ''"[[Ascendant Justice]]"'' with the [[UNSC]] [[Halcyon-class]] cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. It took several weeks for the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to get from [[Reach]] to [[Installation 04]], yet the ''Ascendant Justice'' could get from Installation 04 to Reach within thirteen hours. |
One example of the differences between speeds is comparing the Covenant cruiser ''"[[Ascendant Justice]]"'' with the [[UNSC]] [[Halcyon-class]] cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. It took several weeks for the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to get from [[Reach]] to [[Installation 04]], yet the ''Ascendant Justice'' could get from Installation 04 to Reach within thirteen hours. |
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It Came From Outer Space: Hyperthermophiles
Earth is truly beautiful when viewed from space. But add some false color produced by satellite sensors, and it becomes hard to limit a gallery to 20 images (in fact ours has 22). These pictures, taken by the U.S. Geological Survey's Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites, are so amazing that we ran them across the full width of the site. If you ever need new wallpaper for your desktop, these images are hard to beat.
Image: USGS
Earth as Art: Stunning New Images From Space
The Hubble Space Telescope did not make an appearance in our most popular stories of 2009, so we are very happy to see this mind-blowing space photo of a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula in our top ten this year.
We think this shot rivals what may be Hubble’s most famous image, a shot of the Pillars of Creation taken in 1995. The enormous pillar of gas and dust in the image above is 3 light-years tall. The seam in the middle is the result of new stars forming and emitting powerful gas jets that are ripping the pillar apart.
With the last shuttle repair mission to Hubble completed, every image the telescope sends to us could be its last. So enjoy this one, and join us in crossing our fingers that Hubble has lots of life left in it yet.
Image: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)
Celebrate Hubble’s 20th With Best Space Image Ever
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Last year's top stories included two based on images of ice from space: a mysterious ice circle in Lake Baikal, and a gallery of images of glaciers taken by satellites and astronauts. So it's no surprise that this animation of colliding ice bergs is among the post popular stories this year.
The collision in early February of the 60-mile-long B-9B iceberg with the protruding tongue of the Mertz Glacier in East Antarctica is captured here in a series of satellite radar images. The crash created a second massive iceberg nearly 50 miles long and 25 miles wide, named C-28. The name means that it’s the 28th glacier since 1976 that has broken off from the quadrant of Antarctica that faces Australia.
Images: ESA
Animation of Giant Iceberg Collision as Seen From Space
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Jingle Bells was the first song played in space
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The territory encompassed by the Inner Colonies seems to stretch in at least a 10.5-light year radius around Earth, and the Outer Colonies beyond that. By [[2468]], the outermost colony was Harvest, at eleven light years from Earth - later, colonies were founded well beyond in the Outer Colonies. The furthest known UNSC colony is [[Beta Centauri]], at 525 light years away. Colonies may have been settled after Harvest, or founded during the Human-Covenant War. |
The territory encompassed by the Inner Colonies seems to stretch in at least a 10.5-light year radius around Earth, and the Outer Colonies beyond that. By [[2468]], the outermost colony was Harvest, at eleven light years from Earth - later, colonies were founded well beyond in the Outer Colonies. The furthest known UNSC colony is [[Beta Centauri]], at 525 light years away. Colonies may have been settled after Harvest, or founded during the Human-Covenant War. |
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The UNSC's galactic territories were greatly reduced by the [[Covenant]] during the Human-Covenant War, with only Earth and a few scattered colonies left mostly intact by the end of the War in 2552. Since the end of the conflict, the UNSC is working to restore its galactic territories and has even recolonized some of its lost worlds.
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The UNSC's galactic territories were greatly reduced by the [[Covenant]] during the Human-Covenant War, with only Earth and a few scattered colonies left mostly intact by the end of the War in 2552. Since the end of the conflict, the UNSC is working to restore its galactic territories and has even recolonized some of its lost worlds.
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An interactive history of American space travel
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Space Shuttle Images Reveal Ancient Egyptian Lake Bed
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Space Shuttle Images Reveal Ancient Egyptian Lakebed
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