Rob Hunt's BDAS Blog

Warp Factor 6 Mr Sulu!

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:09:00 GMT

The discovery of antiprotons in the Earth's radiation belt....

James Webb mirrors are polished

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:48:00 GMT

Cassini still kicking goals

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:19:00 GMT

cool conjunction in may

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:21:00 GMT

several really cool conjunctions with mercury, venus, mars, jupiter and the moon coming up in may, 2011. details here: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-624-0-0-1-0.html

"Blinking asteroids, Batman. That was close!!!"

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:16:00 GMT

a newly discovered asteroid that blinks every four minutes

addendum to my previous blog

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:11:00 GMT

i forgot to put my web site's URL in!! Go to: http://www.giant.net.au/users/hunt/index.htm

keep abreast of the latest in space and astronomy

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:03:00 GMT

rare sulphur/titanium mineral found in Antarctic meteorite

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:30:00 GMT

"NASA and co-researchers from the United States, South Korea and Japan have found a new mineral named "Wassonite" in one of the most historically significant meteorites recovered in Antarctica in December 1969."

Ref: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/apr/HQ_11-098_New_Mineral.html

what will happen when dark energy rips it all apart...

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:11:00 GMT

"ONCE, long ago, we shared the universe with 100 billion galaxies. Now only a single island of stars remains, floating in an unutterably vast, unutterably empty ocean of space. This is a vision of the Milky Way when the cosmos is 10 times older than it is today." Read more at New Scientist web site (requires free rego)...http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.400-empty-universe-cosmology-in-the-year-100-billion.html?

the Falcon Heavy arrives...

rghunt@tpg.com.au — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Spacex (Elon Musk's company) have made a BIG announcement about the next generation of heavy lift rockets. This is a copy of the Spacex press release...