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Mercury, Mariner 10, NASA Messenger, and the Messenger of Mount Olympus

The planet Mercury is named for the Roman equivalent of the Greek Hermes, messenger of the gods. Launched in 2004 and set to arrive in orbit around Mercury in 2011, NASA's Messenger probe honors the Olympian god and is the second mission to visit Mercury.

Published by Dr. David Warmflash 89 months ago in Astronomy | +1 votes | 0 comments

The Planet Mars, the Roman Mars, the Greek Aries...and Maybe the Moabite Chemosh

Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars came to be associated most notably with the Greek Aries, but then by extension also may have been seen as an incarnation of the Moabite god, Chemosh.

Published by Dr. David Warmflash 89 months ago in Astronomy | +1 votes | 1 comments

Aristarchus of Samos, the Heliocentric model, the Seven-Day Week, and the History of Planets

The definition of a planet has changed over the course of millennia, and during the last 100 years. In the 1820s, astronomers listed eleven planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (Neptune had not been discovered yet), plus Ceres, Vesta, Juno, and Pallas.

Published by Dr. David Warmflash 89 months ago in Astronomy | +5 votes | 0 comments

The Sun and Radiation Exposure for Astronauts During Long-Duration Space Flight

While high solar flare activity can expose a spacecraft outside of EarthÂ’s magnetic protection to potentially lethal doses of radiation, astronauts can be shielded against most of this fairly easily. Shielding against much of the GCR, on the other hand, is problematic. Scientists are developing anti-radiation cocktails, mixtures of various substances which can reduce the damage that high radiation doses cause in human cells.

Published by Dr. David Warmflash 89 months ago in Astronomy | +1 votes | 0 comments

Expansion of the Universe, Edwin Hubble, Astronauts, and the Hubble Space Telescope

The expansion of the Universe is defined by the famous Friedmann Equation. Introduced by Alexander Friedmann of Russia in 1922, the equation was corroborated in 1929 by Edwin HubbleÂ’s discoveries of distant galaxies and the red shifting of their spectra. It is Edwin Hubble for whom the Hubble Space Telescope is named. The space shuttle missions to repair the Hubble Space Telescope was considered more risky than most other space shuttle missions.

Published by Dr. David Warmflash 89 months ago in Astronomy | +2 votes | 0 comments

The Phoenicians: First in Celestial Navigation, Using Polaris, the North Star

One of the most obvious examples of celestial navigation -navigation making use of the stars and constellations- is the use of Polaris to know which way is north. Although religions exaggerated the distinctions, essentially Phoenicia, Canaan, and Israel were a single people, with the Phoenicians representing the coastal, sea-going element.

Published by Dr. David Warmflash 89 months ago in Astronomy | +1 votes | 1 comments

Mercury, Mariner 10, NASA Messenger, and the Messenger of Mount Olympus

The Planet Mars, the Roman Mars, the Greek Aries...and Maybe the Moabite Chemosh

Aristarchus of Samos, the Heliocentric model, the Seven-Day Week, and the History of Planets

The Sun and Radiation Exposure for Astronauts During Long-Duration Space Flight

Expansion of the Universe, Edwin Hubble, Astronauts, and the Hubble Space Telescope

The Phoenicians: First in Celestial Navigation, Using Polaris, the North Star

The Moon, Lunar Phases, Menstruation, and Monday

Dark Matter: The Great Beyond

Spotting Comet McNaught

Extraterrestrial Life: Are We Alone Or Is There Life On Other Planets?

Astronomy Events for Spring of 2010

Why the Sky is Blue

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