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Section: Big Rocks From Space“Planet Killers”Ken Murphy / 11:53 pm November 7th, 2010  “Planet Killers” “It Came From Outer Space: A Meteorite Collectors’ Guide”Ken Murphy / 5:02 pm June 6th, 2010  Baldwin, Emily & Keith Cooper “Que sais-je?: Les Météorites”Ken Murphy / 8:30 pm February 16th, 2010 Gounelle, Matthieu “Impact”Ken Murphy / 1:14 am January 17th, 2010 Preston, Douglas Librarian’s Note: Not what I expected, and certainly some speculative science fiction, with a couple of interesting twists at the end. “Meteor” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 3:54 am December 12th, 2009 RHI Entertainment Librarian’s Note: The only real reason to watch this one is to stare in awe at just how much science they got so horribly wrong in one show. “Meteorites”Ken Murphy / 1:10 am October 17th, 2009 Smith, Caroline, Sara Russell & Gretchen Benedix Librarian’s Note: “Ooh, that’s pretty!” said the lovely young cashier whilst looking at the cover at the bookstore where I found this title. Ding! Teachable moment. “Well miss, this is a thin section of a meteorite [briefly explains thin sections] and judging by the yellowish color of the mineral it’s olivine, and the lighter stuff is pure iron. Not sure what the dark blotches are.” It’s a Pallasite, one of the rarer types of meteorites, but that part escaped me at that moment even though I have one in the Lunar Library, or at least a slice of one. She then started paging through the book oohing and aahing at the various luminous thin sections, exclaiming “This stuff is so cool”. I think I foresee a future market for space jewelry with things like meteorite thin sections mounted on a thin LED to illuminate the colors found in the minerals. It is a nicely done book and quite comprehensive in its 107 pages, and I think we have a strong contender here for a 2009 Best of the Moon in the Big Rocks from Space category. “The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars”Ken Murphy / 12:49 am September 23rd, 2009 Cokinos, Christopher “Asteroid Mine” (Artist’s Proof Print)Ken Murphy / 1:24 am September 21st, 2009  Anderson, David Lee Librarian’s Note: One of the nice finds at FenCon this weekend. Since it’s an artist’s proof it doesn’t look exactly like the image you see here. Sky and Telescope Vol. 118 #3Ken Murphy / 4:20 pm August 16th, 2009  Semeniuk, Ivan “Asteroid Alert”Ken Murphy / 11:46 pm April 1st, 2009  Parsons, Paul adAstra Magazine Winter 2008Ken Murphy / 1:22 am February 26th, 2009  adAstra: The Magazine of the National Space Society Astronomy Vol. 36 #12Ken Murphy / 7:05 pm December 7th, 2008  Astronomy Vol. 36 #12 3D World - The Magazine for 3D Artists (w/CD)Ken Murphy / 12:05 am August 22nd, 2008  3D World - The Magazine for 3D Artists Librarian’s Note: Now this is an interesting find. It offers some intriguing articles, including “A walk on the moon [sic]” about animating a walking character in a 1/6th gravity environment, and how to simulate cometary impacts. The CD-ROM contains supporting materials and animations. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more space-themed animation in the future. ISDC 2008 - Day 3Ken Murphy / 5:18 pm May 31st, 2008  Liveblogging Morning Afternoon Mmmmm…Astronaut ice cream A Babe in the Universe sums up her out of this world experience in ISDC, Gala Dinner and Witnessing the Dream, and The Techie Nerd Physicist in ISDC 2008 - Celebrating Space Exploration and Some Amazing Scoops. Update: Just a reminder to non-NSS members - you do not need to be a member of NSS to attend. You just need to register and pay. These conferences are open to EVERYONE interested in space. Special Note: Will Pomerantz notes in his Part 1 blog post that he will be speaking at the Goddard NASA Academy right after the ISDC. Young Will was one of my charges when I worked as program support staff at the 2002 GSFC Academy (I won’t link directly to his participant’s page…). He’s an example of what the Academy does, train young space leaders. This year’s program has already started, but graduate-level students should consider applying to next year’s Academy. Librarian’s Note: It looks like once again the hometown newspapers for the host city of the ISDC have completely dropped the ball on a major space conference right in their own back yard. I couldn’t find any stories in either the Washington Times or Washington Post. Last year, the Dallas Morning News was four months late in even mentioning the conference. Of course, it is easier to transcribe corporate press releases as news than to actually investigate and report. And the newspapers wonder why their circulation numbers continue to decline… Still, the Orlando paper seems to be on top of things space. “Impact: An Asteroid’s Journey to Earth” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 3:31 am May 24th, 2008  President and Fellows of Harvard College “The Million Mile Mission”Ken Murphy / 9:51 pm May 18th, 2008  Klesius, Michael. Illus. by Paul DiMare Best of the Moon 2008 - Big Rocks from Space Librarian’s Note: This issue also features an article on Space Solar Power Satellites, a technology that’s looking increasingly promising as energy prices rise. Why waste our efforts digging up and burning, at great cost to the ecosystem, dead dinosaurs when we can pipe it in directly from the Sun? It’s available 24/7/52 (except for a few hours at the equinoxes), and peak sunlight isn’t expected for another few billion years. It won’t be cheap, but it is a long-term source of energy, the foundation of our prosperity. Most of the materials will not come from Earth, but rather should come from the Moon and the asteroids, which is why the main article is interesting. Whatever architecture we use to get to an asteroid we do need to start going out and visiting them because they can provide most all of the resources necessary for a space-faring civilization. “The Santa Lucia, Argentina Meteorite Fall”Ken Murphy / 1:46 pm January 24th, 2008 Taylor, McCartney “Advances in Meteoroid and Meteor Science”Ken Murphy / 2:41 am January 1st, 2008 Trigo-Rodrigue, J.M., F.J.M. Rietmeijer, J. Lorca & D. Janches (Eds.) “Super Comet: After the Impact” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 2:31 am December 27th, 2007 The Science Channel Librarian’s Note: A bit sensationalistic, but then again asteroid impacts are love nibbles compared to comet impacts. Sort of a ‘Science Faction’ look at the subject. Sort of. “‘Lunar Ark’ Proposed in Case of Deadly Impact on Earth”Ken Murphy / 3:17 am August 14th, 2007  Platt, Kevin Holden Librarian’s Note: Yours truly is an alumnus of ISU, mentioned in the article, with a Master of Space Studies, cum laude. Our team project was on small satellites to…(sigh)…Mars. Espace Magazine #30Ken Murphy / 3:58 am July 1st, 2007   Espace Magazine #30 Librarian’s Note: Another phenomenal issue. I’m especially happy with the Soyouz poster that came with it. It’s the kind of thing I can use the next time I put together a plastic model of the spacecraft so I can get the details correct. “Exploring Meteorite Mysteries”Ken Murphy / 4:49 am May 31st, 2007  “Exploring Meteorite Mysteries: A Teacher’s Guide with Activities for Earth and Space Sciences” Librarian’s Note: This was distributed to the participants in the Moon Rock certification classes at the ISDC. “The Apocalypse” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 2:28 am May 8th, 2007 Faith Films Librarian’s Note: A fictional look at the theological considerations of a big rock from space. If you’re even vaguely considering it, please refer to the comments and various reviews noted above. It’s time better spent than watching this film. “Planetary Defense” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 12:01 am January 1st, 2007 Moidel, Mark (Dir.) “The Survival Imperative: Using Space to Protect Earth”Ken Murphy / 7:47 am August 22nd, 2006 Burrows, William E. |
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