8-25-11 Astronomy Calendar Updated
Sea and Sky's Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events has been updated to include an upcoming comet. Dates have also been added to reflect future spacecraft encounters with Solar System objects, including Juno at Jupiter, Curiosity at Mars, and New Horizons at Pluto.
8-12-11 Space Exploration Timeline Updated
Sea and Sky's Space Exploration Timeline has been updated to include recent events for the year 2011 including the Messenger spacecraft at Mercury, the final space shuttle mission, and the Dawn spacecraft at the asteroid Vesta.
3-1-11 Astronomy Reference Guide Completed
Sea and Sky's Astronomy Reference Guide, formerly known as Astronomy Resources, has been completed. The new pages feature a new updated design, new interface, and lots of new information. New items include a thorough and details Frequently Asked Question page, information about Astronomy Events and Star Parties, and an updated Astronomy Calendar featuring events through the year 2020.
9-26-10 New Book Review
Oceans is the official companion volume to the challenging, breathtakingly beautiful documentary of the same name, created by Jacques Perrin and a crack team of scientists, cinematographers, divers, and technical specialists. A veteran of more than forty years of film-making and exploring the natural world in works like The Monkey People and Microcosmos, Perrin is the public face of an elite group that includes both veterans of Jacques-Yves Costa's pioneering exploits and cutting-edge innovators whose custom-created equipment captures never-before-witnessed scenes.
1-12-10 New Book Review
In recent decades we’ve learned more about the ocean than in all previous human history combined. But, even as our knowledge has exploded, so too has our power to upset the delicate balance of this complex organism. Modern overexploitation has driven many species to the verge of extinction, from tiny but indispensable biota to magnificent creatures like tuna, swordfish, and great whales. Join renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle in The World is Blue:
How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One.
1-12-10 New Book Review
The High Frontier comes into sharp, up-to-date and timely focus as we celebrate the International Year of Astronomy and the 400th anniversary of Galileo's use of the telescope, as well as NASA'a first half-century. Gazing outward to exciting new interplanetary possibilities, astronomy author Patricia Daniels, with contributions by former editor of Astronomy magazine Robert Burnham, presents The New Solar System:
Ice Worlds, Moons, and Planets Redefined.
2-4-09 New Book Review
In a stunning and completely new view of the solar system, an astronaut and a geologist team up to investigate, through parallel views made possible by cutting-edge space technology, how the earth itself can help science unravel the mysteries of the heavens. National Geographic Books introduces Planetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System.
1-25-09 New News is Good News
The Sea News and Sky News pages have been updated with a new look and expanded coverage. Our news pages now feature RSS news feeds from some of the most respected online sources, updated daily. Several new pages have been added to make this one of the most complete online sea and space news sites available.
1-14-09 Astronomy Calendar Update
We have updated our astronomy calendar of celestial events to include many exciting new events for the year 2009, including several interesting planetary conjunctions and stellar occultations. You will find this to be one of the most complete astronomical calendars anywhere on the Web!
1-12-09 Solar System Update
Updated the page for Pluto and Charon in the Tour of the Solar System with new information and new images.
1-10-09 Mission Patches Updated
Updated the ISS Mission Insignia Patches and the Space Shuttle Mission Insignia Patches in Space Exploration. Added three new images and updated mission information.
1-7-09 Astronomy Glossary Update
Updated the glossary of astronomy terms with new terms and updated definitions for existing terms.
1-2-09 New Site Design
Completed a redesign of the main menu and interface graphics. All pages in the site will be getting a similar makeover in the coming weeks. This updates the site with a fresh look and simplifies navigation.
12-20-08 Deep Sea Update
Completed updates to the Creatures of the Deep section. Added extensive additional information and several new images.
6-3-08 Solar System Update
Finished updating the the Tour of the Solar System section with updated data, a new look and exciting new images.
4-29-08 Solar System Update
Updated the My Sea page in Aquarium Resources with updates information and photos of my new 90-galloon reef aquarium.
4-12-08 Space Exploration Timeline Update
Updated the Space Exploration Timeline in the Space Exploration section. Pages were updated with a new look and dozens of new events were added.
4-12-08 Ocean Exploration Timeline Update
Updated the Ocean Exploration Timeline in the Ocean Exploration section. Pages were updated with a new look and dozens of new events were added.
4-6-08 Astronomy Calendar Update
Updated the Calendar of Events in the Astronomy Resources section to include meteor shower dates through the year 2015. |
