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Comet ISON Dives In
Comet ISON is a ball of rock and ice a few miles across that was first spotted over a year ago beyond the orbit of Jupiter. It was thought that it would be aâ¦
#Comet ISON
#comets
#ISON
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Thoughts on space, technology, and everything in between.
· News
So... I'm a TED Fellow
[](http://www.ted.com/) Iâm happy to announce that I am one of the 2014 TED Fellows. Itâs a fantastic opportunity and an awesome group to be a part of - youâ¦
#Communication
#Community
#Fellowship
#ideas
#research
#TEDFellows
· Interesting
The View from Saturn
[](https://media.orbitingfrog.com/uploads/wp-migrated/2013/11/pia17172fig1.jpg) This image was taken by Cassini, the amazing spacecraft that has been…
#astronomical significance
#Cassini
#Earth
#Saturn
#Saturn's moons
· News
Zooniverse Jobs - Come Work with Us in Oxford
[](https://media.orbitingfrog.com/uploads/wp-migrated/2013/11/zooniverse-icon-web-black.png) We're expanding the Zooniverse team in Oxford and we're looking…
#citizen science
#developers
#hiring
#jobs
#Oxford
#Oxford Astrophysics
#web developers
#Zooniverse
· Fun
1.6 Tonnes of Rubbish Burning Up in the Atmosphere
Albert Einstein was ESAâs 4th Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV). After delivery lots of supplies to the International Space Station if departed last weekâ¦
#ATV
#Automated Transfer Vehicle
#ESA
#fireball
#flickr
#the International Space Station
· Interesting
Astronomy in Everyday Life
Astronomers are sometimes asked to defend public funding of their work. Itâs difficult to answer because I really do think that there are lots of things weâ¦
#astronomy
#atomic clock
#blue skies
#NASA
#Radio Astronomers
#research
#space exploration
#wifi
· Oxford
Kepler-90: An Amazing, Tiny Solar System Where Internet Rumours Come True
[](https://media.orbitingfrog.com/uploads/2026/02/1771788069116-ry0pri.png) We recently posted news of a Planet Hunters planetâ¦
#citizen science
#exoplanets
#planet hunters
#Solar System
#Zooniverse
· Interesting
UNAWE's Excellent 'Citizen Science in Astronomy' Poster
[](http://www.unawe.org/resources/posters/citizen-science-astro/) This is a poster from CAP2013, which am attending in Warsaw. Love the idea and the design.…
#CAP2013
#citizen science
#Zooniverse
· .Astronomy
.Astronomy 5: What's Next?
The .Astronomy 5 Unphoto - Credit: Demitri Muna As the fifth .Astronomy came to a close on Wednesday, I felt as I always do at the end of these meetings:â¦
#Conference
#dotastro
#hack days
#hacks
#ideas
#meeting
#science
#unconference
· News
The Real Orbiting Frogs
Don't worry I'm not about to start a reality show. You might have seen the picture that's been circulating of a frog being catapulted from the launchpad of…
#frogs
#LADEE
#NASA
#orbiting frog
#space
