Check out the great space and astronomy imagery at Astronomy News and Photos – Stellar Eyes.
And here is a list of art shows by some of the astrophotographers that display their work at Stellar Eyes: Astrophotographer Art shows – Stellar Eyes.
Space! art at Gallery1988
Gallery1988 in Los Angeles is hosting the SPACE! exhibition organized by artist Mike Mitchell
(Link via Universe Today.)
Supermoon this Sunday
Enjoy the Supermoon on Sunday night (June 23rd) even if it really isn’t any more super than usual:
- Supermoon Returns! – Lights in the Dark
- Supermoon: Big bright Moon but no more than usual – Bad Astronomy
Chunk of Chelyabinsk meteorite said to be found in lake
A part of the meteorite that came from the great fireball over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia back in February has been found at the bottom of a lake: Huge Chunk of Meteorite Located in Urals Lake – RIA Novosti
Space policy roundup – June.22.13
Some space policy related items:
- House bill would reduce funding for FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation – Space Politics
- Lawmakers on Both Sides, Experts Pick Apart Draft NASA Authorization Bill – SpaceNews.com
- Nelson Pessimistic About NASA Authorization Bill, Implores Aerospace Community to Help
- Annual NASA budget fight begins in Washington with Space Launch System in the crosshairs – Huntsville Times
- Congress should give OK for asteroid research plan – Daytona Beach News-JournalOnline.com
Update: Stephen C. Smith reviews the absurdities displayed during last week’s House subcommittee hearing on the NASA authorization draft bill and whether “some of the representatives might be waking up to the reality that SLS is on an unsustainable course, as was its Constellation predecessor”: : A Rock and a Hard Place – Space KSC