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Category Archives: Outer Space
Martian city names of science fiction
A little out-of-this-world fun on this Tuesday, also known as post eclipse day. Here are the names of cities, towns, places, and bases on Mars from science fiction. If any were missed, please pass them along, as well as any … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, architecture, art, Astronomy, books, cities, civics, engineering, entertainment, environment, film, fun, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, movies, Outer Space, pictures, reading, Science, Science fiction, space, spatial design, sustainability, technology, Television, toponymy, Travel, urban design, urban planning, writing
Tagged art, books, cities, environment, fun, history, land use, Mars, movies, outer space, place names, planning, science fiction, TV
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City of Rocks: The Flintstones’ hometown in reality
There are some state parks that take your breath away much as our national parks. City of Rocks State Park in southwest New Mexico does just that the instant you see it while approaching on the entry road. The skyline … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, archaeology, art, Astronomy, cities, climate, deserts, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, history, natural history, nature, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, recreation, Science, Skies, skylines, space, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, walking, weather, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged astronomy, Bedrock, Boulder, cities, City of Rocks State Park, environment, Flintstones, fun, geography, geology, hiking, history, nature, New Mexico, rocks, stargazing, terrain, tourism, travel, USA
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Twelve future predictions for planners and planning
Euclidean zoning will be struck down by the courts due to inequitable, unjust, and exclusionary application(s) of it across the country. Artificial intelligence will replace some land use decision-making bodies in urban and suburban areas, but the good ol’ boy … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cars, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, climate change, commerce, consumerism, culture, density, diversity, downtown, economic development, economics, ecosystems, energy, environment, futurism, geography, government, highways, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Mining, nature, opinion, Outer Space, placemaking, planning, pollution, population, racism, revitalization, space, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, technology, traffic, transit, transportation, Transportation, urban design, urban planning, visual pollution, water, water conservation, xeriscaping, zoning
Tagged cities, environment, future, futurism, geography, history, land use, planning, predictions, transportation, urban planning
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Observing 25 architectural wonders of astronomy
The following photos depict 25 of the most historic and architecturally striking astronomical observatories on the planet. While some are no longer used to gaze at the stars, their beauty transcends time and space. The observatories are presented in alphabetical … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, aerospace, archaeology, architecture, art, Asia, Astronomy, cities, engineering, entertainment, environment, Europe, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, nature, North America, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, Russia, Skies, skylines, solar, South America, space, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged astronomy, cities, fun, geography, history, land use, observatories, observatory, outer space, planning, space
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Geography and benefits of urban night sky places
The map provided above shows the locations of the seven (7) urban night sky places designated thus far by Dark Sky International (formerly the International Dark Sky Association) . The first one was Valle del Oro National Wildlife Refuge located … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, architecture, Asia, Astronomy, Canada, cities, civics, culture, ecosystems, engineering, environment, fun, geography, government, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, light pollution, Maps, natural history, nature, North America, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, pollution, recreation, Skies, space, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, topography, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, weather, zoning
Tagged astronomy, cities, environment, fun, geography, land use, night skies, outer space, planning, Skies
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Mapping NASA’s “Planetary Defense Network” of observatories
The following four (4) maps depict the land-based optical and radio astronomical observatories that constitute NASA’s Planetary Defense Network against potential outer space threats, principally from asteroids, but also other identified Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). A detailed list of the observatories … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Africa, climate, colleges, Communications, ecosystems, education, engineering, environment, geography, government, health, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Maps, military, natural history, nature, North America, Oceania, Outer Space, planning, product design, Radio, Science, Skies, solar, South America, space, Statistics, technology, topography
Tagged asteroids, civilization, environment, geography, history, humanity, land use, NASA, Near-Earth Objects, NEOs, observatories, optical, outer space, planning, Radio, space
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Mining the skies for knowledge from atop Magdalena Ridge
As noted previously, it was an honor to take a tour of New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology’s incredible Magdalena Ridge Observatory this past weekend. The scientific research complex located is at 10,600 feet in the Magdalena Mountains west … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, airport planning, airports, Astronomy, climate, colleges, Communications, education, engineering, environment, geography, government, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, mountains, natural history, nature, Outer Space, pictures, planning, product design, Science, Skies, solar, space, technology, weather
Tagged asteroids, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmos, environment, geography, history, land use, Lightning, Magdalena Ridge Observatory, New Mexico Tech, observatories, outer space, planning, Science, space, telescopes
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A global map of active solar observatories
The map provided below identifies the currently active solar observatories on Earth. While other observatories may include some facets of research related to the Sun, this map identifies those optical and radio observatories whose primary purpose is the study and … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Africa, Asia, Astronomy, China, civics, Communications, digital communications, education, engineering, environment, Europe, geography, government, history, humanity, India, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, light pollution, Maps, military, mountains, nature, North America, Oceania, Outer Space, pictures, place names, planning, politics, pollution, Radio, Russia, Science, Skies, solar, South America, space, spatial design, technology, tourism, Transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, weather
Tagged astronomy, observatories, optical, outer space, Radio, Science, space, telescopes
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Ten planning lessons from astronomical research sites
The following are ten planning lessons learned from visiting multiple astronomical research sites including the Kitt Peak National Observatory, the Very Large Array, Griffith Observatory, and similar facilities across the country. It also includes information learned from the International Dark-Sky … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, aerospace, architecture, Astronomy, books, Cars, cities, climate change, colleges, culture, digital communications, engineering, environment, fun, futurism, geography, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, light pollution, literature, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, pollution, revitalization, Science, Skies, solar, Statistics, technology, Television, third places, tourism, traffic, Travel, urban design, urban planning, video, visual pollution, weather, zoning
Tagged antenna, astronomy, cities, dark skies, environment, fun, geography, history, Interstellar, land use, observatories, outer space, planets, planning, radio telescopes, Science, space, stars, technology, transportation, travel
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