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Feb 13
Graphic showing how deep the Mariana Trench is…
What's Inside a Cup of Coffee?
Oct 05
water + bug killer + cockroach alarm pheromones + starter chemical for Tamiflu + acid + some other very weird stuff
Enjoy your next cup, I will.
We Choose The Moon
Jul 15
Follow the historical moon mission from start to finish through the We Choose The Moon interactive site. At the time of this posting there is 23 hours until the launch.
Scientist Looks to Weaponize Ball Lightning
Mar 17
Ball lightning has been the subject of much scientific scrutiny over the years. And, as with many powerful natural phenomena, the question arises: “Can we turn it into a weapon?” Peculiar as it may seem, that’s exactly what some researchers are working on — even though it hasn’t even been properly replicated in the laboratory yet.
Help astronomers explore the Universe at Galaxy Zoo
Feb 27
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The Galaxy Zoo files contain almost a quarter of a million galaxies which have been imaged with a camera attached to a robotic telescope (the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, no less). In order to understand how these galaxies — and our own — formed, we need your help to classify them according to their shapes — a task at which your brain is better than even the fastest computer.More than 150,000 people have taken part in Galaxy Zoo so far, producing a wealth of valuable data and sending telescopes on Earth and in space chasing after their discoveries. Zoo 2 focuses on the nearest, brightest and most beautiful galaxies, so to begin exploring the Universe, click the ‘How To Take Part’ link above, or read ‘The Story So Far’ to find out what Galaxy Zoo has achieved to date.
MIT-led team creates touch-based illusion
Jul 29
Anyone who has seen an optical illusion can recall the quirky moment when you realize that the image being perceived is different from objective reality. Now, a team of scientists from MIT, Harvard and McGill has designed a new illusion involving the sense of touch, which is helping to glean new insights into perception and how different senses–such as touch and sight–work together.
Which cars are best on gas?
Jul 10
Four ultra-fuel efficient cars hit the road to see which one was the best gas value. They all finished strong, but there was one clear winner.
Mine made the list.
Our MilkyWay
Jun 05
Pretty large image.
Link:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figures/PIA10748_fig1.jpg
WorldWide Telescope
May 13
The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope—bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.
Timeline of the universe from before the Big Bang
Apr 30
Some theorists now believe they have found ways of pushing back even further, to the ultimate question: what came before the big bang? To do it, they have had to take on one of the greatest challenges in physics: the marriage of Einstein’s theory of space, time and gravity, general relativity, with quantum theory, which describes the subatomic world. Only then can they hope to describe conditions at the big bang, when all space and time was compressed into a volume far smaller than a proton.
NASA Science website launched
Apr 14
The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) engages the Nation’s science community, sponsors scientific research, and develops and deploys satellites and probes in collaboration with NASA’s partners around the world to answer fundamental questions requiring the view from and into space. SMD seeks to understand the origins, evolution, and destiny of the universe and to understand the nature of the strange phenomena that shape it.
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