Hurricane Sandy has forced Orbital Sciences to suspend the engine tests of the Antares rocket.
Hurricane Sandy has forced Orbital Sciences to suspend the engine tests of the Antares rocket.
Year: 2012
Sugru: the story of the invention of this ultimate repair tool.
Sugru: the story of the invention of this ultimate repair tool.
Michael Mann’s claim that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize has now been denied by the Nobel committee.
Fake but accurate: Michael Mann’s claim that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize has now been denied by the Nobel committee.
Mann’s claim was made in his lawsuit against many of the climate skeptics who have been critical of him.
Meteorite experts now think the rock that hit a pastor’s house could be a piece from last week’s San Francisco fireball.
The uncertainty of science: Meteorite experts now think the rock that hit a pastor’s house could be a piece from last week’s San Francisco fireball.
At first they said, “Yes it was from space,” then they said “No it is not from space.” Now they think yes.
Firing paintballs at an asteroid to prevent it from hitting the Earth.
Firing paintballs at an asteroid to prevent it from hitting the Earth.
A new study suggests that the exoplanet orbiting the star Formalhaut that was supposedly imaged and then later theorized to be nothing more than a dust cloud might be a planet after all.
The uncertainty of science: A new study suggests that the exoplanet orbiting the star Formalhaut that was supposedly imaged and then later theorized to be nothing more than a dust cloud might be a planet after all.
the stage exploded in mid-October and the debris is now a threat to ISS and other satellites.
The failure last August of the second stage of a Russian Proton rocket is causing more problems: the stage exploded in mid-October and the debris is now a threat to ISS and other satellites.
The FAA has issued an experimental permit to SpaceX to test fly its Grasshopper reusable rocket booster.
The competition heats up: The FAA has issued an experimental permit to SpaceX to test fly its Grasshopper reusable rocket booster.
With a successful Soyuz docking today, ISS is back to a full six person crew.
With a successful Soyuz docking today, ISS is back to a full six person crew.
“We will make sure that the person who made that film is arrested and prosecuted.”
Guess who said this: “We will make sure that the person who made that film is arrested and prosecuted.”
And the speaker was not an Islamic radical.
The Idea Of North – Fields of Gold
An evening pause:
on the road
Because we have a friend visiting from Maryland, we are off to do some sightseeing today in Bisbee and Tombstone. Thus, posting will be light. Also, tonight’s appearance on the John Batchelor Show is been rescheduled for tomorrow night.