Cassini has shifted its orbit so that it can look down on Saturn and its rings.
Saturn from above: Cassini has shifted its orbit so that it can look down on Saturn and its rings.
Year: 2012
A hotel for stargazers
The fizzle continues
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center today posted its monthly update of the ongoing sunspot cycle of the Sun. As I do every month, I am posting this graph, which you can see below the fold.
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Life before air conditioning.
“Christianity should be destroyed and wiped from the face of the earth.”
The religion of peace: “Christianity should be destroyed and wiped from the face of the earth.”
New research suggests that — despite its known bad effects — weightlessness might actually slow the aging process.
New research suggests that — despite its known bad effects — weightlessness might actually slow the aging process.
Don’t jump into that spaceship yet! The research was done on worms, and is to put it mildly very preliminary. Moreover, none of the results change anything regarding the serious loss of bone density and the weakening of the muscles and cardiovascular system caused by weightlessness.
New research has apparently disproven the Mono Lake research that suggested that arsenic might replace phosphorus as one of the basic building blocks of life.
Human ingenuity at its best.
Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of duct tape involved.
Daffy Duck – What makes Daffy Duck?
An evening pause: “Obviously I am dealing with inferior mentalities.”
National Park Service is proposing the removal of several historic bridges in Yosemite because they interfere with water flow, according to environmentalists.
The National Park Service is proposing the removal of several historic bridges in Yosemite because they interfere with water flow, according to environmentalists.
Look, why don’t they simply admit it: They really want don’t want any humans to visit these parks, and simply outlaw them all? That way, the job of the National Park Service will be so much easier: They — and their environmentalist buddies — will finally have the park to themselves to play in without being bothered by all those disgusting American citizens.
Cool images of the opening of the floodgates of a Chinese dam.
Cool images of the opening of the floodgates of a Chinese dam.
Tomoyasu Hotei – Battle without Honor or Humanity
An evening pause: