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Posted in Technology on Oct 30th, 2004
NASA Picks May 2005 for Launch Date
NASA spaceflight chief Bill Readdy conceded that technical challenges and “some unknowns” remain that could thwart a mid-May launch date, in particular the need to prevent any dangerous pieces of foam from coming off the fuel tank during liftoff.
We’ll see. It’s been two years come May 2005 that [...]
Posted in The Solar System on Oct 29th, 2004
I once again have to steal something from my buddy Hedonistix:
Whoever took that shot was a lot luckier than I was, we had dense cloud cover most of the time. I got to see it about 80% coverage, then about 20% coverage an hour or so later. Neither was pic worthy.
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Posted in People on Oct 27th, 2004
Scientists uncover possible new species of human
A long time ago apparently.
In a breathtaking discovery, scientists working on a remote Indonesian island say they have uncovered the bones of a human dwarf species marooned for eons while modern man rapidly colonized the rest of the planet.
It’s a fun read though.
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Posted in The Solar System on Oct 27th, 2004
Cassini has made its closest fly-by ever of Titan, the beautiful moon of Saturn. Here are some of the newest pics. What’s cool about it is Titan actually looks more like a planet than most planets. Add some blue and white, and the close-ups would look like Earth.
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Posted in Earth on Oct 24th, 2004
Another powerful earthquake has hit northern Japan, two days after a series of deadly tremors rattled the same area killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 1,200.
The latest shock, measuring 5.6, hit the rural region of Niigata at 6:05 a.m. (9:05 p.m. GMT) and was also felt in the Japanese capital Tokyo, 260 [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 24th, 2004
Brazil has successfully launched a test rocket, 14 months after a more powerful one exploded before lift-off killing 21 people, Brazilian space officials said Sunday.
“Brazil has launched an experimental rocket to carry out gravity research,” a Brazilian Space Agency spokeswoman said. “It was a complete success.”
Good for them. The United States has been the [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 20th, 2004
Not everything here will be way over the top science stuff. Sometimes things we take for granted are pretty fascinating to me.
The hot-button news item right now is the war in Iraq. We hear all kinds of conflicting stories of how well or how bad things are going in Iraq. Well, wanna [...]
Posted in Images, SETI, Technology on Oct 19th, 2004
That sand is a close up from Hubble of Spiral Galaxy NGC 300. Every single one of those grains of sand is a star. Every single one of those stars likely has some planets orbiting it. Still think we’re alone?
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Posted in Technology on Oct 19th, 2004
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — It’s the case of the TV that was calling for help.
Getting a new television can be exciting for a lot of people, but it was a little more than one Corvallis man bargained for.
He was watching his new tube when he got a knock at the door and found Air [...]
Posted in Global Warming on Oct 16th, 2004
Global Warming Bombshell
A prime piece of evidence linking human activity to climate change turns out to be an artifact of poor mathematics.By Richard Muller
Technology for Presidents
October 15, 2004
Progress in science is sometimes made by great discoveries. But science also advances when we learn that something we believed to be true isn’t. When solving a jigsaw [...]