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Posted in Earth on Dec 31st, 2004
I don’t think some people realize how big an event the Christmas Tsunami was. Besides the massive death toll, it changed the Earth. Very few times in a person’s life will they actually witness an event that changes the actual world. Not man’s world, but the world itself. Thanks to Sify.com, here’s an example:
That [...]
Posted in Technology on Dec 30th, 2004
A new breed of wearable robotic vehicles that envelop drivers are being developed by Japanese car giant Toyota.
Somehow, I just don’t think these are going to be big sellers any time soon.
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Posted in Earth on Dec 28th, 2004
From my friend Hedonistix, I have been pointed to a link that illustrates fantastically how BIG this thing was:
Here is the link to the source’s webpage. It’s Japanese, so I really don’t know what it is.
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Posted in Ecology on Dec 28th, 2004
And no sooner than I ponder why people constantly seek the end of our world as we know it, I get pointed in this direction:
Today, ecocide has come to overshadow nuclear war and emerging diseases as a major threat to global civilization, and it will become acute within the next few decades. We are [...]
Posted in The Solar System on Dec 28th, 2004
The giant space rock, named 2004 MN4, was said on Dec. 23 to have an outside shot at hitting the planet on April 13, 2029. The odds climbed as high as 1-in-37, or 2.7 percent, on Monday, Dec. 27……
"An Earth impact on April 13, 2029 can now be ruled out," read a statement issued Monday [...]
Posted in Ecology on Dec 27th, 2004
South Texas awoke to a rare blanket of snow, when up to 13 inches shattered records for the region. The deep freeze brought Victoria, Texas, its first white Christmas in 86 years and snarled holiday plans for thousands of travelers.
Startled New Orleans residents saw snow falling steadily — the first Christmas snow in 50 years [...]
Posted in Technology on Dec 26th, 2004
The early shutdown of the Delta 4 Heavy’s propulsion system during the Boeing-built rocket’s demonstration launch Tuesday prevented three satellites on board from reaching orbit.
The rocket’s main payload, a sensor-equipped dummy satellite called DemoSat, was dropped too low to achieve orbit due to a shorter than expected first stage burn. Also lost were [...]
Posted in Travel on Dec 26th, 2004
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) welcomed the arrival of fuel, water, and most importantly food – not to mention Christmas presents – all packed inside a Russian cargo spacecraft that successfully docked with the orbital facility today.
That solves the food issue on this leg of ISS. Question still remains, is this [...]
Posted in Earth on Dec 26th, 2004
The risk of an impact by asteroid 2004 MN4 went up slightly on Saturday, Dec. 25. It is now pegged at having a 1-in -45 chance of striking the planet on April 13, 2029. That’s up from 1-in-63 late on Dec. 24, and 1-in-300 early on Dec. 24.
Astronomers still stress that it is very likely [...]
Posted in The Solar System on Dec 26th, 2004
Ever wonder how scientists predict where an asteroid is going to go? As in, if it’s going to hit us or not? Here is the best explanation I have seen. I like really simple explanations, and it doesn’t get any simpler than this:
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