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Science

NASA – Dreamy, Young Stars

July 26, 2010

NASA – Dreamy, Young Stars: “The Orion Nebula is a ‘happening’ place where stars are born and this colony of hot, young stars is stirring up the cosmic scene in this image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope”

NASA – Fractured

July 23, 2010

NASA – Fractured: “This observation from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the floor of a large impact crater in the southern highlands, north of the giant Hellas impact basin. Most of the crater floor is dark, with abundant small ripples of wind-blown material. However, a pit in the floor of the crater has exposed light-toned, [...]

U.S. Navy Laser Weapon Shoots Down Drones in Test [Video]: Scientific American

July 19, 2010

U.S. Navy Laser Weapon Shoots Down Drones in Test [Video]: Scientific American: “In a grainy, black-and-white video that looks like a home movie of a UFO attack a sleek aircraft streaks through the sky one minute, only to burst into flames the next and plummet into the sea. The silent video, which Raytheon Co. debuts [...]

A look inside the Hayabusa sample capsule – The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society

July 6, 2010

A look inside the Hayabusa sample capsule – The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society: “A very brief item posted on the Hayabusa website yesterday included two pictures of the interior of its sample return capsule, one of which shows a particle; but it’s impossible to know for sure at this early stage of [...]

NASA – Icy Triton

July 6, 2010

NASA – Icy Triton: “Taken in 1989 by Voyager 2 during its flyby of the Neptune system, this is a global color mosaic of Triton. The color was synthesized by combining high-resolution images taken through orange, violet and ultraviolet filters; these images were displayed as red, green, and blue images and combined to create this [...]

Space Station: Russian Cargo Ship Aborts Docking – Science and Society

July 3, 2010

Space Station: Russian Cargo Ship Aborts Docking – Science and Society: “The International Space Station is in no danger at the moment…but there were some uncomfortable moments this morning when a Russian Progress supply ship came in for a docking — and had to wave off when a telemetry link between the two ships went [...]

Apple iPhone 4 Antennas… – AntennaSys Blog – AntennaSys, Inc. – antenna design, integration and consulting.

June 25, 2010

Apple iPhone 4 Antennas… – AntennaSys Blog – AntennaSys, Inc. – antenna design, integration and consulting.: “The iPhone 4 has two symmetrical slots in the stainless frame.  If you short these slots, or cover them with your hand, the antenna performance will suffer” An Antenna engineer on the signal degradation issue with all cell phones.  Pretty [...]

NASA – A Matter of Perspective

June 23, 2010

NASA – A Matter of Perspective: “The Seagull nebula, seen in this infrared mosaic from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, draws its common name from it resemblance to a gull in flight. “ The Image is after the break, but you can download the original from the above link.

A Fine Hydra Spiral | spacetelescope.org

June 21, 2010

A Fine Hydra Spiral | spacetelescope.org: “The small spiral galaxy NGC 2758 is captured in great detail in this image from the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. “ The Small image is after the break.  The full sized image is available after the break

NASA – Launching Into History

June 18, 2010

NASA – Launching Into History: “On June 18, 1983, a young physicist from California took her seat aboard the space shuttle and launched into history.” The image after the break if you want to see it before going to the NASA site.  First American Woman in space on this day in 1983.  

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