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Interesting picture of the week. I can’t remember where I...

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:35:13 -0400

Interesting picture of the week. I can’t remember where I found it.

More Back to the Future

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:11:00 -0400

A grant from the journal burn has allowed Irina Werning to continue her Back to the Future series! Check it out at their website. Check Irina’s website for the rest of the series.

Here Are Some Interesting Things

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:13:00 -0400

A variety of links to entertain and educate:

The sculpture of Dan Webb

Some of these pieces are almost unbelievable. Anyone that has ever tried to carve a chain link from a solid piece of wood knows what I’m talking about.

Kepler’s Tally of Planets from the New York Times

This interactive graphic shows all of the extra-solar planets NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered so far. Check the very bottom of the page for the reference size of our solar system.

Shadow Biosphere Theory from The Raw Story

I found this article through an io9 story that featured this picture as an example of desert varnish:

Perhaps it’s just my Martian obsession, but it distinctly reminded me of these streaks, captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter:

Fusion Driven Rocket article from The Register

Speaking of Mars, how about we get there a little faster? This fusion rocket seems legit. Here’s the NASA directorate page for it, and here’s the company pushing the theory into the experimental stage.

Vile Rat’s Kotaku Obituary

This fascinating memorial to Sean Smith, one of the State Department employees killed in the Benghazi attack, reveals that he was an online gamer of legendary status. The piece thankfully leaves out politics and speculation, and is worth reading.

Time Crystals from the Simons Foundation

Ah, that old red herring: the perpetual motion machine. Whether this experiment pans out or not, the notion of time crystals is too enticing to pass up. I found this foundation through this io9 article.

Interesting picture of the week. (from this great series of...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:14:00 -0500

Interesting picture of the week. (from this great series of cathedral interiors by photographer Fabrice Fouillet)

via Gawker

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:08:08 -0500

via Gawker

Pi, unrolled. From the Wikipedia entry on pi.

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:13:30 -0500

Pi, unrolled. From the Wikipedia entry on pi.

"If Jesus had a gun, he’d be alive today."

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:46:49 -0500

“If Jesus had a gun, he’d be alive today.”

- Homer Simpson

Researchers Scare Fearless Patients

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:14:28 -0500

Researchers Scare Fearless Patients:

A curious development in brain study seems to reveal, as always, surprising plasticity.

Video

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:36:46 -0500

This video by Sunita Williams on her last day as Commander of...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:02:00 -0500

This video by Sunita Williams on her last day as Commander of the ISS is the most charming and fascinating tour of the station that I’ve ever seen. (via io9)

Interesting picture of the week. (via The Atlantic)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:28:00 -0500

Interesting picture of the week. (via The Atlantic)

Interesting picture of the week. Happy holidays, readers! (via...

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:02:00 -0500

Interesting picture of the week. Happy holidays, readers! (via Gawker)

via io9

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:44:19 -0500

via io9

jakegyllenhaaliday: durianseeds: Bone cancer on a human...

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:15:34 -0500

jakegyllenhaaliday:

durianseeds:

Bone cancer on a human skull.

Wait, What? reblog of the week.

via booooooom

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:44:30 -0500

via booooooom

Birds.

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:38:48 -0500

Birds.

NASA May Unveil New Manned Moon Missions Soon

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:19:07 -0500

NASA May Unveil New Manned Moon Missions Soon

Interesting picture of the week. (via the White House...

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:38:21 -0500

Interesting picture of the week. (via the White House photostream)

Behind the Scenes Photos from Horror Movies

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:46:47 -0400

It’s definitely worth checking out the whole set from Vintage Everyday.

The SpaceX Dragon fulfilled its first contract today, splashing...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:18:00 -0400

The SpaceX Dragon fulfilled its first contract today, splashing down in the Pacific after completing a cargo mission for the International Space Station. This is a huge milestone in the progress of private enterprise in space and shows the potential for viable investment in space exploration like never before.

This video highlights an event that took place during the launch of the Dragon craft. At the 1:30 point in the video one of the rockets appears to explode. According to SpaceX, they shut down that engine and performed some panel ejections to ensure safety, recalibrated the trajectory for the difference in thrust, and continued the mission! While the fact that the explosion (or whatever they’re categorizing it as) happened is alarming and deserves investigation, this is an astonishing and empirical example of how far spacecraft have come in terms of safety. I’m looking forward to SpaceX’s crew transport missions. (via io9)