Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Astronomer’s Chronograph
OhGizmo reviews a watch for astronomers: it tracks things such as sunrises and sunsets, moonrise and moonsets, on 583 preset cities.
Oh, and its $495.95
13-yr Old Corrected NASA
A 13-year old German schoolboy handed NASA an egg on the face, by correcting the agency's estimates on an asteroid collision.
Nico Marquardt calculate that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, far from NASA's estimate of 1:45,000 chance of it happening.
And the best part is? NASA concurred.
more here
Nico Marquardt calculate that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, far from NASA's estimate of 1:45,000 chance of it happening.
And the best part is? NASA concurred.
more here
Labels:
Apophis,
asteroid,
geniuses,
NASA,
Nico Marquardt
John Wheeler, 96
Labels:
black holes,
cosmologists,
John Archibald Wheeler
Friday, April 04, 2008
Jules Verne Launch
The Jules Verne automated transfer vehicle, launched by ESA's Ariane 5
Labels:
Ariane 5,
European Space Agence,
Jules Verne ATV,
space launch
Jules Verne ATV
The European-built Jules Verne automated transfer vehicle, which docked to the International Space Station on April 3.
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