NASA is reporting that the Genesis capsule’s parachute didn’t open as planned, resulting in it tumbling to the ground and impacting at what FoxNews is reporting on TV as 100 MPH. Probable damage, but no word on the status of the payload (about the size of a few grains of salt). NASA does have video [...]
Take a look at this beautiful picture of a Supernova as taken by the Hubble Telescope. Just amazing.
Stuff like this makes me realize how I need to take my old telescope out of the basement on a clear night. Just so much effort to take out… but lots of fun.
It’s bouncing!
As I type initial confirmation that it (Opportunity) survived touchdown!
Wow, I’m upset I missed the first one. Extremely fun to watch. It’s like a Geeky Superbowl. The only thing I don’t see is a cooler being pored on anyone… and I’m not sure if that’s due to some asthma, [...]
How neat is this. Send your Name to a Comet. Think there is a chance ET will pronounce my last name correctly?
It’s geeky, perhaps even silly. But it’s pretty cool to think about.
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