Geocaching will get easier soon, with the introduction of the next generation of Global Positioning System satellites. The latest satellite was launced Sunday from Cape Canaveral. 9/30/05 Update: Hahahahaha…whoops. “GPS” now replacing the old “GSP” which was in the title. Thanks, Jim, for pointing that out. WordPress needs a spellcheck.
Category Archives: Science & Space
Cobb Rates Highly
Cobb County, Georgia, is once again regarded as a top ten place! The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that The Campaign to Defend the Constitution has rated Cobb County number two on it’s “Islands of Ignorance” list. [Use Bug Me Not to see the story without registering] You can see the whole top ten list at …
Hurricane Diapers to the Rescue!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,170254,00.html This was brought to my attention by a co-worker. Fox News had an interview a Mr. Peter Cordani who wants to use the same sort of gel used in diapers to disrupt hurricanes a little bit. My first instinctive reaction was “this guy is full of crap,” but then I got to thinking about …
No More Leap Seconds?
The Royal Astronomical Society has taken a position regarding the proposed abolishment of leap seconds. Well, that was news to me, so I had to go do some reading to determine what this was all about. The above position statement is a good description. Also… The US Naval Observatory Time Service Department Wikipedia entry on …
Chris Gets a Headline
Chris Schierer on Spaceweather.com Chris Schierer is the headlining picture at this moment on the captioned website. Go Chris! If that link doesn’t drop you there, try http://www.spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01sep05_page3.htm
Bad Astronomy Blogs Astrology
There’s an amusing entry today over at The Bad Astronomy Blog.
Americans Want Creationism!
According to a NY Times article published today, “64 percent [of Americans] said they were open to the idea of teaching creationism in addition to evolution…” This is fascinatingly scary! Of course, I also understand where it is coming from: [Disclaimer: I’m not a statistician, or an Poll designer, so these opinions expressed are just …
Diamonds Were a Girl's Best Friend
Diamonds have been demoted! They are no longer the hardest material in existence. Suffice to say that Mr. Buckminster Fuller is getting his due name recognition. Here are some example Bulk Moduli for common material. Notice the one at the bottom; wow. Material GigaPascals Gasoline 1.3 Water 2.15 Seawater 2.35 Graphite 34 Steel 160 Diamond …
APOD
Very cool Astronomy Picture of the Day, today.
Playing with Doomsday!
Ever have a really bad day at work? Drop a large asteroid on it! Next door neighbor using your lawn as a leaf depository? Slam a 100 km ice comet into him at solar escape velocity! Go to Solar System Collisions for unending fun!