Most Massive Star Discovered—Shatters Record
I don't know how it got to be that big, but I do know you should stay away from it.
Nick Uva
A little bit of everything
Filed underscience
Upper Atmosphere Collapsing. A lot.
Here is something that cannot be blamed on either Sarah Palin or Barack Obama. I think.
An upper layer of Earth's atmosphere recently collapsed in an unexpectedly large contraction, the sheer size of which has scientists scratching their heads, NASA announced Thursday.
The layer of gas – called the thermosphere – is now rebounding again. This type of collapse is not rare, but its magnitude shocked scientists.
Read the rest here if you dare.
7th graders discover cave on Mars
Scientists record the music of the sun
via telegraph.co.uk
This is really amazing, but if we've read Psalm 19 we oughtn't be surprised.
And now... potato-powered batteries.
Diamond Oceans Possible on Uranus, Neptune
OK, no juvenile jokes about this please. But this was too crazy not to share.
10 Reasons the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Was Awesome | GeekDad
via wired.com
I have funny memories of the first moon landing... probably sticks in my mind more clearly because it was at my 7th birthday party. There was one relative there who might have had slightly too much brew, and he was still counting down when the module landed on the lunar surface. Anyway, read the article - it did feel great to be an American.
Multi-Galaxy Collision Caught in Action | Wired Science
via wired.com
Hope nobody's getting hurt out there. It's a four-galaxy pile-up. The fifth galaxy at the lower right must be rubbernecking.
Mount Rushmore's Starry Night
Lunar Probe Sends First High-Res Images | Wired Science
via wired.com
Great shots that were taken at the boundary between night and day.
“Accomplishing these significant milestones moves us closer to our goals of preparing for safe human return to the moon, mapping the moon in unprecedented detail, and searching for resources,” said LRO Project Scientist Richard Vondrak in a press release.
