I’m always amazed when new species of life are discovered. Maybe I shouldn’t be, I mean, while man has thoughtlessly ravaged so much of our Earth, there should be at least some places still undiscovered, and it goes without saying that there would be life in those areas. But as man’s foray into more and [...]
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LCROSS – NASA smashing satellite into the Moon!
After several months of orbiting the moon, taking images, examining sites, and sending data back to NASA, the two satellites that were launched on June 18, 2009 will finish their mission by crashing into the surface of the moon.
On final approach, the shepherding spacecraft and Centaur will separate. The Centaur will act as a [...]
Dolphins – The People of the Sea
Dolphins are a truly amazing animal… nobody fully knows how they communicate, or how much of their brains they are able to utilize, but some of the most fascinating facts about dolphins are those that deal with communication.
Dolphins use echolocation, or ’sonar’. With this ability, a dolphin could construct a precisely detailed auditory image [...]
Vote on Hubble’s Next Discovery
In 1609, Galileo turned his telescope on the night sky for the first time. Now, 400 years later, your vote will help make the momentous decision of where to point modern astronomy’s most famous telescope.
“Hubble’s Next Discovery — You Decide” is part of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), the celebration of the 400th anniversary [...]
Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address Transcript
“My fellow citizens, I stand here today humbled by the task before us. Grateful for the trust you’ve bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices born by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has showed throughout this transition.
Forty four Americans have now [...]
Eight for Eight in ‘08. And Another World Record
Just… wow. 17 Swims in the past 9 days. 16 Medals. 14 of them Gold. And now, 8 Gold medals from a single Olympics, more than any other person in the history of the Olympic Games. And they showed Ian Thorpe watching it. He had said he didn’t think Michael could do it, that he [...]
Six, and Seven…
Michael’s quest continues. He has now tied Mark Spitz with 7 Gold medals in a single Olympics. All but one of them done in World Record time. Total Gold medals: 13.
If you were lucky enough to see tonight’s race, the 100m Butterfly, you were probably on the edge of your seat, just as I [...]
Eleven Gold Medals… and still going
I didn’t doubt it would happen. History was made last night. Michael Phelps won the 200m Butterfly in World Record time, and helped the US team win the 4×200 freestyle relay, earning him the 4th, and 5th Gold medals of the Beijing games, and his 10th, and 11th Golds overall.
Just…. wow. Seriously. Not only [...]
And 200m Free makes Three
He has his third Gold medal. Michael Phelps won his third race on Tuesday morning, breaking his own world record in the 200 meter freestyle race.
He now has 9 Olympic Gold medals, with five more races to go. It is almost unthinkable that he could lose all five of his remaining races. While the [...]
Mother Nature strikes again
In the mid 1990s, I took a two week trip through Utah, visiting the National Parks, and taking many pictures in the process. One picture that ended up being my favorite, was that of the gorgeous Arch in Arches National Park. The one you see in every travel magazine, every web article about Arches National [...]
