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2013-05-19 00:22:26 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I am enjoying the change in the way my stream behaves, waiting for me to scroll and notifying me of new posts instead of yanking the text from my reading to add them.

2013-05-10 00:34:19 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

30 year time lapse 
Only takes a few seconds...

2013-05-08 04:36:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

It takes real strength to be gentle.
- Unknown

2013-05-08 04:30:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Happy to join ..Because most things I need to say have been said before, with a bit more eloquence.

2013-04-27 03:45:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Tonight's Finale: Beautiful Machine - Canadarm2 on the horizon, awaiting instruction.

2013-04-24 00:05:59 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

* i'm no expert on CPR, but evidently the technique has evolved considerably*

2013-04-23 22:16:31 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Wore that baby out
She is soon to return the favor.

2013-04-21 03:18:08 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

So, the 420 gathering happened in Denver today, estimated 10,000 people. 
Gunfire, and two were wounded. One in the ankle the other in the leg. I think to myself - "How do you fire a round in a crowd of 10,000 and not kill at least two people?" 
(Speculation) Some would-be gangsta got baked and reached into his pocket and shot himself in the ankle, and a bystander got hit with the round off the ground.

2013-04-20 03:01:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Zoom into the Moon with this Insanely High Resolution Mosaic

This is beyond awesome. Use your mouse or the + and - buttons on this incredible interactive view of the Moon. Use your mouse to let the image take you where you want to go; click on the button in the lower right to go full screen and you’ll feel like you are in lunar orbit.

Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/101594/zoom-into-the-moon-with-this-insanely-high-resolution-mosaic/

Hat tip to +Cory Schmitz 

2013-04-18 22:43:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google boss +Eric Schmidt says the whole world will be online in seven years. Far-fetched? Maybe ... but there are a couple of factors that may be nudging things that way.

2013-04-09 01:37:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

The river hiccups like a zipper on an old coat.

2013-04-06 16:02:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

"Does that seem right to you?"

2013-03-28 18:43:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A good example of the fluid behavior of our atmosphere. The pressure waves of the sonic boom propagate exactly like ripples from a stone thrown into water.

2013-03-20 02:46:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Tonight's Finale: Storm clouds standing tall in the atmosphere over Africa.

2013-03-15 01:20:37 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Clawed drone grabs prey on the fly just like an eagle
[...]Inspired by the way a bald eagle swoops down to seize a fish from the water with its claws, Justin Thomas and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have developed a fast-acting, talon-like gripper for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).[...]

Source NewScientist: http://goo.gl/Z6xmn

#technology   #robotics   #drones   #quadcopter  

2013-03-01 01:12:41 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 6 +1s)

Public service reminder that the sun is not at the center of the universe and is actually moving.

2013-02-28 00:14:09 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) and a possible Mars Impact

C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is an Oort cloud comet discovered on 3 January 2013 by Robert H. McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory using a 0.5-meter (20 in) Schmidt telescope, at Magnitude 18.6. Precovery images of the comet by the Catalina Sky Survey from 8 December 2012 were quickly found. At the time of discovery the comet was 7.2 AU from the Sun.

Mars impact risk:
A possible impact of the newly discoverd coemt C/2013 A1 (Sidiing Spring) with Mars.

At the time, although an impact was possible the nominal orbit was pretty far from Mars. Now after some more observations and refinement of the orbit, the orbital track has moved in a bit.

With an observation arc of 74 days, there is a small possibility that the comet could impact Mars on 19 October 2014, This is much closer than the previous 0.006 AU, but... more »

2013-02-26 23:28:42 (4 comments, 12 reshares, 9 +1s)

Sunrise across Valles Marineris

Fog fills the "Grand Canyon of Mars" courtesy of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Every time I see this image I am awestruck.   

2013-02-25 19:25:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2013-02-24 00:08:26 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Images of plants in their light field revealed though electromagnetic photography 

2013-02-23 01:35:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

My Vacation self and my alter ego - all in one shot

The coconut pirates are available on the corner anywhere in Mexico. The earring, beads in the hair, beard and the knife were added to present a clearer presentation of my Caribbean persona.
I find that all inclusive alcohol is conducive to my inner nature expressing itself.

2013-02-23 01:07:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We can only wonder what the resolution of the military hardware is

2013-02-22 19:47:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Woohoo! Men in Space...

Hangout On Air with the ISS
NOW live! Go Google+! bit.ly/YriLb9

#Science   #Space   #ISS  

2013-02-21 07:06:42 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Electronics are powered by magical smoke
If the smoke gets out - it's no good.

2013-02-15 20:27:37 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Real time tracking and discussion of the asteroid pass in a hangout

Even NASA doubts their ability to accurately track the object due to it's speed, a Moon's width each second at closest approach.
+Slooh Space Camera is hosting 3 shows today covering the asteroid. Astronomer +Paul Cox will devote himself to manually commanding the scope to have any chance of tracking it. I think he will pull it off!
Also hosting in the hangout is one of the best astronomers and science writers I have ever had the privilege of learning from, +Bob Berman .
These guys put on a great show, and you can ask the professionals your questions!

2013-02-15 18:21:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Tippi Degré had a most unusual childhood. The young girl grew up in the African desert and developed an uncommon bond with many untamed animals including a 28-year old African elephant named Abu

2013-02-14 20:20:09 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Now this is eternal love (well almost) 6000 years and still going strong!

Share this if you believe in  true love

Archaeologists unearthed in 2007 two skeletons from the Neolithic period locked in an embrace. Their loving embrace has lasted an eternity...

2013-02-01 19:57:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Science fiction writers seem to be clairvoyant.

2013-02-01 06:21:09 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa stole my heart <3 

2013-02-01 03:36:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

2013-01-31 01:12:24 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Herschel sends some truly "chilling" images of the Andromeda galaxy:
http://www.universetoday.com/99671/lighting-up-andromedas-coldest-rings/

Image credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/B. Schulz (NHSC)

2013-01-30 16:12:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Today's the day! Google Science Fair 2013 has launched! It's your turn to change the world. Make sure you register at http://goo.gl/U8x6Z

2013-01-26 04:32:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Moon, Venus, Jupiter and the Milky Way Galaxy seen over ESO’s Very Large Telescope from Earth

In the night sky over ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) observatory at Paranal, the +Moon shines along with two bright companions : already aloft in the heavens and glowing in the centre of the image is +Venus, Earth’s closest planetary neighbour, and, to its right, the giant, though more distant planet, +Jupiter. Such apparent celestial near misses — although the heavenly bodies are actually tens to hundreds of millions of kilometres apart — are called conjunctions.

Still other sights delight this night view at Paranal : the radiant, reddish plane of the +Milky Way, smouldering on the horizon, and an 8.2-metre VLT Unit Telescope, along with a 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescope, standing firmly on the ground.
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