That’s a tricky question. I don’t follow mainstream news at all. It only takes about 15 seconds of reading a newspaper or watching broadcast news to put me in a bad mood. I don’t have time for it. This is what I do have time for.
I occasionally see a video or poster showing the relative sizes of several stars. We’ve all heard of the red giant Betelgeuse from science class. There are quite a few known stars that dwarf it.
I have to admit that, as of this day in early June, I have yet to see Comet C/2012 K1, aka PaNNSTARS up close and personal. That being said, it’s really easy to find with the chart to the left. If you’re somewhere dark and have binoculars (or a telescope), aim at the number of the… Read More »
Anyone else remember making standing waves with Slinkys, ropes, pulleys & weights during physics class? I never would have imagined that the strings of a violin or guitar behaved that way. Take a look. Pretty cool.
The act of snorkling and shallow diving will never be the same again because you can finally breathe underwater with this groundbreaking device. Regarding the science: It separates oxygen out of water by using holes smaller than water molecules combined with a ‘little’ clever technology. I am genuinely curious how they handle the buoyancy thing,… Read More »
There are so many Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHA) flying around in space that it resembles one of my early attempts with a Spirograph. If I find a 3-space model, I will share it. Hazardous means roughly 560 feet across, among other things. City killers. These 1400+ don’t bother me. It’s the millions we haven’t seen… Read More »
This is the Tarantula Nebula, which is 170,000 light years away. Relatively speaking, it’s not that far. I’ve gazed at a galaxy 25 million light years away through my telescope. Well, at least at the light it gave off back then. Makes you wonder where it is now, or if it even exists. The image… Read More »
And now, for a little perspective. Like a Monty Python movie. Begin.
I’m no genome scientist, but to me it makes perfect sense that a programming language as complex as DNA would have undertones that can more effectively refine each aspect of any entity it defines over time. “Scientists have discovered a second code hiding within DNA. This second code contains information that changes how scientists read… Read More »
How may thousand do you count? I have the creepy crawlies now. Thanks for that. https://vine.co/v/h9PBY0Z2DIz BTW, the literal translation from Portugese is ‘super pubic hair’. Imagine. Brrr. I actually wouldn’t mind a thousand of those walking all over me – if I knew they were on the way first.