Monday, March 25, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Meteor sightings flood in from East Coast, setting off a media scramble
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:38:48 GMT ]
A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad scramble to track down photos and videos of the event.The American Meteor Society logged more than 300 reports from a region ranging from North Carolina to Washington to New York to New England to Canada. Hundreds more registered their observations on Twitter. One Twitter u...
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:38:48 GMT ]
A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad scramble to track down photos and videos of the event.The American Meteor Society logged more than 300 reports from a region ranging from North Carolina to Washington to New York to New England to Canada. Hundreds more registered their observations on Twitter. One Twitter u...
Why it’s so annoying to overhear someone’s cellphone conversation
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:02:46 GMT ]
When LifeHacker asked you about your biggest cellphone annoyances a while back, one of your biggest complaints was overhearing people's phone conversations. The New York Times takes a look at why we find that so annoying.The basic reason we're so irritated when we overhear a conversation is because the conversation hijacks our cognitive functions — it's a distraction that we can't do anything abou...
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:02:46 GMT ]
When LifeHacker asked you about your biggest cellphone annoyances a while back, one of your biggest complaints was overhearing people's phone conversations. The New York Times takes a look at why we find that so annoying.The basic reason we're so irritated when we overhear a conversation is because the conversation hijacks our cognitive functions — it's a distraction that we can't do anything abou...
Reports about East Coast meteor flood in, setting off a media scramble
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:46:04 GMT ]
A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad dash to track down photos and videos of the event.The American Meteor Society logged more than 800 reports from a region ranging from North Carolina to Washington to New York to New England to Canada. Hundreds more registered their observations on Twitter. One Twitter user,...
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:46:04 GMT ]
A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad dash to track down photos and videos of the event.The American Meteor Society logged more than 800 reports from a region ranging from North Carolina to Washington to New York to New England to Canada. Hundreds more registered their observations on Twitter. One Twitter user,...
Mars Curiosity rover gets back to sending snapshots
[ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:55:05 GMT ]
After a week of down time due to a computer glitch, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is once again sending back pictures of its rocky Red Planet locale at Yellowknife Bay. In this fresh panorama, the rover looks as if it's sticking its drill-equipped robotic arm right in your face."That drill is hungry, looking for something tasty to eat, and 'you' (loaded with water and organics) are it," jokes scient...
[ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:55:05 GMT ]
After a week of down time due to a computer glitch, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is once again sending back pictures of its rocky Red Planet locale at Yellowknife Bay. In this fresh panorama, the rover looks as if it's sticking its drill-equipped robotic arm right in your face."That drill is hungry, looking for something tasty to eat, and 'you' (loaded with water and organics) are it," jokes scient...
The drones are coming ... but our laws aren't ready
[ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:47:24 GMT ]
When a fire broke out in a church in Mesa County, Colo., in September 2011, the police department was ready with its flight team. Strapping a thermal camera to a Draganflyer X6, they flew the drone above the burning building. Together, police and firemen identified hotspots in the structure, and traced the direction in which the fire was spreading.In 2010, a 5-pound Marcus drone was loaned to fore...
[ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:47:24 GMT ]
When a fire broke out in a church in Mesa County, Colo., in September 2011, the police department was ready with its flight team. Strapping a thermal camera to a Draganflyer X6, they flew the drone above the burning building. Together, police and firemen identified hotspots in the structure, and traced the direction in which the fire was spreading.In 2010, a 5-pound Marcus drone was loaned to fore...
Saturday, March 23, 2013
The northern lights dance with a comet
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:23:53 GMT ]
Talk about dancing with the stars: The glow of the northern lights danced through the night sky this week, thanks to a solar storm that swept past Earth over the past few days. Comet PanSTARRS, which is appearing a little bit farther north in western skies every evening, adds some extra sparkle.The time around the equinox is considered the peak of the aurora season, because this time of year strik...
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:23:53 GMT ]
Talk about dancing with the stars: The glow of the northern lights danced through the night sky this week, thanks to a solar storm that swept past Earth over the past few days. Comet PanSTARRS, which is appearing a little bit farther north in western skies every evening, adds some extra sparkle.The time around the equinox is considered the peak of the aurora season, because this time of year strik...
Northern lights dance with a comet
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:29:31 GMT ]
Talk about dancing with the stars: The glow of the northern lights danced through the night sky this week, thanks to a solar storm that swept past Earth over the past few days. Comet PanSTARRS, which is appearing a little bit farther north in western skies every evening, adds some extra sparkle.The time around the equinox is considered the peak of the aurora season, because this time of year strik...
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:29:31 GMT ]
Talk about dancing with the stars: The glow of the northern lights danced through the night sky this week, thanks to a solar storm that swept past Earth over the past few days. Comet PanSTARRS, which is appearing a little bit farther north in western skies every evening, adds some extra sparkle.The time around the equinox is considered the peak of the aurora season, because this time of year strik...
Sequestration forces NASA to hold up educational and outreach efforts
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:20:40 GMT ]
NASA is putting the brakes on its educational and public outreach efforts, due to the continuing standoff over the federal budget and the resulting sequestration of the agency's funds.The cutbacks in NASA's activities, including social-media initiatives, were outlined on Friday in a pair of memos from NASA Headquarters in Washington. The independent SpaceRef website published both memos, including...
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:20:40 GMT ]
NASA is putting the brakes on its educational and public outreach efforts, due to the continuing standoff over the federal budget and the resulting sequestration of the agency's funds.The cutbacks in NASA's activities, including social-media initiatives, were outlined on Friday in a pair of memos from NASA Headquarters in Washington. The independent SpaceRef website published both memos, including...
Reports about East Coast meteor flood in, setting off a media scramble
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:33:09 GMT ]
A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad dash to track down photos and videos of the event.The American Meteor Society logged more than 300 reports from a region ranging from North Carolina to Washington to New York to New England to Canada. Hundreds more registered their observations on Twitter. One Twitter user,...
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:33:09 GMT ]
A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad dash to track down photos and videos of the event.The American Meteor Society logged more than 300 reports from a region ranging from North Carolina to Washington to New York to New England to Canada. Hundreds more registered their observations on Twitter. One Twitter user,...
Meteor sightings flood in from East Coast, setting off a media scramble
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:38:48 GMT ]
A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad scramble to track down photos and videos of the event.The American Meteor Society logged more than 300 reports from a region ranging from North Carolina to Washington to New York to New England to Canada. Hundreds more registered their observations on Twitter. One Twitter u...
[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:38:48 GMT ]
A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad scramble to track down photos and videos of the event.The American Meteor Society logged more than 300 reports from a region ranging from North Carolina to Washington to New York to New England to Canada. Hundreds more registered their observations on Twitter. One Twitter u...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Google's working on a smart watch, too ... of course
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:29:56 GMT ]
Samsung revealed that it's been "preparing the watch product for so long" and rumors about Apple's plans to build a smart watch are a dime a dozen — so it shouldn't be surprising that Google might be planning to put something on our wrists as well.The Financial Times' Tim Bradshaw writes that, "according to a person briefed on the project," Google's Android unit is developing a smart watch which ...
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:29:56 GMT ]
Samsung revealed that it's been "preparing the watch product for so long" and rumors about Apple's plans to build a smart watch are a dime a dozen — so it shouldn't be surprising that Google might be planning to put something on our wrists as well.The Financial Times' Tim Bradshaw writes that, "according to a person briefed on the project," Google's Android unit is developing a smart watch which ...
Pre-caffeine tech: Dongle jokes, freaked-out dogs!
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:32:34 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.You can now secure your Apple ID with two-step verification.Google's working on a smart watch, too ... of course.Facebook's testing a way to nag you until you update your status. And Facebook also added weather forecast feature ... so you never need to leave! Drones crash (a lot) ... but the...
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:32:34 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.You can now secure your Apple ID with two-step verification.Google's working on a smart watch, too ... of course.Facebook's testing a way to nag you until you update your status. And Facebook also added weather forecast feature ... so you never need to leave! Drones crash (a lot) ... but the...
Library of Congress preserving first message from space
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:12:28 GMT ]
By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comThe first audio message to be relayed from outer space will be preserved as part of the National Recording Registry alongside Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon," Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence," and Chubby Checker's rendition of "The Twist," the Library of Congress announced Thursday.The space-based message, which was a recording of then-President Dwig...
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:12:28 GMT ]
By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comThe first audio message to be relayed from outer space will be preserved as part of the National Recording Registry alongside Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon," Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence," and Chubby Checker's rendition of "The Twist," the Library of Congress announced Thursday.The space-based message, which was a recording of then-President Dwig...
On the moon, NASA probe sees where sun never shines
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:38:58 GMT ]
By Space.comSome parts of the moon haven't seen the sun in millions, and even billions, of years but an unmanned NASA spacecraft is shedding light on these lunar lands of permanent darkness.A new video from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio explains just how the agency's powerful Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is collecting data on the moon's coldest, darkest c...
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:38:58 GMT ]
By Space.comSome parts of the moon haven't seen the sun in millions, and even billions, of years but an unmanned NASA spacecraft is shedding light on these lunar lands of permanent darkness.A new video from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio explains just how the agency's powerful Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is collecting data on the moon's coldest, darkest c...
Iceland volcano's eruption fueled ocean blooms
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:04:48 GMT ]
By Charles Q. ChoiLiveScienceThe explosive volcanic eruption Iceland saw in 2010 may have disrupted life in the air above Europe, but it apparently enriched life in the Atlantic Ocean, researchers say.After nearly two centuries of dormancy, the volcano Eyjafjallajökull (AYA-feeyapla-yurkul) erupted many times over the course of 10 weeks three years ago. These outbursts spewed a giant plume of ash ...
[ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:04:48 GMT ]
By Charles Q. ChoiLiveScienceThe explosive volcanic eruption Iceland saw in 2010 may have disrupted life in the air above Europe, but it apparently enriched life in the Atlantic Ocean, researchers say.After nearly two centuries of dormancy, the volcano Eyjafjallajökull (AYA-feeyapla-yurkul) erupted many times over the course of 10 weeks three years ago. These outbursts spewed a giant plume of ash ...
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