Amazing how fast birds can dive and maneuver. Aerodynamics at it finest. Peregrine falcon (above): 242 mph (or 390 km per hour) From Book of Joe
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We Choose the Moon
In case anyone hasn’t heard, it is 40 years since the first lunar landing when I was a young boy. The site wechoosethemoon.org has the journey in real time. They are about 33 hours from landing now.
Natural Frequencies
This is cool from NPR Science Friday. What can I say? I like science. And in case you are interested in sports.
Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of the Sun
Very cool photographs of the sun silhouetting the Space Shuttle. Thierry Legault – Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of the Sun
Water
From Seed Magazine, In a small village in the center of Gujarat, India, a society grows from clean water and satellite maps. They have used technology to save and take good advantage of the monsoon rains. For more on water and nature, click here and then go to the third slide. Turn on your speakers [...]
Lightning in slow motion
Amazing, at 5000 frames per second (rendered on Youtube at 15 frames per second). Thanks to Dark Roasted Blend.
Asbestos warning on nanotubes
I figured something like this would come up. Carbon nanotubes, the poster child of the burgeoning nanotechnology industry, could trigger diseases similar to those caused by asbestos, a study suggests. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | ‘Asbestos warning’ on nanotubes
The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars
HiRISE | The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars (PSP_005558_9040)
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