Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (PC) Locate Sam Fisher by using advanced photo technology developed by NASA, Carnegie Mellon and Google.
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Around 600 million metric tons of water ice were discovered in shadowy craters at the moon’s north pole. How much is that, in terms that mean something to you? Possibly enough to sustain a mother-F-ing moon base, that’s how much.
A piece of NASA radar equipment hitching a ride on an Indian probe made the discovery, which was reported earlier today. It was only last September that water ice was confirmed to exist on the moon’s south pole, but these significant deposits bring us that much closer to the ultimate space nerd dream of a base on the moon.
“The new discoveries show the moon is an even more interesting and attractive scientific, exploration and operational destination than people had previously thought,” said Paul Spudis, a NASA engineer who works with the Mini-SAR radar equipment.
Scientists say the water, which may be more readily available than that found at the south pole, could be mined for fuel and oxygen or distilled into drinking water for lunar dwellers.
Sure, there’s that whole issue with the budget and how its steering our space program away from the moon. But 600 million tons is a lot of water, especially for a nation thirsty for some new space adventures. [Space.com via PopSci]
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600 Million Metric Tons of Ice Found On Moon’s North Pole Surface, Could Be Enough to Supply Base [Space]
At first glance, I thought Mathmos has released a new mood light, but that glowing blue image is actually of Saturn, captured by the Hubble telescope. It’s a very rare photo, as both poles and rings are visible.
You actually just make out the Northern Lights-like aurorae on both poles, which is apparently caused by solar wind from the sun mixing up with molecules. Sadly, this is the only chance you’ll get at having Saturn’s aurorae as your desktop wallpaper, as the angle from which they can be viewed at is only possible twice every 30 years, and the Hubble telescope will no longer be used when the next opportunity comes along.
I feel pretty sad about that, but not as sad as I was when reading xkcd’s biography on the life of the Mars Spirit Rover. Let’s not get our space-set emotional battles mixed up, now. [The Guardian]
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Rare Photos of Saturn’s Aurorae Captured For The Last Time By Hubble [Space]
At first glance, I thought Mathmos has released a new mood light, but that glowing blue image is actually of Saturn, captured by the Hubble telescope. It’s a very rare photo, as both poles and rings are visible.
You actually just make out the Northern Lights-like aurorae on both poles, which is apparently caused by solar wind from the sun mixing up with molecules. Sadly, this is the only chance you’ll get at having Saturn’s aurorae as your desktop wallpaper, as the angle from which they can be viewed at is only possible twice every 30 years, and the Hubble telescope will no longer be used when the next opportunity comes along.
I feel pretty sad about that, but not as sad as I was when reading xkcd’s biography on the life of the Mars Spirit Rover. Let’s not get our space-set emotional battles mixed up, now. [The Guardian]
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Rare Photos of Saturn’s Aurorae Captured For The Last Time By Hubble [Space]
You have to break open an egg to get to the edible goodness—so it makes sense you’d have to take a hammer to an $800 lamp to make it work. Wait, what am I saying?
It may look very cool in its “I’m making a statement” type of way, but to spend $800 on a lamp you need to break open in order to make it work is absurd. Only at the MoMA store, obviously. [MoMA via Technabob]
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Break This Lamp To Make It Glow Yellow, Just Like You Do With An Egg [Lamps]
When it comes to satire, The Onion is second to none. This masterpiece makes fun of NASA as they plan a 8 year mission to impress a girl.
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NASA scientists plan a mission to hook up to a girl
Yeah, that brilliant flash of light you saw streaking through the dark sky last early this morning? Not the space shuttle making its last ever night time launch from Cape Canaveral.
Unfortunately for you, the launch was postponed, possibly to Monday, and you were either drunk, stoned, both, or you were “visited” and you’re about to mold a mountain out of mashed potatoes. Which is too bad, considering the night launch could have been seen all along the Eastern Seaboard. [MSNBC]
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Update: Final Space Shuttle Night Launch Scrapped Due to Clouds [Space]
