Tag: satellite
Today in science history April 6th
by Greg on Apr.06, 2009, under Science Life History
click me, im from the NYTimes
The NY Times is reporting that North Korea’s missle launch, supposedly of a communication satellite, was a failure. What a difference an administration makes; four years ago, we may have gone to war with one of the legs (the really short one) of the “axis of evil”. My favorite comment from the article: (continue reading…)
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Nasa's Image of the Day
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA
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