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we have done impressive things
by Greg on Jul.20, 2009, under Science Life Musing
as humans, we tend to forget, that in the past 100 years, we have done some impressive things. Because the environment of the moon is so stable at the moment, one of the only testaments to these achievements that will survive if we were gone tomorrow, are the moon voyage machinery, and the footprints of americans. It is a really sad 40 year anniversary for me. I have no clue how the rest of America sees NASA and its waning strength, but for me, it’s more of the theme of american culture is in decline. (continue reading…)
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Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun
On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode
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