This is an awesome picture of the Orion Nebula taken by the Hubble Telescope. The Orion Nebula is located 1,500 light-years away from Earth. Astronomers believe it contains over a thousand young stars. Continue reading
It is a common misconception that the Moon’s surface is a perfect vacuum. It is not! The Moon indeed has an atmosphere, a very tenuous one however. If you could capture the Moon’s entire atmosphere, it would weigh about 10,000 … Continue reading
They’re giving away these odd looking glasses at the Rotterdam Zoo to prevent eye-contact with the animals. Some animals, such as gorillas could respond aggressively if someone were to make eye-contact with them. Continue reading
These odd garage doors are 3D photo tarpaulins to style up your garage, offered by a German Company. They look deceptively realistic don’t they?
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“Hundreds Gather to Protest Global Warming” [via BBC]
So far, over 2000 people have been infected by the Swine Flu virus, most of which were in North America (mainly Mexico, followed by the United States). It is hard to say, due to the flow of different and often … Continue reading
The recent spreading of the deadly Swine Flu has started a wave of panic in the media. The Internet isn’t different in that matter. In fact the Swine Flu is currently the top trending topic on the micro-blogging service Twitter. … Continue reading
Forbes recently published a report about the best cities for finding jobs, followed later on by another report about the worst cities for jobs. This is a very useful overview of the current state of the U.S. local economy. Read … Continue reading
U.S. Submarine Structures LLC is the company that designed both H2Ome and the Poseidon Resort. H2Ome is the world’s first sea-floor private residence while the Poseidon Resort is the first sea-floor hotel. The Poseidon Resort is located underwater on the … Continue reading
Nuclear Bombs are known to be the most destructive weapon man has ever created, but it could also be a great tool for some civilian uses. The 7 proposed civilian uses for some of the 23,000+ known nuclear bombs in … Continue reading