Sleepy Cat
What an adorable cat!
Dark Asteroids Discovered, Possible Threat to Earth
Dark asteroids near Earth, hard to spot but potential threats. WISE infrared telescope helps detect them. What's the risk of asteroid impact?
Walking Through The Field…
This little bunny is just amazingly cute!
Some of the Weirdest Phobias
Nearly everyone is afraid of something. But when the fear is intense and persistent it is called a phobia. Some of those phobias are really weird, such as some of those listed below.
Astronomy Picture of the Week – Sombrero Galaxy
This stunning picture of the Sombrero Galaxy in infrared was taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The Sombrero Galaxy, also known as M104, is 50,000 light years across which makes it one of the largest galaxies of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. It is 28 million light years away from us.
Possibilities for Life on Mars
An article was recently published by Scientific American, a very reputable science magazine, stating that evidence was found that life existed on Mars and was brought to Earth on a meteorite. The meteorite in question is called "Allan Hills 84001". It was blasted from Mars by a huge meteorite impact 16 million years ago and crashed on Earth 13,000 years ago.
Some of the Geekiest Graffiti
Here are some of the geekiest graffiti ever seen. Some of them require at least a basic knowledge of programming to fully understand them, but others are pretty straight forward to anyone. So enjoy!
Astronomy Picture of the Week – The Orion Nebula
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.
Did you know? The Moon has an Atmosphere
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 kg. In other words, it would weigh less than a large truck. Sources of the lunar atmosphere There are two main sources of the lunar atmosphere. One of them is outgassing, which is the release of gasses that originate from radioactive decay processes deep inside the crust and mantle of the Moon. The second source is through a process known as sputtering: atoms are ejected from solid materials on the…
Odd No Eye-Contact Glasses
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.
Odd And Funny Garage Doors
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? [via style-your-garage.com]
7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs
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 the world are the following.