October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off
Earth and Moon from Galileo probe, 1990 januari 02. (NASA)
Bernard Foing, If We Had No Moon:
“The Earth has a large moon, making it unique in the inner solar system. Mercury and Venus have no moons, and Mars has only two small asteroid-sized objects orbiting it. In this essay, the father of the SMART-1 lunar mission, Bernard Foing of the European Space Agency, looks at the effect the Moon has had on the Earth, and explores how different our world would be if we had no planetary companion. Would life have evolved differently, or even appeared on Earth without the Moon?”
(Via BoingBoing.)
Tags: astrobiology,astronomy,bernard foing,earth,evolution,moon
April 25th, 2007 · Comments Off
Space.com: “An Earth-like planet spotted outside our solar system is the first found that could support liquid water and harbor life, scientists announced today.”
Zie ook: Planet Hunters Edge Closer to Their Holy Grail.
Tags: astronomy,gliese 581 c,space
January 1st, 2007 · Comments Off
Tags: astronomy,mapping,space
December 30th, 2006 · Comments Off
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“Astronomers have been hammering away at the sky, taking images that have profoundly pushed forward our understanding of the Universe. But there’s been more than that, too. “
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“Each week, the Magazine chronicles interesting and sometimes downright unexpected facts from the news, through its strand 10 things we didn’t know last week. Here, to round off the year, are some of the best from the past 12 months.”
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“Het is lijstjestijd! Elke week vind je in het nl20 magazine een recensie van een restaurant en lunchzaak. Na een jaar kunnen we de balans opmaken, welke zijn ‘t beste beoordeeld in 2006? “
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“My notes from Joichi Ito’s talk about his experience of and passion for World of Warcraft at 23C3 in Berlin.”
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“There’s just so much you can do with music discovery engine Pandora: create your own personalized radio stations, find new, original music and share your stations with friends, just to list a few.”
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“PandoraMan.zip - Small Cocoa wrapper for Pandora (v1.0.12).”
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“The Orthodox and other observant Jews living within this ‘home’ are permitted certain actions outside their literal homes - pushing a stroller to the synagogue, carrying keys, walking a dog on a leash - that would otherwise be forbidden on the Sabbath.”
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“Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration appointees. - The Grand Canyon was created by Noah’s flood”
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“Cellist and composer Zoë Keating uses live electronic sampling and repetition to layer the sound of her cello, creating multi-layered compositions which explore the boundary between the familiar and the strange, the ugly and beautiful, the dark and the
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zoekeating.com
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Tags: 2006,astronomy,bbc,photography,science
February 24th, 2006 · Comments Off
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The Soviet Anthem (With Lyrics.)
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“When I encourage people to start a blog here’s what I suggest they do.”
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“Meredith Finkelstein and Cindy Jeffers developed five robots for Heddatron, a play written by Elizabeth Merriweather, directed by Alex Timbers and produced by the Les Freres Corbusier theatre company.”
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“Astronomers have detected a new type of cosmic outburst that they can’t yet explain. The event was very close to our galaxy, they said. The eruption might portend an even brighter event to come, a supernova”
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“This is a video directed by Stephanie Van Houtte for the Ute Lemper version of the Kurt Weill classic, Mack The Knife. This clip features Stephanie Van Houtte and Steve Van De Casteele and was filmed in Ghent, Belgium. Summer 2005. Edited by Dwid Hellion
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Tags: anthem,astronomy,bbc,music,robots,rufus wainwright,space,supernova,theater,ussr,ute lemper,video,weblogs
