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NASA | Evolution of the Moon #space #moon #evolution

Published on Mar 14, 2012 by NASAexplorer
From year to year, the moon never seems to change. Craters and other formations appear to be permanent now, but the moon didn't always look like this. Thanks to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we now have a better look at some of the moon's history. Learn more in this video!

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Quietest place on Earth mutes all sounds, messes with your head | #science #technology

(Credit: Orfield Laboratories)

via games.yahoo.com

If you've been to a crowded airport, sporting event, or even a kid's birthday party lately, a little peace and quiet might sound like the perfect thing to help you kick back and relax. Just don't let things get too quiet, or you might drive yourself a wee bit insane: the anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories in Minnesota can mute 99.99% of all sound, but visiting the silent oasis isn't as calming as you might expect.

New Challenger Video: Super 8 Film Of Space Shuttle Disaster Uncovered (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) #science #nasa

via www.huffingtonpost.com

Ault, who was 19 at the time and visiting from southern California, attended the launch with his parents, Bernice and Robert, and his friend Bill Graber. He filmed the event with his Chinon Super 8 film camera while Graber snapped photos.

Like many home movies, the film sat untouched in a box in Ault's house for decades. Until last week, it had been 26 years since he had seen the film, which The Huffington Post licensed from Ault.

Can We Build An Elevator To Space? - The Royal Institution Christmas Lecture 2010 - BBC Four #science #technology

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Uploaded by BBC on Dec 31, 2010
More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x1yny

Materials scientist Dr Mark Miodownik reveals that we are now capable of making fibres that, in theory, should be strong enough to support an elevator that could carry objects from the Earth 36,000 km up to space.

 

Also read:  A 'space elevator' by 2050?
A Japanese firm would like to take tourists spaceward, to a station connected to a 22,370-mile stretch of cable. Could it happen?

via:  http://theweek.com/article/index/224862/a-space-elevator-by-2050

BBC News - The myth of the eight-hour sleep #health #science

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We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night - but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural.

Why Quantum Theory Is So Misunderstood - Speakeasy - WSJ #science

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I recently gave a lecture, screened on the BBC, about quantum theory, in which I pointed out that “everything is connected to everything else”. This is literally true if quantum theory as currently understood is not augmented by new physics. This means that the subatomic constituents of your body are constantly shifting, albeit absolutely imperceptibly, in response to events happening an arbitrarily large distance away; for the sake of argument, let’s say on the other side of the Universe.

Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla (HD Version)

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An amazing chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas near Bwindi National Park, Uganda

International team discovers planet made of diamond #astronomy #science

via www.gizmag.com

An international research team led by the Swinburne University of Technology, identified a pulsar star (PSR J1719-1438) with a hidden planet. This small planet is much denser than any other planet and consists largely of carbon. Because of its density, scientists speculate the carbon must be crystalline. Effectively meaning a large part of the planet is diamond.

The planet is estimated to be the remains of a massive star that has lost its outer layers to the pulsar star it orbits (PSR J1719-1438), leaving behind the crystallized core.

The planet is located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Serpens.

Earth May Once Have Had Two Moons | SkimThat.com

A new theory suggests that Earth may have had two moons in the distant past before one collided into the other, the BBC reports. The theory has been developed by several astronomers to explain why one side of the Moon, the one visible from Earth, is flat and cratered while the other has mountain ranges. The researchers say the second moon may have been formed when another large body the size of Mars collided with the Earth about four billion years ago, sending another chunk out into orbit. The smaller second moon orbited Earth before collided with the Moon. The report is published in the journal Nature. Scientists plan to test this theory by examining samples from probes NASA plans to send to the moon.

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New Car Engine Sends Shock Waves Through Auto Industry #ecology #technology #hybridengines

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A new engine called the Wave Disk Generator, which could cut car emissions by 90%, has been unveiled by Michigan State University. The self-contained unit is 3.5 times more fuel efficient than a regular engine, and could reduce the weight of a car by 1000 pounds. A 25-kilowatt prototype is planned for later in the year.