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The Rock Explains How NASA Helps Our Rock
11:00AM Chris Jacob | Cross promotions sometimes don’t make much sense. I’ve got nothing against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for agreeing to pitch NASA to youngsters, but really, there are better ways to capture youth attention. More »
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Earth’s Weather Like You Have Never Seen It Before
2:20PM Jesus Diaz
This video shows Earth’s weather from August 17-26, 2009. It also shows how beautiful this planet is and how insignificant we are. It was created at a 7km resolution with NASA’s GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model. More »
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OK, Now I’m Nervous About The Large Hadron Collider
1:40PM Jesus Diaz | I used to think that nothing would happen with the Large Hadron Collider. I even made fun of the nutters saying it’s going to destroy the world. After reading CERN Director for Accelerators’s latest statement, I’m not so sure: More »
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Spectacular Meteor Lights Up The Utah Skies
11:20AM Adam Frucci | If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin’ huge meteor that lit up the entire sky. More »
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Gifts For Science Nerds Who Love To Tinker
11:00AM Rosa Golijan | Meteorites, microscopes or mixing things to go boom. Your science nerd loves it all. Here are a couple of gift ideas for that space explorer, mad scientist or engineer in your life. More »
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Large Hadron Collider Circulating Particle Beams Again
9:40AM Adam Frucci | No, it’s not going to destroy the world, but the collection of photos of the LHC at the Big Picture is a great reminder that this might be the most impressive piece of machinery humanity has ever built. More »
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Scientists Develop Phaser That Can Stun (Worms)
5:40AM Adam Frucci | The good news: Scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser that can be set to stun. The bad news: It only works on worms, so far. More »
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Atlantis Engines… Or Mickey Mouse Goes To Space
2:40AM Mark Wilson | Shot: The three main engines of the Space Shuttle Atlantis photographed from ISS as it docks. Jesus says it looks like Mickey Mouse. I think it looks like the photographer should move, quickly. More »
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Finally, Hospital Lighting Reminiscent Of A Cylon Base Ship
9:40AM Mark Wilson | Granted, the green-tinged fluorescence of most hospital rooms is by no means comfortable, but Philips’ solution, seen here, looks like an alien probe chamber — or so I’ve heard. More »
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