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Saturday, 5 April 2014

Cassini satellite discovers evidence of ocean on Saturn’s moon Enceladus

SCIENTISTS have uncovered a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn’s little moon Enceladus.

Italian and American researchers made the discovery using Cassini, a NASA-European spacecraft still exploring Saturn and its rings 17 years after its launch from Cape Canaveral.

This new ocean of liquid water  as big as or even bigger than North America’s Lake Superior is centred at the south pole of Enceladus and could encompass much if not most of the moon. Enceladus is about 499 kilometres in diameter.


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Ecuador’s ‘Throat Of Fire’ Volcano Belches Column Of Ash & Smoke

A Volcano in central Ecuador has spewed up a column of hot ash and smoke 10 kilometres high, increasing fears of an eruption.

Activity has been building at the Tungurahua volcano 130 kilometres south of the capital Quito since early February.


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Three Explosions on the Sun!

Just lately the Sun has been providing quite a show, 2 X Class solar flares in the space of a few weeks and now, just last night, 3 explosions.  There is also the question if the 3 explosions were in fact one.
 
 
 
 
Check out the link below for some awesome footage and decide for yourself?
 

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

A telescope bigger than a galaxy!!

A friend of mine advised me of this story this morning and really is pretty awesome.

Astronomers have figured out how to use the gravity of distant galaxies to bend light and magnify images, forming gigantic telescopes that see deeper into the cosmos than ever before.

More than 400 years ago, Galileo turned a primitive spyglass toward the sky, and in just a few nights learned more about the unseen heavens than all of the scientists and philosophers before him, combined.

Since then astronomers have been guided by a simple imperative: Make Bigger Telescopes. As the 21st century unfolds, the power of optics has grown a million-fold. Telescopes cap the highest mountains, sprawl across deserts, fill valleys and even fly through space. These modern giants provide crystal-clear views of stars and galaxies billions of light years farther away than anything Galileo ever saw, each breakthrough in size bringing a new and deeper understanding of the cosmos.


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Saturday, 8 March 2014

X-Class Solar Flare

I was blown away when I saw this! Such amazing beauty with such a deadly outcome (If it had been pointing our way)
 
The X4.9-Class flare that erupted from the sun on 25th Feb is the most powerful sun flare caught this year so far.    
 


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Sunday, 16 February 2014

Space port to open in Sweden

For the first time, traveling to space looks like it's becoming more of a reality for the daily inhabitants of planet earth.
 
Kurina in Swedish Lapland will be the future home of a 'world-class' spaceport that will offer zero-g and northern lights flights, centrifuge training and more.
 
The advertisement for the planned space port is pretty cool and I can't help thinking of the movie "Total Recall" for some reason.
 
 
 
 
 
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Saturday, 8 February 2014

The Great Pyramid of Giza an Ancient Power Plant?

This is a bit of a follow on from one of my earlier posts about the Pyramids but just as interesting!
 
The below documentary goes into great detail, along with examining various evidence showing that thousands of years ago the Pyramids of Giza and others around the world, were potentially used as actual power plants!
 
I know its sounds crazy, and when I heard about it I was sceptical,  but I can promise you, when you have finished watching the below, even the most doubting among you will still have to wonder "What If"
 
It really is a fantastic watch, delving into yet another possible side of the Pyramids you may never have seen before.
 

 
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Friday, 7 February 2014

Discovered on Mars:Toltec Face, Ancient Building, Pictographic Language Engraved in Rock - Feb 6, 2014

The recent panorama image PIA 17931 released on January 30, 2014 by NASA of Curiosity Rover as it looked down across a sand dune into "Dingo Gap" may have yielded more than a pleasant view of the Martian landscape.
 
As both video details, an object which resembles half a head can be seen protruding out of the Martian dirt. The "Face" clearly has humanoid features, two eyes, a nose and mouth.
 
Remarkable, the face on Mars seems to refer to the Toltec civilization.
 
 
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Saturday, 1 February 2014

Tiny Components a Step Toward Quantum Computer


Scientists and engineers from an international collaboration led by Mark Thompson from the Univ. of Bristol have, for the first time, generated and manipulated single particles of light on a silicon chip – a major step forward in the race to build a quantum computer
 



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NASA Video Captures Stunning Volcano Eruption View from Space


On June 12, 2009, the International Space Station happened to be passing over the Sarychev Volcano just as it was beginning to erupt. A newly released video based on several stunning snapshots taken by astronauts reveals the beauty and power of the erupting volcano.
 
 

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