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| Did you misplace something important today? Can't quite think of where it is? Now, you don't have to. (Image courtesy curiousportraits.wordpress.com.) |
A Win For Things Lost: New TrackR Device Hunts Down Your Stuff
Quick, where are your keys? Phone? Wallet? Remote control? Dog? If you don't know the answer immediately, technology may now be able to help you fill in the blanks...
Space Station Sunday: Some Downtime At 250 Miles Up
Good afternoon, space fans! Welcome back to the week's news from outside the atmosphere.
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| Astronaut Scott Kelly said it best when posting this image this morning: "Today is a new day with limitless possibilities to do great things. Good morning from the International Space Station!" (Image courtesy Scott Kelly / NASA.gov.) |
Like Uber For Slobber: New Matchmaking App Sets Up Dogs And Humans
They say that dogs are man's best friend. So with all of the social media platforms used to make friends, why shouldn't there be one that includes canine companions?
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| This could be you. Or your dog. (Image courtesy mymodernmet.com.) |
A Wonder For Down Under: New Kegel Exerciser / Videogame App (Seriously)
Ladies, we know that "playing with yourself" is not the most delicate way to describe an aspect of maintaining healthy sexual function, but in this case, it's the literal truth...
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| We also know it's uncouth to steal other publications' headline imagery, but the Britons really nailed this one. (Image courtesy www.mirror.co.uk.) |
Mining And Shining: Updated SPACE Act Passes Congress, Bound For The Stars
Many people believe that America's space program would be greatly augmented if only we could find a space-based resource to mine for materials and subsequently sell. Well, we haven't had a gold rush for the red planet yet, but now some new guidelines for being a space prospector are in place...
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| Thar's gold in them thar hills! Well, at least, minerals in them thar asteroids. (Image courtesy ibitimes.com.) |
Space Station Sunday: Extravehicular Awesomeness And Even More ISS History
Good afternoon, space fans! Welcome back to all the best news from 220 miles up.
This week on the ISS, another sucessfull spacewalk was conducted by NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren. The spacewalk began on Friday at 7:10 AM EST and was the second successful space venture for Kelly and Lindgren in as many weeks.
The astronauts spent six and a half hours on their EVA (extravehicular activity), attending to a port truss cooling system. Ammonia levels were regulated for both the main and backup system. The ammonia pump had been replaced in 2013 after a leak-detecting exercise in 2012 found it lacking, and the full system was now restored to its original configuration. Two previous spacewalk missions had worked on the issue.
The proper cooling of the system is important to station life, as it gathers the heat from sources on the station and disseminates it properly. According to NASA, "The Photovoltaic Thermal Control System dissipates heat generated at the space station from radiators attached to the truss structure." This includes the abundance of solar heat that the station attracts.
In celebration of the station's 15-year anniversary, NASA has compiled a great archive of the space station's stunning history and growth story. They also celebrated the milestone in a fun collection of GIFs. Keep up keeping up!
That's all for this week, space fans! We'll see you next Sunday with even more excellence from orbit. Watch this space!
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| There's no speed limits in space. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
This week on the ISS, another sucessfull spacewalk was conducted by NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren. The spacewalk began on Friday at 7:10 AM EST and was the second successful space venture for Kelly and Lindgren in as many weeks.
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| Seasoned space veterans Kelly and Lindgren take another daring walk outside. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
The astronauts spent six and a half hours on their EVA (extravehicular activity), attending to a port truss cooling system. Ammonia levels were regulated for both the main and backup system. The ammonia pump had been replaced in 2013 after a leak-detecting exercise in 2012 found it lacking, and the full system was now restored to its original configuration. Two previous spacewalk missions had worked on the issue.
The proper cooling of the system is important to station life, as it gathers the heat from sources on the station and disseminates it properly. According to NASA, "The Photovoltaic Thermal Control System dissipates heat generated at the space station from radiators attached to the truss structure." This includes the abundance of solar heat that the station attracts.
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| Bust out with you truss out. (Image courtesy Alexander Gerst/ESA.) |
This was the 190th spacewalk completed on the ISS since its initial construction 15 years ago. Want to know more about the sensations involved while spacewalking? Astronaut Douglas Wheelock did a fascinating Q&A with National Geographic this week to describe some of the impressions his cavorting in orbit left him with. Turns out spacesuits are smelly, itches aren't always scratchable, and temperatures can get weird...but that it's also just as awesome as it looks (and it always looks pretty awesome.)
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| That's a lot of strolling in the stars. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
In celebration of the station's 15-year anniversary, NASA has compiled a great archive of the space station's stunning history and growth story. They also celebrated the milestone in a fun collection of GIFs. Keep up keeping up!
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| Humanity's greatest work in progress. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
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| The Earth approved of astronaut Kelly and Lindgrens' spacewalk. (Image courtesy Scott Kelly / NASA.gov.) |
Cultivate This: New Indoor Garden "The Grove" Gives You A Mini Ecosystem
Want a garden, but you're stuck in a postmodern (or pre-modern) cube/tomb of an apartment with no sunlight and certainly no arable land? Worry not, for a new invention called The Grove can bring you a relative abundance of plant life, all in the comfort of your own home...
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| If you traded all your bookshelves for e-reading, here's your perfect futuristic home furnishing. (Image courtesy treehugger.com.) |
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