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| "The dance of the aurora", captured this week by astronaut Scott Kelly. |
Space Station Sunday: Texas, Tech, And A Tribute
A Breath Of Fresh Air: New "Smog-Sucking" Towers Scrub The Skies
Air pollution is an issue in many major cities, but how is it possible to ameliorate the damages caused from...well, it being a city? Until the clean cars come along, or truckers figure out a way to make some seriously heavy-lifting bicycles, these new smog-removal towers sound like a good plan...
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| Its physical similarities to the Monolith of "2001" are probably intentional. (Image courtesy dezeen.com.) |
New "Greenhouse" Plug-In Exposes Corporate Political Pay-Outs
It's been a running joke for some time that American politicians should wear advertising logos, a'la racecar drivers, to indicate which corporations they are shilling for. Despite this idea not yet rising to prominence, now, there's an easier way to tell who (and how much) has been paid to play in politics.
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| Usually when teenagers say "Greenhouse", weed is somehow involved. Surprisingly, not this time. (Image courtesy welikeit.fr.) |
Gin + Rummy = A Winston Churchill-Themed Solitaire App From Donald Rumsfeld?
Almost everyone these days has a favorite game on their portable device or computer, and more are invented by the day. But if you want something a little more classic than Angry Birds, yet something that also smacks of insidious military domination, well, Donald Rumsfeld has got a new game for you.
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| The angriest bird of all is that which represents a deceived American public. (Image courtesy memes.com.) |
Space Station Sunday: Eyes And A Storm
Good afternoon, space fans! Here's what was up on the ISS last week.
| Celebrating 300 days...space style. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
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| Congratulations, astronaut Kelly and cosmonaut Kornienko! (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
On The Mooove: Beef Tallow Biofuel Helps Propel Navy Ships
The U.S. Navy is the mightiest fleet in the world, but with the tides turning on fossil fuels, how will they expect to stay sustainable in the 21st century? The answer is fat. Gallons and gallons of it.
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| It's like how you eat burgers for fuel... except mixed with petroleum and multiplied by a warship. (Image courtesy sandiegouniontribune.com) |
Trust The Thrust: SpaceX Dragon 2 Is One Step Closer To Mankind's Giant Leap Into Space
SpaceX has had many ups and downs (literally) in its quest for sustainable rocketry, but with every test flight, they are inching closer to the goal of having an updated, manned spacecraft to explore the cosmos with (or at least make manned trips to the ISS.) Now, we've learned that this mission has continued apace...
| A DragonFly test vehicle throws down with its thrusters during flight tests of the new system. (Image courtesy nasaspaceflight.com,) |
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