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How to Stop A Killer Asteroid

February 1st 2010 03:53

Many hollywood movies reference it, and we know the dinosaurs suffered at the hands of it, but what really are the chances of an asteroid hitting Earth that was large enough to destroy mankind
If one was coming how much warning would we have, and more importantly, what could be done about it?

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Aircraft Boneyard

December 11th 2009 01:51

The Mojave airport, located in the desert region of the South-western United States is known for its air racing, flight testing and cutting edge space flight development. However it is perhaps most famous as an aircraft heavy maintenance and storage area. Airlines rent land there by the acre. The dry air reduces corrosion and the space is relatively cheap. Some aircraft will be brought back into active service one day, whereas others are scrapped and used for spare parts. Ransom Riggs at Mental Floss gained access to this area known as the aircraft graveyard or boneyard. Here are some pictures of what he saw. Read the full article here.

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Proof That Man Landed On The Moon

September 30th 2009 02:39

NASA's newly launched Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has snapped images of hardware left on the moon by the Apollo astronauts, finally putting an end to conspiracy theories about the landings being faked.

Images of five of the six Apollo landing sites were captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) within weeks of reaching the moon. These images and information sourced from New Scientist here.

apollo 11 and 15 landing sites on the moon

The lunar module Eagle, which was used to carry Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin down to the lunar surface on 20 July 1969 is clearly seen in the image on the left. When LRO settles into its final orbit later this year, it will deliver images that are at least twice as sharp as this one.

The lunar module Falcon from the Apollo 15 mission is visible in the image on the right. Apollo 15 astronauts, who reached the moon on 30 July 1971, were the first to use a lunar rover to explore the surface.

This image of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin in front of the lunar module Eagle provides a sense of scale to interpret the LRO images taken from orbit. The lunar module is about 4 metres wide.

A footpath connects the Apollo 14 landing site to an experiments package that the crew members set up. The experiments station, which transmitted data back to Earth for years after the mission, boasts a reflector that can be used for laser-ranging measurements of the Earth-moon distance.

Good lighting conditions made the 1971 Apollo 14 site particularly easy to spot, says Mark Robinson, who heads up the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team at Arizona State University in Tempe.

Well-worn tracks can be seen in the soil to the left of the lunar module Antares (arrow).

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Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

August 28th 2009 07:23

The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is held during August in Bristol, England. Teams from the UK and other parts of the world bring their hot air balloons to the site and participate in mass ascents where as many as 100 balloons may launch at a time.

The event is one of the largest in Europe and it is common to have crowds of over 100,000 on each of the four days of the festival. It takes place in a large country estate Ashton Court. Mass launches are made twice a day, at 6am and 6pm, subject to weather conditions.

One popular attraction is the night glow, when balloons are inflated and glow to music after dark. These are held on the opening thursday night at appox 9:30pm,followed by a spectacular fireworks display. Some see these as the highlight of the fiesta. Another attraction is the large number of special shaped balloons which take off.

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**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the WIkipedia article for Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.

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How Small We Are

May 20th 2009 07:56

When gazing out at the stars at night, have you ever wondered how much else is out there or how small our planet or sun is compared to other celestial bodies?

Click on the image below to open the full version, it will demonstrate to you just how we compare in size to our galactic neighbours. It makes you wonder, is it even possible for a human being to comprehend the sheer size of the Universe?

Size of the Universe. Comparison to Earth, Sun

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Amazing Pilots

September 19th 2008 06:57

Do You Trust the Pilot?

The first three shots are of some of the shortest and narrowest runways at major airports around the world

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Rocket Powered X-Wing Model

March 12th 2008 15:01

Yes, this is a real X-Wing powered by four solid-fuel rocket engines complete with radio-controlled moving wings. It blasted off in California and you can see the video of how it went at the end of this post.

XWing model from Star Wars which flies. Complete with R2 D2

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Star Trek Motivational Posters

December 19th 2007 11:14

Star Trek fake inspirational posters - Expendability - Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Ensign Ricky are beaming down to the planet. Guess who's not coming back.

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Plane Crash Survivor

October 3rd 2007 10:32

As The Age reports, it was like a scene out of a movie. A small cargo plane, flying over a busy highway, began losing steam and doing cartwheels in the sky over Florida.

Then it struck a warehouse, clipping its right wing, and crashed into a grassy swale on the side of the road — just metres from oncoming traffic

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Helicopter Camouflage

July 16th 2007 02:29

Awesome Paint Job

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Kites

December 8th 2006 02:42

The kites of history can be traced back thousands of years to when kites first originated in China and were used for military purposes. Gradually, kites became a popular form of recreation as well as art.

Today, in addition to kites that are mainly flown for recreation, art or practical use, there are power kites or traction kites. These are steerable kites designed to generate substantial excess lift and a pull that can be applied in related activities such as kite surfing, kite landboarding or kite buggying

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Want People to Find You on Google Earth?

November 29th 2006 03:58

This pizza shop owner was so desperate for people to find his shop on Google Earth that he made his own marker to make sure it shows up.
The photos below depict the construction and final result. Very impressive!

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Airplane Accidents

July 17th 2006 03:32

Below are various airplane accidents and mishaps from around the world. You have to hope that nobody was seriously hurt! More pictures here.
The damage in the first picture is believed to be caused by a propeller from a second plane and occurred at an airfield in Australia, apparently when no one else was around. The story goes that someone tried to "kick start" their plane by turning the propeller by hand. The plane started and then took off out of control. Another theory was that the owner of this plane's wife found out he was cheating on her and took to his plane with a chainsaw. These theories were both tested on a recent episode of Myth Busters on SBS and were shown to be plausible, although the chain saw theory was least likely as the cuts were too clean. The official damage report from the airfield read "prop damage".

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