Monday, June 27, 2011

Hofstadter. Agreed. #xkcd



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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Crow Emily & @cpsxnews: Successful test of lunar analog rover to study #ImpactCratering #westernu



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Here's an article from Western News on what Crow Emily does in her "spare time" (Emily is shown on the right in the photo, correcting Prof Osinski rather than Prof Sica :-). The group remotely operated a rover that someday will collect lunar samples relating to impact cratering, including a laser ranging imager.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Weather Impact? RT ClimateWatch Magazine » Wind Turbines Churn the Air over the North Sea



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Wind turbines on the North Sea generate clouds in their wake. It is an open question some researchers are investigating, if we build significant numbers of these structures, particularly inland, can their drag on the atmosphere impact weather patterns? Nothing's free, huh?

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Did small sats just get MUCH cheaper? What's next, the iBus? (iPhone in space as a limb tracker).




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lol. I've sat through so many reviews/meeting discussing limb trackers (and why they cost more than the payload we're trying to fly or review). Great to know we get more science money now that they cost $700 (unlocked :-).