2102 space rock to give Earth its closest shave, say watchers
If you’re looking for something new to worry about: a space rock capable of sub-continent scale devastation has about a one in 1,000 risk of colliding with Earth early next century, the highest of any known asteroid, watchers said on Thursday.
Category: Enviroment
Google Maps Nighttime!
Google Maps Nighttime takes the 128 megapixel NASA’s “Earth Lights” image and adds a Google Map interface to it using the Google Maps application program interface (API). There are 7 zoom levels to it. Click on the picture of the moon also.
Whale ‘vomit’ sparks cash bonanza
Whale ‘vomit’ sparks cash bonanza
A stroll on the beach nets a $300,000 scavenge!
Celestia
Frameset Template Celestia
This free program download of space simulation lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
What’s Up 2006 – 365 Days of Skywatching
What’s Up 2006 – 365 Days of Skywatching
This is a FREE 407-page downloadable book containing What’s Up material for every day in 2006. You can download the book to your local computer, go to the day you like and print off the page to take outside with you nicely formatted. It’s also got tons of other material including general skywatching advice, equipment selection, and hundreds of beautiful photographs
Algae – like a breath mint for smokestacks
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Could “gren slime” save the world?