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Space Junk Near-Miss on Russian Outhouse: Lawsuit Ensues
Boris Urmatov was a little disturbed to see a 10-foot long chunk of metal come crashing down next to his outhouse, to the Russian shepherd did what I expect any American would have done–filed a lawsuit. Image from jacob…K on Flickr Boris is seeking 1 Million Rubles from [...]
Continue reading...Space Junk Hits Austraila! Apparently This Is Not Unusual
Friday, March 28, 2008
When an Australian cattle rancher found a large ball of metal and carbon fiber last year, he didn’t think much of it, waiting until now to attempt to find out where exactly this wreckage came from. Image from ameiss on Flickr It might be, he thinks, a fuel cell [...]
Continue reading...Japanese Build Paper Plane For Outer Space
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Japan’s space agency earmarked the equivalent of $900,000 U.S. Dollars this week to fund an experiment that would focus on flying paper airplanes in space for the next three years. I am not making this up. Image from dsgnctrl on Flickr The project, which is attempting to learn [...]
Continue reading...Knox’s Wireless Green
Friday, March 7, 2008
Welcome to this week’s installment of Knox’s Wireless Green, a rundown of all the week’s most interesting, weird, and popular stories from the worlds of science and the environment. Scientists were super busy this week announcing new discoveries. Among the most interesting was scientific proof that
Continue reading...Mankind to be Represented in Space by Doritos Ad
Friday, March 7, 2008
Apparently unconvinced that the whole of Planet Earth is a large enough customer base, Doritos is teaming up with astronomers to broadcast their advertising into space. The sum total of mankind’s achievements as a species will be represented to aliens in the form of a Doritos advertisement. Image [...]
Continue reading...Leap Year Explained
Friday, February 29, 2008
Today we celebrate the Leap Year, the extra day at the end of February that comes around once every four years. For some people the leap year has a special significance. This year, for instance, there have been initiatives to encourage people to put that extra day to [...]
Continue reading...Space Cuisine in the 21st Century
Sunday, February 24, 2008
For astronauts spending months in space, the smallest touch of home can make a big difference. Kimchi. Image by Nagyman So when South Korea’s first astronaut Ko San boards the International Space Station this April he’ll be bringing along a hefty supply of kimchi, the national dish of [...]
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Knox’s Wireless Green is a rundown of all the week’s most interesting, weird, and popular stories from the worlds of science and the environment. What a week for space junkies. First off, the probability of alien life existing just got a little higher.
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Knox’s Wireless Green is a rundown of all the week’s most interesting, weird, and popular stories from the worlds of science and the environment. This week was an exciting time for technological development. Following last week’s announcement
Continue reading...Scientists to Shoot Baby Fish into Space
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I’m all for scientific advancement, and I think research for the sake of research is a good thing. Image by Dean Pemberton That being said, sometimes I think scientists have way too much money. Take, for instance, the case of Sweden’s Estrange Space Centre. The space centre will work [...]
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
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