I loved space-based games when I was a teenager. Titles such as Wing Commander, Privateer and Tie Fighter dominated my down time and proved to be among the most enjoyable gaming moments of my life. In recent years, the X-series space sim games , which captured the ‘Elite‘ gestalt, have been my only connection to … Continue reading
Teenage girl shot in head by Taliban in response to campaign for women’s right to education
In Pakistan, a 14 year-old girl, Malala Yousafzai, was shot in the head by Taliban militants in response to her promotion of secularism, the BBC reports. The girl, who with her father have promoted the education of girls and women in Afghanistan, wrote a diary for the BBC in 2009 when she was 11. Videos … Continue reading
Skyfall theme rises with Adele
Adele has released her theme song for the new James Bond movie, Skyfall. The sound very much returns back to the roots of Bond movies past. Hopefully the new movie will be as great an entry into the franchise as Adele’s new song is.
SpaceX Oct 7 detailed mission schedule (with images)
On the 7th of October, 2012, SpaceX will fulfill its first contractual commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station on behalf of NASA. Details of SpaceX CRS-1 Mission USA: Time of Launch 8:34pm EDT, Oct 7 AUS: Time of Launch 10:34am EST, Oct 8 **Mission details measured in time relative to launch time. ——————————————————————— … Continue reading
Mars bricks made from bugs
In what is a completely novel twist on overcoming the habitation problems of humans going to Mars, NASA has begun designing microbes to assist in the development of bricks, fuel and plastics, Andy Coghlan from New Scientist reports. With weight a premium in space travel, carrying large quantities of building materials is expensive, and energetically … Continue reading
Two black holes instead of one
The Australian Geographic reports that scientists have observed two black holes sharing the core of a globular cluster together. The two black holes, each around 10 to 20 times the size of our Sun, appear locked in a dance together, with neither occupying the very centre as expected – a first for a globular cluster. … Continue reading
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