NASA’s Curiosity Rover has sent back a high-res photo of itself in the Gale crater on Mars. The image was taken by Curiosity’s MAHLI hand held camera which sits on the end of the rover’s extendable arm. MAHLI took a total of 55 pictures which were stitched together to create the stunning hi-res self portrait.…
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Space Shuttle Enterprise suffers minor damage from Hurricane Sandy – no damage to Discovery
The Space Shuttle Enterprise was damaged slightly by Hurricane Sandy on Monday (October 29, 2012). The inflatable pavilion that houses the shuttle collapsed and part of the vertical stabilizer (tail) was torn off (see photo above). In June 2012, the Enterprise was installed at the USS Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum located at Pier…
NASA’s Curiosity rover conducts first soil sample analysis and finds the soil is volcanic and similar to soil on Hawaiian Islands
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover conducted its first soil sample analysis using its miniaturized X-Ray diffraction instrument that is a part of CheMin instrument (a miniature lab on wheels). The soil sample was collected from an area known as Rocknest in the Gale Crater. The analysis revealed that the sample is a weathered volcanic type similar…
Hurricane Sandy – Pictures, video, and other news blips regarding the infamous Frankenstorm event
New York Subway system sits eerily empty as residents await Hurricane Sandy, aka “Frankenstorm” [PICTURES]
As Hurricane Sandy, aka “Frankenstorm”, approaches the Northeastern shores of the United States, New York City’s Mass Transit Authority closed all their transportation systems, including the infamous New York Subway system, leaving an eerily empty underground world that brings to mind what it would look like during the great apocalypse. Here are pictures of the…
New injectable, gas-filled microparticles allow person to breathe for up to 30 minutes without, ehhh, breathing
Researchers have developed tiny, gas-filled microparticles that can be injected directly into the blood system to quickly oxygenate blood providing vital oxygen to the patient for up to 30 minutes per injection. The microparticles are made from a single layer of fatty molecules (lipids) that encapsulate a tiny pocket of oxygen gas (about 3-4 times…
New BIQ house will use microalgae facade to generate energy for the building while also providing dynamic shade
The zero-energy BIQ House in Hamburg, Germany sports a “bio-adaptive façade” that uses microalgae to generate renewable energy and provide shade. Algae in the bio-reactor facades grow faster in the brighter sunlight and hence, create a natural shade when the sun is at its brightest. In addition, the bio-reactors power the building by capturing solar…
New study indicates humans and other vertebrates evolved from common ancestor that had an additional “sixth sense”
Humans experience and interact with the world around them using five senses whereas some vertebrates, such as sharks, rays, catfish, sturgeons, and salamanders, utilize an extra sixth sense – they can detect weak electrical fields and use this information to detect prey, sense danger, communicate, and orient themselves in their environment. A new study published…
New wearable personal firewall developed for implanted medical devices – protects insulin pumps and pacemakers from hijacking attacks
News that personal medical devices such as insulin pumps, pacemakers, and other wearable or implanted devices, could be hacked sent shockwaves through the medical community but researchers from Purdue and Princeton were quick to react. They have developed a signal-jamming personal firewall to protect medical devices, such as insulin pumps and pacemakers, from being hacked.
Could humans play God and seed life on Mars? – Lichen survive in Mars Simulation Laboratory for 34 days
Scientists at the European Geosciences Union meeting reported that Lichen collected from Antarctica were placed inside Germany’s Mars Simulation Laboratory for 34 days where they were subjected to the same conditions they would experience on the Martian surface – same atmospheric, temperature, radiation, and pressure conditions. They survived.









