Posts Tagged ‘astronomy picture of the day’

Science Links


06 May

Four things:

Living near volcanoes myself, it’s good to have a reminder that a eruptions do not pose the only danger. A mudflow that is like a wall of concrete coming at you is not something to be dismissed.

Like me, you’ve probably always pictured robots as being made of metal, but think of the possibilities for biodegradable robots- mechanisms that could be released into the ocean to help with oil spills and such.

You know I love space. Information has recently been gathered that challenges the current dark matter theory.

The Astronomy Picture of the Day website is awesome.

Astronomy Picture of the Day


11 Jan

I love the Astronomy Picture of the Day website. It is my default for having beautiful, work safe, not personal, wallpaper on my office computer.

Not every picture they post is good for wallpaper, but many are. In fact, while I try to update my wallpaper at least once a week and sometimes more, my current wallpaper is from December 13.

It’s soothing to take a moment to look at the night sky in the midst of a hectic work day, especially in the PNW, when, during the winter, we can go forever without seeing the moon and stars ourselves.

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