Discovered: A Hidden Video of a Squid
on Nov 30, 2008 in Video Robot Squid Autonomous underwater vehicle On Greg Laden's blog is the following video.  It was created late last year and was just recently discovered floating around the internet as an email attatchment. Now, a "Shell Oil submersible robot" filmed the squid.&nb

NASA TV Goes HD
on Nov 23, 2008 in Technology HD Space Shuttle Endeavour International Space Station Space Space Shuttle NASA Check it out: NASA Television is broadcasting highlights from the ongoing STS-126 space shuttle mission in high definition (HDTV). Note:  Boo to NASA for not permitting their logo.  ...

Cassini-Huygens: Images from Titan
on Nov 19, 2008 in Titan Jet Propulsion Laboratory Astronomy Space Sky and Telescope Cassini–Huygens European Space Agency NASA I remember hearing about the Cassini-Huygens mission, but then forgot about it.  But in the December issue of Sky & Telescope there is an article about Titan and the spacecraft that visted it.  I think that it is perhaps the cool

Witch Head Nebula
on Nov 1, 2008 in Halloween NASA This is the Witch Head Nebula, NASA's Image of the Day.  It's appropriate for this Halloween weekend.  ...

The Nature Blog Network
on Oct 29, 2008 in Binoculars Birdwatching Outdoors Bird Nature Yard Birds I really enjoy reading about nature and at times actually leaving the deep dark den in which I live to venture out to my back yard to photograph birds, trees and bugs.  Sometimes when I feel really adventurous I take the dogs and my binoculars t.

Armadillo Aerospace Wins Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge 2008
on Oct 29, 2008 in Armadillo Aerospace X-prize Lunar Lander Lunar Lander Challenge Armadillo It was recently announced that Armadillo Aerospace won the level 1, $350,000.00 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge.  The competition has two levels to it.  In the level one challenge, the lunar lander rocket is supposed to lift off

Weird Instant Slush Phenomenon
on Oct 26, 2008 in Ice Refrigerator Freezing Temperature This evening when I poured myself a pepsi over ice, I noticed the weirdest thing.  As I poured, the liquid, once it hit the ice cubes, immediately turned to pepsi slush.  I'd never seen that happen before, but I think I know what ha