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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Science Pics in the News: Dec. 23, 2010

 "Reactor could make fuel from sun and CO2" Article on New Scientist

Image Credit: Aldo Steinfield/Swiss Federal Institute of Technology


"GOES Satellites Capture Holiday Weather Travel Conditions" Article on NASA

Image Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project


"Pacman caught munching Mimas" Article on New Scientist

Image Credit: NASA / JPL / GSFC / SwRI / SSI | Found via TinEye results to Bob Vardeman's Blog to CosmicBlog who finally credited the damned thing


"Border collie takes record for biggest vocabulary"  Article on New Scientist. This is quite amazing.  This collie has been taught 1022 names of items and can identify them.  Amazing.




"ChemCam Mast Unit Being Prepared for Laser Firing"  Article on NASA
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL

"Chasing Chickens in the Lambda Centauri Nebula" Article on NASA

Image Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA


"Latest From Mars: Frosty Landscapes, Ancient Lakebed, Potential Landing Site"  Article on Universe Today (click to embiggen)

Image Credit:NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

"Hubble for the Holidays: A Bauble of a Bubble" Article on Starts With A Bang, features a stunning video, an artist's rendition of a supernova:



Video Credit: http://www.spacetelescope.org/credits/

NASA came out with a serene and literally otherworldly video of "A Blue Sunset On Mars", as seen via our rover.  Induces calm and awe.  Article on Discovery News




Video Credit: NASA/JPL/Kevin MacLeod





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