Angels&Demons

Cern: Angels & Demons - The science behind the story.

PKS 0745-191: First Complete X-Ray View Of A Galaxy Cluster

PKS 0745-191: First Complete X-Ray View Of A Galaxy Cluster

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Since we're on a Science kick this evening how about some more cool stuff on the Universe?

CDF Vs. DZERO: And The Winner Is...

CDF Vs. DZERO: And The Winner Is...

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Some truly geeky but exciting stuff - the discovery of the Omega_b particle!

Hubble's Universe

The Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant
Credit: J.J. Hester (Arizona State University), and NASA.

For those who appreciate the beauty of the Universe, here is a site to visit and go OOOH, AHHHH!

Herschel and Planck Launch

Herschel and Planck space telescopes lift off

“With Herschel we can resume the pioneering work undertaken with ISO, ESA’s first infrared space observatory operating in the second half of the 90s, and we are building upon the experience gained to date by the world wide scientific community in the field of infrared astronomy,” said David Southwood, ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration. “We now have much more advanced technology at our disposal. Together with our partners across the world and with the scientific community, which have been waiting for this unique moment for a long time, we will work hard to fulfil Herschel’s ambitious promise, confident that we will achieve a revolutionary breakthrough in the urgent quests of today’s space science.”

“Planck is ESA’s first mission dedicated to the study of relic radiation from the Big Bang, designed to continue the marvellous work undertaken over the last 20 years by Russia’s Relikt, and NASA’s COBE and WMAP satellites,” Professor Southwood continued. “With Planck, we are pushing the boundaries of our knowledge to the very limits of what can be observed according to theory. It is a tremendous technical challenge but helping to bring about a great leap forward in our understanding of the origin and perhaps the fate of our Universe will be a tremendous reward too!”

Some more here.

And a video of the launch:

More Interesting than a Sotomayor

Phoenix's Greatest Hits

Just one year old, the Phoenix Lander has some remarkable accomplishments under its belt

More interesting and more accomplished than Obama's judgette.

Not as I say, but as I do - What the?

Interesting read: Judge Sotomayor and Race. I don't know the author Tom Goldstein, so I cannot say what his leanings are. So, do we give the judge a pass?? I don't think so, she said what she said and that requires some explaining - again, regardless of how a white male nominee performed as judge regarding race, if he had said what she has said there would be no one stepping up claiming he misspoke and that is what all of these defenders miss. Also, this is the Obama's nominee - free pass not allowed after the way he overreacted to Alita and Roberts, both of whom are stellar judges compared to the Obama's wannabe.