NASA Collects Gravity Data to Test Einstein Theory
A huge amount of work and time went into this project.
Gravity Probe B
NASA – Managing Murphy’s Law on Mars
This from Science@NASA is a risk analysis for a human mission to Mars. Very interesting.
NASA – Managing Murphy’s Law on Mars
A Step Closer To Quantum Computing
Australian scientists trap information in light.
Rocket Scientists!?
The rocket scientists at NASA still can’t figure out how to make the foam on the fuel tank stick.
After reviewing tape from the launch of Discovery NASA has decided to not go ahead with the next shuttle launch. This is because there was video of foam shedding off of the fuel tank during Discovery’s assent yesterday. The guys at NASA can send rovers to Mars, and make all the rocket engines work to lift the shuttle into space, but foam has got the best of them. If I was them I would be embarrased. Now, don’t get me wrong. I don’t hate NASA, I am all for exploring space and the science that goes with it but I want it done as safely as possible. The things that kill astronauts should be the stuff that can never be prevented and even then we should try to prevent it.
NASA: Simulaneously Genius and Stupid
NASA can send people into space, to the moon, spacecraft to mars and yet they can’t figure out why a gauge failed last week on Discovery so they are just going to try it again. Oh, and if the same anomaly occurs they have decided to go ahead and launch anyway.
I support NASA, but I want smart people on the job, not just engineers but all kinds of smart people.
The Science of Your Brain on Games
Xbox: The Science of Your Brain on Games
“We had a hard time finding kids who were bad at school but good at games”
“successful gamers must have patience, develop a willingness to delay gratification, and prioritize scarce resources”
Anti-gun/Anti-science insanity
This story is so maddening I almost don’t know where to begin.
A couple of kids in Amherst Mass spend time and money on a science fair project that shows how dangerous BB guns can be. Sounds like a good applied physics and engineering project to me. And very worth while because BB guns can be dangerous and more education about the dangers could prevent injures and maybe even save a life.
But nooooo! Their completed project is rejected. Why you ask? Because BB guns are too dangerous. I wonder how many of the accepted projects used HCL or NH4, or gasp, H2SO4, probably none, they might be dangerous. I myself entered a middle school science fair with a rocket! Thats right a fire breathing 300 mile an hour rocket! Do you suppose that would be dangerous? What kind of science do they study in Mass., Paper Mache? I have an idea! Why don’t we just forbid science all together. Wouldn’t the world be safer and isn’t safety the only thing that is truly important? I mean we don’t really need silly things like individual rights or privacy or exploration and science, we need safety. Safety for the children’s sake. And who better to keep us safe that the government.
Is The Next Einstien Among Us?
Peter Lynds says there is no such thing as time, that it is an illusion. Some say he is the next Einstien and some say he is crazy. With his definition of time, calculus will not work. Figure out who you believe on Wired’s website.