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Sep 30: Messenger Satellite Orbiting Planet Mercury
Yes, I know I’m remiss in announcing this, but the “Messenger” satellite has finished its flyby’s, and has settled into an orbit around planet Mercury. The images coming back are excellent.
Check out the details here
Posted in Astronomy, Cosmology, New Discoveries, Physics, Satellites, Science, Solar System
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ALMA Switches On
The ALMA sub-millimeter radio telescope array in Chile is online, and the first test shots are amazing! Overlaid with images from Hubble, you can now see where stellar formation is taking place in the Antennae Galaxies!
Check the ESO article here!
ALMA + Hubble = The Poetry of Reality
Posted in Astronomy, Cosmology, New Discoveries, Physics, Science
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Ig Nobel 2011 Awards 9/30/2011 – Tonight! (live stream starts at 19:30ET)
All, FYI, the Ig Nobel 2011 awards are being handed out tonight. Be ready for a rip-roaring geekness event It’s sold-out, you can watch the even live-streaming, from their web page: http://improbable.com/ig/
Posted in Humor, New Discoveries, Physics, Quantum Theory, Science
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Scientists Table on Wiki
Been working on a table of scientists over at the wiki. It’s got a bit of a contextual timeline feel to it, which I wasn’t looking for, so I might strip that out and put it on another page. I’m a huge fan of timelines. They show context. Context is good. The list is just beginning; many many more to add. If you are wiki-literate, feel free to contribute to the table. Go check it out:
Posted in Law, New Discoveries, Physics, Politics, Quantum Theory, Science
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Subatomic Particle Table now on Sciencefolk Wiki
You can now view the Subatomic Particle Table on the Sciencefolk Wiki. To check it out, visit http://www.sciencefolk.com/wiki/index.php/Subatomic_Particles
Posted in Physics, Quantum Theory, Science
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Symphony of Science
If you have not checked out the most excellent works from John Boswell, Symphony of Science, you should do so post-haste! It’s free to download (you can choose to donate (and you should feel guilty if you don’t 
), all songs are kid-safe, and they teach the goodness of science, and the mysteries of exploration.
Can Neutrinos Move Faster Than The Speed Of Light In A Vacuum?
Interesting results from Europe. Although they are still validating the numbers, it appears as though neutrinos shot at (detector) from (location) moved 60ns faster than they should have! There’s about a 10ns margin of error from GPS (maybe on each end?), and it’s possible there’s another lag in the detection hardware itself, but if that’s less than 40ns, then YIKES!
What are some ramifications to this, if it’s true? Anything useful? Neutrino capacitors?
Posted in Neutrinos, New Discoveries, Quantum Theory
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