Archives for 16 January 2008
MESSENGER Flyby of Mercury
Published on 16 Jan 2008 at 11:36 pm.
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Filed under Astronomy, Exploration, Space.
The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) probe is approaching Mercury and is sending back the best images of the planet’s surface ever recorded!
The last spacecraft to visit Merury was Mariner 10 in 1975. The MESSENGER probe will flyby Mercury twice and eventually go into orbit around the planet in 2011. Once in orbit, [...]
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Introducing BigThink.com
Published on 16 Jan 2008 at 2:49 am.
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Filed under Fun, General, Information, Internet.
BigThink.com is a new website that is the YouTube of people’s opinions. They have topics of conversation along with videos of experts and viewers providing their opinions.
This is potentially an exciting new medium for the exchanging of ideas. However, in a world where we have come to believe that everyone’s opinion is somehow worthwhile, this [...]
