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The Science Behind the Sci-fi; Because Aiko wasn't there first^_^
Topic Started: Jan 17 2008, 10:04 PM (1,600 Views)
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At the beginning of the video for the takeoff, the plane's paint was two-tone; green dorsal, gray ventral. The rest showed a fully gray plane. The cuts depict two different planes.

Secondly, as my job has me working outdoors at night, I got to see the lunar eclipse from start to finish in its stages. It started just after sunset with a deep violet sky as the sun's light was just finally diminishing.

It was bliss.
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Mhmm, I know it was two planes. Two different planes held the two different records.
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RE: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/23/japan.satellite/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

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Japan launched a rocket Saturday carrying a satellite that will test new technology that promises to deliver "super high-speed Internet" service to homes and businesses around the world.

A rocket carrying a super-fast Internet satellite lifts off from its launch pad on the Japanese island of Tanagashima.

The rocket carrying the WINDS satellite -- a joint project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries -- lifted off its pad at 5:55 p.m. (0855 GMT).

If the technology proves successful, subscribers with small dishes will connect to the Internet at speeds many times faster than what is now available over residential cable or DSL services.

The Associated Press said the satellite would offer speeds of up to 1.2 gigabytes per second.

The service initially would focus on the Asia-Pacific region close to Japan, a JAXA news release said.

"Among other uses, this will make possible great advances in telemedicine, which will bring high-quality medical treatment to remote areas, and in distance education, connecting students and teachers separated by great distances," JAXA said.

The rocket was launched from Japan's Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center.
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TONIGHT is the season premiere of Ghost Hunters!! Check the Sci-Fi channel at 9/8c!!! It looks like it's going to be a great show, so don't miss it!

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Member that mutant with the adamantium skeleton? The one with the claws and the yellow tights?
Well here is a bit of technology that makes him just a tad more believable.

http://gizmodo.com/367903/femtosecond-laser-ideal-for-killing-cancer-installing-adamantium-skeletons

This could make for some interesting things in the near future.... Combat evolving anyone?
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This is trippy, especially for you Wii owners...

Wii and Virtual Space
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This is pretty crazy... looks like another thing to add to the arsenals of the spacecraft in the sci-fi section.

Big-ass aircraft-mounted chemical laser
Since my liver is larger than my heart, does that mean I'm designed to drink more and care less?
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http://www.spaceweather.com
 
DOOMED PLANET TRANSIT:

About 1300 light years from Earth, in the constellation Hercules, a planet named TrES-3 twice as massive as Jupiter is slowly spiraling into its parent star. It orbits so close to the star, in fact, that it occasionally passes in front and dims the starlight--a telltale fluctuation that led to its discovery by astronomers in May 2007.

On May 3rd, 2008, Anthony Ayiomamitis observed a transit of TrES-3 from Greece "using only a 6.3-inch apochromatic refractor," he says. "I am delighted to present you with a light curve, which most beautifully illustrates the 105-minute event."

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"At some point," he notes, "this exoplanet will not be available for study due to its impending collision into its sun. One can only wonder and dream how sunrises and sunsets will appear on this foreign world, if at all, and whether it has moons similar to Luna dominating the night sky with breath-taking eclipses and lunar phases, and if its atmosphere is a playground of light including auroras, NLCs (noctilucent clouds) and meteor showers."

"What makes photometry of this exoplanet most challenging," he adds, "is the fact that its parent star is dim at magnitude 12.17 and the planet makes only very small changes in the overall brightness, from 12.170 to 12.195." Click here to learn the details of these skillful measurements.
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Dammit Aiko you scared me there, I thought it was going to talk about earth xD But yeah, that seems kinda fucked up, bad course BAD COURSE!

And Jessie, FREAKIN BEJESUS! I WANT!!!! Think a metroid game with that kind of interaction! Then add gloves with similiar functions to it and voila, we gotz teh future in gaming!
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Hehe, to be honest, Twilight, the article was certainly a brow-raiser when I saw it on spaceweather.com. The Earth is perfectly safe, however. ^_^

Here's another very interesting article from NASA.

Star Trek Tricorder, anyone?
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