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Russian Meteor
In Russia early this morning, a huge meteor was seen shooting through the sky, shortly followed by a massive sonic boom, damaging windows and setting off car alarms. The compilation video above is from here, and there are many other … Continue reading
Posted in News, Science
Tagged 2012 DA14, asteroid, Bad Astronomy, BBC, Chelyabinsk, Earth, ESA, European Space Agency, explosion, meteor, Phil Plait, Q&A, Russia, RussiaToday, shockwave, sonic boom, space, Sun, The Guardian
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Adult White Orca Spotted In The Wild For The First Time
An adult white orca has been spotted by scientists for what they believe is the first time in the wild, off the coast of Kamchatka in eastern Russia. The killer whale, nicknamed Iceberg, was spotted by researchers of the Far East Russia Orca … Continue reading
Posted in News, Photography, Ramblings, Science
Tagged BBC, Erich Hoyt, Far East Russia Orca Project, FEROP, humpback whale, Iceberg, Kamchatka, killer whale, orca, Russia, Vancouver, WDCS, whale, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, white, Wired
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The Million Dollar Space Pen Hoax
I’m sure most people have heard of the urban legend that the Americans spent millions of dollars on the development of a ‘Space Pen‘ that could write in zero-gravity (i.e. upside down), whilst the Russians just used a pencil. Over … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings, Science
Tagged America, ballpoint pen, Esther Inglis-Arkell, io9, million dollar space pen hoax, pencil, Russia, space, space pen, US, USA
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