#November2011

We’re Sending Germs To Mars! We Invite Our Own Disaster.

Since I’ve read so much science fiction throughout the decades, I’ve begun to equate pretty much doing anything with Mars as either inviting our own Doom, or uncovering the presence of sentient life there. Sending germs to Mars? Jesus we’re precipitating our own demise.

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Asteroid Close Encounter Tonight! Bruce Willis On Standby.

We’re getting fucking buzzed tonight! I’m not talking the alcoholic-tinged pukey sense. I’m talking there’s an asteroid coming! Meet YU55. It’s a 1,300 foot piece of space refuse, and it’ll be coming closer to us than the moon.

The end (isn’t) nigh!

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NASA: We’ve Discovered Something Completely New On Mars.

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NASA has found some new shizzle on the surface of Mars, and they’re calling it “the vein”. I’m calling it obvious proof of our former-Earthling presence there. Billions of years ago.

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Newly Minted Star Begins Sprouting Cosmic Wings.

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Check out the massive star IRS 4. The star is relatively young at only about 100,00 years old, it’s beginning to get itself some Nebula-forming wings.

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Video: Simulated Mars Mission Crew “Returns” To Earth After 520 Days.

There was a simulated mission to Mars run at  the European Space Agency, and it’s finally concluded after 520 days. Want to see the sort of trials and travails they went through? It’s pretty awesome.

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New Sunspot Is Three Times As Wide As Earth. The Sun Laughs At Us.

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Relatively speaking in comparison with it brethren, the Sun is a small star. Compared to us? It’s fucking enormous. A new sunspot on Sol is three times  as wide as Erf.

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This Spiral Galaxy Is On The Edge. Don’t Push Him!, Sugar Hill Gang Reference Etc.

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Check out the galaxy NGC 3628. A straight-on chugging through space. Spiral, yet on edge. It’s quite the serious galaxy,until you hear its other nickname.

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NASA Confirms One Of Its Satellites Was Hacked. Laser Attack INC!

Hacking is some dastardly shit. Though sort of interesting. Last month we heard that US drones were infected with a virus. Today? Today we’re hearing NASA has had one of its satellites hacked.

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Cepheus Flare Is Cosmic Halloween Treat.

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Check out this ghoultacular image of the Cepheus constellation. Nothing says Halloween like some cosmic ghost imagery. Well, perhaps women in clothing that would make their parents blush and teeth-rotting sugar time.

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The Asteroid Lutetia Is Floating Reminder Of Our Solar System’s Birth.

The asteroid  Lutetia is a “primitive body”, which means that the son of a bitch was around at the formation of our solar system.  Lutetia is currently single, and despite her advanced age is still looking for love.

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