Sunday
Sep132009
NASA | Feeling the Sting of Climate Change
Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 21:32 NASA’s Wayne Esaias sees honeybees as important data collectors to help us understand our changing climate.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 21:32 Tuesday
Jul212009
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 21:42 I remember very well indeed, sitting around the television with my folks watching this. We were so very, very proud to be Americans that day.
tagged NASA, apollo 11, buzz aldrin, michael collins, moon walk, neil armstrong in aviation, maven, science, technology
NASA, apollo 11, buzz aldrin, michael collins, moon walk, neil armstrong in aviation, maven, science, technology Thursday
Apr022009
Deep Solar Minimum: How low is low?
Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 12:33 April 1, 2009: The sunspot cycle is behaving a little like the stock market. Just when you think it has hit bottom, it goes even lower.
2008 was a bear. There were no sunspots observed on 266 of the year’s 366 days (73%). To find a year with more blank suns, you have to go all the way back to 1913, which had 311 spotless days: plot. Prompted by these numbers, some observers suggested that the solar cycle had hit bottom in 2008.
Maybe not. Sunspot counts for 2009 have dropped even lower. As of March 31st, there were no sunspots on 78 of the year’s 90 days (87%).
Thursday
Mar192009
ATP pilots needed for airspace simulation study
Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 20:08
Updated on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 09:16 by
mavenandmeddler
The Systems Engineering Research Laboratory (SERL) at California State University Northridge is looking for professional pilot subjects to participate in an experiment that involves using advanced flight-deck simulation displays and automation tools to detect and resolve aircraft conflicts. Sponsored by NASA, this experiment supports NASA’s research missions in