Cosmic Log
Hubble hits new heights
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Click for Imax interactive: The movie "Hubble 3D" and similar efforts bridge the gap between cosmic sights and earthly audiences. Click on the image to see a Flash interactive model of the Hubble Space Telescope on the Imax Web site.
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As the Hubble Space Telescope nears its 20th birthday, its value for research and the public understanding of science is reaching an unprecedented peak. Few celebrities have been the subject of so many biographies and movies by the time they turn 20.
The best of the bunch, in print and on the big screen, is arguably hitting the market right now, less than a year after a major upgrade left Hubble in the best shape it's ever been.
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| (Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:30:00 GMT) |
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SciTechBlog
'Operation Chokehold' takes on AT&T
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UPDATE 4 p.m. ET: Anecdotal evidence suggests "Operation Chokehold" may have had some effect. In Web posts, users around the country reported scattered difficulty in accessing AT&T's 3G network on their smartphones Friday, although others said it was working fine. As for Lyons, he posted an item to his blog Friday afternoon saying, "As far
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| (Published: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:49:10 +0000) |
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Watts Up With That?
Limitations on Anthropogenic Global Warming
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by Leonard Weinstein, ScD
March 1, 2009
reposted from The Air Vent
It is not obvious what the ideal temperature and CO2 level should be for mankind. We tend to assume that the average of whatever has occurred in the recent past is the ideal level, since we have adjusted to that level, and changes from that level
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| (Published: Fri, 22 May 2009 20:52:35 +0000) |
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