The Space Shuttle Atlantis made history today as it’s safe landing on the tarmac brings to a close America’s 30-year orbiter program. Here is a picture of the Atlantis’ descent into the earth’s atmosphere, taken by the astronauts staying on the International Space Station. The Atlantis’ last mission was 13-day long re-supply of the ISS. [...]
Ever wondered what it’s like up in space, here’s a shot of NASA astronaut Michael Fincke during a session of construction and maintenance on the International Space Station. During this particular spacewalk, Fincke and astronaut Greg Chamitoff (out of frame), both STS-134 mission specialists, completed the primary objectives for the spacewalk, including stowing the 50-foot-long [...]
How would you like to have a fully-functional PC in a convenient USB stick for just $25? That’s what David Braben has unveiled. Braben is well-known for his exploits in the gaming industry, running the UK development studio Frontier Developments, but is just as well known for being the co-developer of Elite. His work experience [...]
If you’re not familiar in the field of electronics, the term “transistor” is something like a thingamajig inside your gadget. The transistor is the very foundation of every electronic gadget that we have today. Intel’s announcement of a tri-gate transistor revolutionizes the age-old design. Revolution in electronics Experts in the industry are calling Intel’s 3D [...]
Launched way back in 1972, Pioneer 10 is the first spacecraft to leave the solar system and do a whole bunch of stuff that we can be proud of (like observe Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt, etc). For some unknown reason however, it’s slowly being drawn back toward the sun. It’s not gravity as scientists from [...]
NASA‘s shuttle Discovery is preparing for it’s 39th and final mission to the International Space Station on November 1 (hey, at least it’s not Friday the 13th). The final mission for the Discovery has been put off as an internal nut on the left side of the shuttle slipped out of position and fell into [...]
We’ve all heard the theory that the massive reptiles known as dinosaurs we’re wiped out some by a meteorite hitting the earth some 65 million years ago. A new research suggests that it wasn’t one but two different meteorites. What’s interesting is that they struck Earth thousands of years apart. The second impact crater is [...]
Toyota claims that you can reduce your car’s fuel consumption by having a glass of water while you drive. For drinking? Nope. The company is pushing the idea that driving in such a way that a theoretical glass of water there remains full would reduce fuel consumption significantly. Of course if you’re not the creative [...]
