Yes, if you are returning from the Moon as the astronauts of Apollo 11 did, you must fill out a customs form … Via Space.com You can view the full version of the customs form here.

From a few hundred miles up … the solar wind that sweep past Earth is pretty … There’s also a short video at NASA’s FLIKR page … But a few million miles away, it’s a blast and much scarier … Courtesy of 2.bp.blogspot.com In case you think it’s a gentle breeze, “The solar wind streams […]

“Astronomers using NASA’s Kepler space telescope have confirmed a roughly Earth-size planet orbiting a sun-like star in the so-called “Goldilocks” zone where water can exist in liquid form on the surface and conditions may be favorable for life as it is known on Earth. But astronomers say a planet known as Kepler-22b, orbiting a star […]

Nice time lapse video of dismantling the 125-foot high Condit Dam in southeastern Washington State which held back the White Salmon River, creating a serene lake, but choking off the waterway to salmon. And by dismantling – they mean when you attach dynamite with blasting caps and press the Wile E Coyote lever, BOOOOMMMMM. Now, […]

From infinity and beyond … “Most hydrogen comes in a form in which its nucelus consists of a single proton, but there’s also an istope called deuterium that contains both a proton and a neutron. In the Earth’s oceans, only about 1.6 in every 5,000 water molecules contain deuterium, so if we’re looking for sources […]

A little more complicated than Kirk’s Enterprise. Okay, it’s technically DISCOVERY … 360 degree interactive VR file (large load) but very cool, includes zoom. It moves by itself slowly as if you’re in zero grav. … Or maybe I just need a new computer … or maybe I shouldn’t oughta drank all that cough syrup.

I don’t know much about cattle ranching and if zebras can really help but I’m ALL for more zebras roaming the countryside whether it’s Kenya, California or Texas! “Our findings provide further evidence that biodiversity conservation and economic development can be simultaneously achieved in human-occupied savanna landscapes,” Via Futurity.org. Maybe the phrase, All Hat, No […]

Now that NASA has more free time with no more Shuttle flights and no more having to guess where the satellite will drop …  FREE RINGTONES! (You “paid” for it so technically not really free – well, non-US taxpayers. 🙂  ). Enjoy!  

NASA has launched a new rocketship to the moon – to snap indepth pictures of Moon … (maybe so Domino’s Pizza can build the first pizzeria on the moon?) It’s called project GRAIL. NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission will launch twin spacecraft in tandem orbits around the Moon to measure its gravity […]

Between Borders.com has resolved the issue of the A4 size paper versus the US 8.5″ by 11″ … in details upon details. 🙂 Basically, it comes down the whole metric system thing of precise measurements versus the 12″ equals a foot but 4 quarts equals a gallon or that 5280 is a mile – or […]