A little space magic with bonus Canadian Content for your day;

Commander Chris Hadfield sings David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' from the ISS.

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Recently, it seems that scientists managed quantum entanglement communication over a span of 250 miles. That's certainly nothing to sneeze at, even if it's not galaxy-spanning like the QEC on the Normandy ( Read more... )

A recent science tidbit; you may or may not have heard of the project to drill down beneath the ice sheet covering Antarctica to access one of the bodies of water believed to have been walled off from the rest of the planet for millions of years. The goal of the project was to see if these extreme conditions and deep isolation nonetheless harbored ( Read more... )

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#4 made me exclaim "It's the geth!" and #8 reminded me of Synthesis. o.O

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It bears recognition that NASA pulled off quite an amazing feat overnight last night- the next Mars rover, Curiosity, successfully landed on Mars. Historically, most missions to Mars have ended in failure. On top of that, the size of this rover required an amazing stunt to land- a precisely coordinated maneuver using a retro-rocket 'sky-crane' to ( Read more... )

...ancestors of the krogan finally discovered ( Read more... )

Some Science for your plotbunnies!

Americans' skulls may be getting larger - Like we're not big-headed enough? Caveat: "The specimens came from three collections to which only adult skeletons could be donated. And since mostly adult Caucasian Americans regularly donated to the collections, the researchers' conclusions so far are known to apply to ( Read more... )

First of all, mods, if this isn't allowed, by all means, please remove it! I totally understand!

That said, guys! Check this out! It's a private group of people working with private/commercial companies to develop a settlement on Mars by 2023. They have a very detailed plan, and have already started working with manufacturers, but need to work on ( Read more... )

Some science for your plotbunnies! XD hey, look! I remembered!

Solar Eclipse 2012 - Ring of Fire - Negative space wedgie. Whales.

Newfound exoplanet may turn to dust - The planet, located some 1500 light years away, appears to be evaporating under the heat of its star

Good News for Nanomedicine: Quantum Dots Appear Safe in Pioneering Study On Primates ( Read more... )