(Untitled)- June 30, 2004 Seeing Double: Spitzer Captures Our Galaxy's Twin 06.28.04 What would our Milky Way galaxy look like if we could travel outside it and snap a picture It might look a lot like a new image by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of a spiral galaxy called NGC 7331 -- a virtual twin of our Milky Way. Image above: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured these infrared images of a nearby spiral galaxy that resembles our own Milky Way. The galaxy, known as NGC 7331 and sometimes referred to as our...http://blogs.salon.com/0002729/2004/06/29.html#a1347 (Untitled)- June 29, 2004 Colorado River Delta, Baja California Click here to view full image (381 kb) The Colorado River is the largest watershed in the southwestern US, emptying into the Salton Trough before reaching the Sea of Cortez. Over the past 2-3 million years, river sediments built a delta that extends from the US-Mexico border for a distance of 87 miles (140 km). However, today the Colorado River delta is undergoing significant erosion and diminishing in size due to the lack of sediment...http://blogs.salon.com/0002729/2004/06/28.html#a1343 (Untitled)- June 29, 2004 THIS IS SCARY: PATENT LAWYER SUSPENDED FOR POOR OVERSIGHT OF AN ASSOCIATE(From Hal Wegner:)A sensational article earlier this month in LEGAL TIMES suggests that apartner in a law firm may be suspended from practice for ethical lapsesof an unsupervised associate in his practice at the United States Patentand Trademark Office. The now departed partner from one of the largergeneral practice law firms was suspended from the practice of law inthe District of Columbia for thirty days based upon his...http://blogs.salon.com/0002729/2004/06/28.html#a1342 (Untitled)- June 28, 2004 Mars Rover Surprises Continue; Spirit, Too, Finds Hematite 06.25.04 On challenging slopes that NASA's Mars rovers began exploring this month, both Spirit and Opportunity have found new surprises for the folks back home. Image above: This close-up image taken by Spirit highlights the nodular nuggets that cover the rock dubbed "Pot of Gold." These enigmatic features appear to stand on the end of stalk-like projections. Data from the rover's scientific instruments has shown that Pot of Gold..http://blogs.salon.com/0002729/2004/06/27.html#a1339 |