I'll Have A Double Mocha Cosmic Latte- June 26, 2002 I Can't Even Decide on a Color for the Bathroom "The astronomers who discovered the color of the universe (and then changed their mind, like any good homeowner) have given the color a name: Cosmic Latte. Their colleagues helped pick. Here are their Top 10 choices. I kind of liked "Big Bang Buff" myself. Sounds maybe a bit too much like a porn star, though. Sudden thought: has anyone filed a trademark yet on Cosmic Latte" Over the Edge I'll have to design the SLS portal around this...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/06/25.html#a2512 It's The Ones You Don't See That Get You- June 21, 2002 "Astronomers say an asteroid moving at 10 kph came within 75,000 miles of the Earth last week. They didn't see it until three days after it would have hit. From CNN: 'The destructive force might have been comparable to an asteroid or comet that exploded over Siberia in 1908, which flattened 77 square miles (2,000 square km) of trees, according to the NEO.' Wouldn't that have ruined your day..." Over the Edgehttp://www.danrosenbaum.com/ote/2002/06/20.html#a165 (Untitled)- June 14, 2002 Astronomers hail planetary discovery. Scientists searching for planets that might sustain life have found the first planetary system around another star that reminds them of home BBC Steven's Webloghttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/06/14.html#a2328 (Untitled)- June 14, 2002 Panoramic view of Eagle Nebula unveiled. The spectacular new image has the famous Pillars of Creation at its heart New Scientisthttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/06/13.html#a2313 (Untitled)- June 13, 2002 "If you see no other photographs on the web this week, have a look at today's Astronomy Picture of the Day. Here's a thumbnail to show you what it looks like, because I cannot believe how lovely this is." whirlagig Ring of Fire, &169; 1992 Dennis Mammanahttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/06/13.html#a2312 (Untitled)- June 13, 2002 Detective work identifies "baby" asteroids. Closer studies of the recently created family could solve mysteries of the asteroid belt New Scientisthttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/06/12.html#a2285 (Untitled)- June 13, 2002 Wildfires Blaze Across Western United States NASA Earth Observatory Wow, those are awesome pictures! I never realized that the state lines were actually there ;-) Steven's Webloghttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/06/12.html#a2284 |