Space

Why Dragon*Con?

by podblack on August 21, 2009

I’m heading out to a conference early next month, a special gathering of Australian skeptics. The agenda looks fascinating, the feedback should be great… it’s bound to be a valuable experience. I’m already starting to pull together notes and talk to people and read, read, read and research so I am able to contribute. I [...]

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Podblack Does The 365 Days Of Astronomy Podcast!

by podblack on July 1, 2009

Today is the day! Big thanks to Astronomy @ Curtin! The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that will publish one podcast per day, for all 365 days of 2009. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. Wednesday, July 1 S.K.A Music — The Square Kilometer Array by [...]

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Colbert Wins! Not A Node Name But The ‘Nike’ Inside…

by podblack on April 15, 2009

I love this: NASA names cosmic treadmill after Colbert – CNN.com – what do you do when you’re NASA and comedian Stephen Colbert wins your contest to name the new wing for the International Space Station? You name an orbital exercise machine after him.

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Science For Kids With Teddies In Space!

by podblack on December 6, 2008

From BBC News – I just have to show you! When the UK government said it was thinking of ending its long-standing ban on astronauts, surely it wasn’t thinking of putting teddies in space? But pictures have been released of two British toy bears in spacesuits with the curve of the Earth clearly visible behind [...]

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Large Hadron Collider – Best And Worst Scenarios

by podblack on September 10, 2008

Thanks to Wired.com: “OMG! Have you heard that huge atom smasher in Europe powers up for the first time tomorrow? Of course you have. You’ve also heard it repeated over and over that the Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, most expensive scientific instrument in history and that it’s going to change our fundamental understanding [...]

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Brian Cox On Large Hadron Collider And Project Steve: n = 900!

by podblack on September 7, 2008

First, the UK’s Radio Times features an interview with Professor Brian Cox on the LHC – something I got during my travels: “The nonsense you find on the web about ‘doomsday scenarios’ is conspiracy theory rubbish generated by a small group of nutters, primarily on the other side of the Atlantic. These people also think [...]

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Best Reads – Where Is The Science?

by podblack on June 26, 2008

From Slashdot: “A recent headline at Entertainment Weekly suggests that the ’100 Best Reads’ of the last 25 years do not include a single science book (not even a popular science book). In response, cosmologist Sean Carroll at Cosmic Variance has given an interesting analysis of EW’s disappointing list, and Soul Physics is calling for [...]

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Is There Ice On Maarrrrrrssss…

by podblack on June 21, 2008

First, check out Digital Cuttlefish and his take on the news: There is water ice on Mars within reach of the Mars Phoenix Lander, NASA scientists announced Thursday. Photographic evidence settles the debate over the nature of the white material seen in photographs sent back by the craft. As seen in lower left of this [...]

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