The trouble with interstellar travel is that (as one of the most notable authorities on the subject put it) “Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a...
Thirty-five years ago this week, Voyager 1 was launched. Its mission—along with its sister craft, Voyager 2 (which, interestingly enough, was launched two weeks earlier)—was to explore the outer reaches of our solar system and the beginnings of interstellar space....
Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a planet crossing the face of the Sun! To be more exact, Venus is making its extremely rare transit in front of the Sun today, at about 5:04pm...
Considerations in Application of a GeoThermal Heat Exchange for Environmental Comfort Following the Upgrade of a MacPro1,1 with Two Over-Clocked Intel X5350 Engineering Samples that Necessitated the Addition of a Water Cooling System Part Trois or- “Everybody Loves it When...
This nifty little tidbit crossed our desks late last week, but kept getting bumped for other, more time-sensitive articles. However, we definitely weren’t gong to let it slide by without a mention. A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned NASA’s...
If you're an OWC customer, you likely own an OWC Mercury drive…whether it be an optical or hard disk drive solution….or a high-performance SSD. As the theme of this post is a closer look at Mercury (the planet), I thought...
Full lunar eclipses are pretty darn cool; The moon turns dark along the edge, then becomes a deep rust colored red before reversing the process a couple hours later. Admittedly, they’re not quite as spectacular as a total solar eclipse....
This week’s free iPod/iPhone App to review is: AppBox LITE: 10 useful Apps in one application. App’s Description 10 handy tools in one App! ✔CURRENCY - 195 Currency codes and 3 metals - Update Option(Automatic/Manual) ✔ DATE CALCULATOR - Days between...
OK...that headline might be a bit on the dramatic side...NASA is calling it an impact...but in any event, a pretty cool event is taking place this Friday, October 9, beginning at 6:15 AM EDT. And by now, you loyal readers...
