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large hadron collider update

Here’s a recent video update/primer on the repairs underway at CERN. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is being built in a circular tunnel 27 km in circumference. [...]

NASA’s TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Gustav on August 27, 2008 as it attacked Haiti. At this time the storm was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 65 knots (75 mph) and a pressure reading of 992 millibars. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM’s Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the [...]

science projects handbook

NPR might think they can corner the market on science with their paltry, particle-deficient Science Friday’s, so it’s time to heat up the particle-accelerator and collide their sham…with a new one! We’re taking it to the next level: the very next day. Introducing Science Saturdays. Get your subatomic particles off on that, NPR! I’m also [...]

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