Sunday 2 August 2009

Johnald's Fantastical Daily Link Splurge

Johnald's Fantastical Daily Link Splurge

Liquid Water In Comets Reveals Possible Origin Of Life

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Comets have contained vast amounts of liquid water in their interiors during the first million years of their formation, a new study claims. The watery environment of early comets, together with the vast quantity of organics already discovered in comets, would have provided ideal conditions for primitive bacteria to grow and multiply.......

Crashing Comets Not Likely The Cause Of Mass Extinctions

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 11:40 AM PDT

A recent likely comet collision on Jupiter caused a minor sensation, but new research shows that similar impacts on Earth are most likely not responsible for any of the planet's mass extinctions, nor have they been responsible for more than one minor extinction event.

Bad flu in bad economy creates challenges: CDC

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 10:30 AM PDT

The U.S. government on Friday began distributing millions of dollars to help cash-strapped states respond to the H1N1 pandemic amid a deep economic recession that has decimated local health...

South Pacific (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 09:14 AM PDT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_(TV_series)

South Pacific (mini-series) DVD news: Announcement for South Pacific - Wild Pacific (DVD or Blu-ray) | TVShowsOnDVD.com

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 09:13 AM PDT

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Pacific-Wild-Pacific/11958

Hubble View: Jupiter Impact

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 07:20 AM PDT

This sprawling dark marking is Jupiter's latest impact scar, a debris plume created as a small asteroid or comet disintegrated after plunging into the gas giant's atmosphere.

Hubble volume - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 07:10 AM PDT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_sphere

APOD: 2009 August 1 - SN 1006 Supernova Remnant

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 06:20 AM PDT

A new star, likely the brightest supernova in recorded human history, lit up planet Earth's sky in the year 1006 AD. The expanding debris cloud from the stellar explosion, found in the southerly constellation of Lupus, still puts on a cosmic light show across the electromagnetic spectrum. In fact, this composite view includes X-ray data in blue

SN 1006 Supernova Remnant

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 06:06 AM PDT

SN 1006 Supernova Remnant A new star, likely the brightest supernova in recorded human history, lit up planet Earth's sky in the year 1006 AD. The expanding debris cloud from the stellar explosion, found in the southerly constellation of Lupus, still puts on a cosmic light show across the electromagnetic spectrum. In fact, this composite view includes X-ray data in blue from the Chandra Observatory, optical data in yellowish hues, and radio image data in red. Now known as the SN 1006 supernova remnant, the debris cloud appears to be about 60 light-years across and is understood to represent the remains of a white dwarf star. Part of a binary star system, the compact white dwarf gradually captured material from its companion star. The buildup in mass finally triggered a thermonuclear explosion that destroyed the dwarf star. Because the distance to the supernova remnant is about 7,000 light-years, that explosion actually happened 7,000 years before the light reached Earth in 1006. Shockwaves in the remnant accelerate particles to extreme energies and are thought to be a source of the mysterious cosmic rays.

YouTube - Tron Legacy (2010) Trailer (HD)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 06:05 AM PDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1IpPpB3iWI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Felbo%2Ews%2Fvideo%2Fa1IpPpB3iWI%2F&feature=player_embedded
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