Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Asteroid Collision in Space by Hubble
The Hubble Telescope's new Wide Field Camera captured this image of what scientists believe is the result of a collision between two asteroids. What an incredible photo.
"The X marks the spot of a suspected head-on collision between two asteroids imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope’s new-and-improved Wide Field Camera.
If it’s confirmed by further observations, it would be the first time that scientists have detected the interplanetary collision between objects in the asteroid belt, though they believe that such occurrences are common.
The complex structure of the debris is what makes astronomers think they may be seeing something new around the sun. The main nucleus of the object, P/2010 A2, is actually located outside its dust halo, something that’s never been seen in a comet-like object before.
“The filamentary appearance of P/2010 A2 is different from anything seen in Hubble images of normal comets, consistent with the action of a different process,” said David Jewitt, an astronomer at the University of California Los Angeles, in a press release.
They hypothesize that the filaments are made up of dust and gravel created by a high speed impact that could have occurred at 11,000 miles per hour.
“If this interpretation is correct, two small and previously unknown asteroids recently collided, creating a shower of debris that is being swept back into a tail from the collision site by the pressure of sunlight,” Jewitt said.
Image: NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt."
Read more at http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/hubble-asteroid-crash/#ixzz0eWdWe9O7
"The X marks the spot of a suspected head-on collision between two asteroids imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope’s new-and-improved Wide Field Camera.
If it’s confirmed by further observations, it would be the first time that scientists have detected the interplanetary collision between objects in the asteroid belt, though they believe that such occurrences are common.
The complex structure of the debris is what makes astronomers think they may be seeing something new around the sun. The main nucleus of the object, P/2010 A2, is actually located outside its dust halo, something that’s never been seen in a comet-like object before.
“The filamentary appearance of P/2010 A2 is different from anything seen in Hubble images of normal comets, consistent with the action of a different process,” said David Jewitt, an astronomer at the University of California Los Angeles, in a press release.
They hypothesize that the filaments are made up of dust and gravel created by a high speed impact that could have occurred at 11,000 miles per hour.
“If this interpretation is correct, two small and previously unknown asteroids recently collided, creating a shower of debris that is being swept back into a tail from the collision site by the pressure of sunlight,” Jewitt said.
Image: NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt."
Read more at http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/hubble-asteroid-crash/#ixzz0eWdWe9O7
Labels:
asteroid collision,
Hubble,
NASA
Friday, January 22, 2010
Schadenfreude: Hot Air Bag "Air America" finally deflates
Air America is going off the air. Good bye and good riddance. Another voice against freedom bites the dust!
Of course, it couldn't have anything to do with the idea that even mainstream Democratic voters are now being repulsed by the radical left policies of the likes of Franken, Pelosi, Reid, and Obama,* now could it?
Har de har har. Looks good on the American left. Their ideas are so bad no one wants to discuss them.
All of the above named people and many more should be publicly shamed and then banished (for reckless endangerment of the USA).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/21/AR2010012103868.html
* (inspired as he was by his bomber friend Ayers and by his America-hating minister Rev. Wright)
Of course, it couldn't have anything to do with the idea that even mainstream Democratic voters are now being repulsed by the radical left policies of the likes of Franken, Pelosi, Reid, and Obama,* now could it?
Har de har har. Looks good on the American left. Their ideas are so bad no one wants to discuss them.
All of the above named people and many more should be publicly shamed and then banished (for reckless endangerment of the USA).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/21/AR2010012103868.html
* (inspired as he was by his bomber friend Ayers and by his America-hating minister Rev. Wright)
Labels:
Air America,
failure,
left wing,
windbags
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Hitler Finds Out Scott Brown Won Massachusetts Senate Seat
Labels:
Coakley,
Obama,
Republican,
Scott Brown
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
USSA the new USSR?
Left wing governments promote socialism. It's that way in every country. For the left, it has always been about Karl Marx and government control of the "means of production". Pit the rich against the poor, with the "benevolent" government in the middle to "settle" the disputes it creates.
The USA is still the last, best chance against the worldwide tyranny of left wing policies, and I hope they can collectively remember that
Left Wing = Socialist, such as:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (or USSR)
If Obama's gang of thugs had its way the name could really be:
United Socialist States of America (or USSA)
Is that what Americans really want? A government philosophy that sees the people as sheep to be sheared instead of their bosses? An political psychosis that says the way to increase wealth is to attack those who produce the wealth? I don't think so. I think and hope that their country has been hijacked temporarily by the best big government socialists, assorted leeches, and tax cheats the left has to offer.
I hope as a Canadian that the Republicans win in Massachusetts means the Left will not be able to continue to ruin the US economy (such as with fake climate change/wealth transfer policies) like they did when they created the subprime mortgage meltdown. Which the left "bravely" blamed on the banks to whom they dictated lending policies in the first place. Charlatans and thieves promising to cure all ills. That is the Left.
The USA is still the last, best chance against the worldwide tyranny of left wing policies, and I hope they can collectively remember that
Left Wing = Socialist, such as:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (or USSR)
If Obama's gang of thugs had its way the name could really be:
United Socialist States of America (or USSA)
Is that what Americans really want? A government philosophy that sees the people as sheep to be sheared instead of their bosses? An political psychosis that says the way to increase wealth is to attack those who produce the wealth? I don't think so. I think and hope that their country has been hijacked temporarily by the best big government socialists, assorted leeches, and tax cheats the left has to offer.
I hope as a Canadian that the Republicans win in Massachusetts means the Left will not be able to continue to ruin the US economy (such as with fake climate change/wealth transfer policies) like they did when they created the subprime mortgage meltdown. Which the left "bravely" blamed on the banks to whom they dictated lending policies in the first place. Charlatans and thieves promising to cure all ills. That is the Left.
Labels:
tyranny of the left,
USSA,
USSR socialism
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