NASA's Fermi gamma-ray telescope-cum-satellite recently had a run-in with a defunct Soviet spy satellite, nearly causing a very expensive and very spectacular mid-air explosion. To avoid it, the eggheads had to fire up the one-use-only rocket engines, which were never meant to be lit up during the serviceable life of the satellite. The full tale is in the surprisingly gripping video above. [YouTube via Wired] Read More >>
Featured comment by resis:
"Wow, I think you are overplaying the significance of this article by a factor of Graham's Number. As a geek/boffin/egghead/nerd type myself (and proud..." More »
Oh Universe, you will never cease to amaze me, with all your galaxies and your pulsars and supernovas and your planets and your alien civilisations that never show up and all that starstuff we love so much. You know, like the fact that you draw perfect spirographs in the sky all the time. Read More >>
Scientists have discovered two gigantic structures resembling soap bubbles in the middle of the Milky Way, above and below the galactic plane. How gigantic? 25,000 light-years tall, one quarter the size of our galaxy! They are not sure where they are coming from. Read More >>
Featured comment by Prozac:
"The electrons are surely from a quantum electron field. Electrons and positrons with opposite spin cancelling each other out and emitting a dim radiat..." More »
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