Scientists Say This Planet Looks Like It’s ‘Darker Than Fresh Asphalt’
The movie “Pitch Black,” come to life. Continue reading Scientists Say This Planet Looks Like It’s ‘Darker Than Fresh Asphalt’
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These People Want to Genetically Engineer Pink Chickens
The Pink Chicken Project wants to use CRISPR to alter all chickens’ DNA in order to send a message about the health of our environment. Continue reading These People Want to Genetically Engineer Pink Chickens
Real-Time Planet Tracker With Laser-Point Accuracy
Space. The final frontier. Unfortunately, the vast majority of us are planet-locked until further notice. If you are dedicated hobbyist astronomer, you probably already have the rough positions of the planets memorized. But what if you want to know them exactly from the comfort of your room and educate yourself at the same time? [Shubham Paul] has gone the extra parsec to build a Real-Time Planet Tracker that calculates their locations using Kepler’s Laws with exacting precision.
An Arduino Mega provides the brains, while 3.5-turn-pan and 180-degree-tilt servos are the brawn. A potentiometer and switch allow for for planet and …read more
Continue reading Real-Time Planet Tracker With Laser-Point Accuracy
Real-Time Planet Tracker With Laser-Point Accuracy
Space. The final frontier. Unfortunately, the vast majority of us are planet-locked until further notice. If you are dedicated hobbyist astronomer, you probably already have the rough positions of the planets memorized. But what if you want to know them exactly from the comfort of your room and educate yourself at the same time? [Shubham Paul] has gone the extra parsec to build a Real-Time Planet Tracker that calculates their locations using Kepler’s Laws with exacting precision.
An Arduino Mega provides the brains, while 3.5-turn-pan and 180-degree-tilt servos are the brawn. A potentiometer and switch allow for for planet and …read more
Continue reading Real-Time Planet Tracker With Laser-Point Accuracy
We Have Two Record Hot Days For Every Record Cold Day, and It’s Getting Worse
A study published Monday demonstrates what global warming really means. Continue reading We Have Two Record Hot Days For Every Record Cold Day, and It’s Getting Worse
Dead Mars Lander Thought It Had Safely Landed Before It Crashed
Four minutes and 41 seconds into its descent sequence, the European/Russian-built lander apparently got disoriented. Continue reading Dead Mars Lander Thought It Had Safely Landed Before It Crashed