NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched on 18th June, has transmitted its first images of the lunar surface. You can view the images in greater detail here. Btw, it’s still twittering. Its companion mission LCROSS is expected to make lunar impact on October 9, 2009. Japan’s Kaguya lunar videos here and here. And here’s that stunning launch video again.
How has Ulster unionism arrived at where it is today – fractured and uncertain, yet dominated electorally by the DUP, a party that tells us it offers unionists sure footing in uncertain times? In his latest book, Ulster’s Last Stand? Reconstructing Unionism after the Peace Process (Irish Academic Press, 2010), Prof. James McAuley from the [...] read our review »
As part of NICVA’s series of masterclasses from its Centre for Economic Empowerment project, there was a morning seminar on the topic of the “creative class” (as popularised by Richard Florida) and its applicability to Northern Ireland. The agenda was to: Explain Richard Florida’s idea of the “creative class” and the link between economic outcomes [...] read our review »
Watched an entriguing interview between Kirsy Wark and Buzz Aldrin on Newsnight, 02, 07, 2009. Its comming soon on iplayer.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the next question asked to Buzz was, “why didn’t you lot find loads of chemical elements when you were on the moon?,”
lol