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.
Here’s a great review of a fascinating book (H/T reader Rory) on how the Internet is destroying our capacity for intelligent, focused and critical thought. It opens thus: …here is the news that Ulin brings in this slim, meandering book: that reading is “an act of contemplation”; that such an act becomes more difficult in [...] read our review »
Having somehow managed to avoid watching a single episode of the widely praised West Wing TV series I was delighted to discover the entire Box set in my Christmas stocking – and with enough spare time over the holidays to give it a good lash. But with 10 episodes of the first series under my [...] 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