X-Woman Could Forever Change Human History

X-Woman Could Forever Change Human History: "Today's news about X-Woman, an unknown hominin that coexisted with Neanderthals and our species 30,000 to 50,000 years ago, suggests that at least four different forms of humans were in Europe and Asia after Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa. ..."
  

Do These Images Point To Proof Of Life On Mars? [Mars]

via io9 by Graeme McMillan on 1/4/10

New satellite images of Mars may challenge the theory that the planet was too cold to sustain water on the surface, suggesting instead the existence of 20km-wide lakes along the planet's equator. But what does this mean for Martian history?
A research team led by Dr Nicholas Warner from Imperial College London (University College London also participated) analyzed images sent back from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and believe that they've found evidence of lakes from a period previously believed to be full of subzero nothingness, as Warner explains:

Most of the research on Mars has focussed on its early history and the recent past. Scientists had largely overlooked the Hesperian Epoch as it was thought that Mars was then a frozen wasteland. Excitingly, our study now shows that this middle period in Mars' history was much more dynamic than we previously thought.

The team reached its conclusions by comparing images of depressions on the surface of Mars with landscapes from Alaska and Siberia, leading them to believe that - despite previous theories to the contrary - the Mars of three billion years ago must have included running water on its surface. If true, then this could offer new areas of exploration for those looking for evidence of life on Mars, as the lake beds would have been potential habitats for microbial lifeforms. Alternatively, it might be evidence that we should start preparing Adelaide Brooke for a space mission forty-nine years from now.

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Russia Wants Nuclear-Powered Rocket to Go to Mars [Space]

via Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz on 10/30/09

The space race is on again: The Russians are planning a nuclear-powered spacecraft that will get them to Mars faster than Duck Dodgers in the 24 and a half century. Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov promises a design by 2012:

The project is aimed at implementing large-scale space exploration programs, including a manned mission to Mars, interplanetary travel, the creation and operation of planetary outposts. The implementation of this project will allow us to reach a new technological level surpassing foreign developments.

It would only take nine years to fully develop at the tune of $600 million, which is spare change compared to all the economy stimulus plans in place. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev—knowing that this will generate money and specialized jobs, not to mention pushing Russia to a new scientific and engineering level—has backed the project and wants the government to pay for it.
Meanwhile, the Guys With the Right Stuff are seeing their projects scrapped, with Constellation about to get cancelled, and the shuttle getting killed. Godspeed America, godspeed. Let's go to KFC and sink our hope in greasy chicken and cheap beer. [Yahoo via Universe Today]

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Confirmation Of Underground Caves On The Moon [Lunar Colony]

via io9 by Annalee Newitz on 10/23/09

New satellite photos have revealed what scientists have long suspected: There are large tunnels made from lava running beneath the Moon's surface. These caves could provide shelter from radiation for future lunar settlers. Or they might already be occupied!
Observers of the Moon's surface have seen "sinuous rilles," or long, winding depressions on its surface that suggest the presence of underground tunnels. Such tunnels would be formed when lava rips through an underground area, then drains away, leaving a long tube behind. (Such structures exist on Earth, too.) At last, a satellite captured solid evidence for these tunnels when it snapped this picture of a massive hole in the Moon's surface.
The hole is actually what's called a "skylight," or a rift in the top of an ancient lava tunnel. According to New Scientist:

The team found the first candidate skylight in a volcanic area on the moon's near side called Marius Hills. "This is the first time that anybody's actually identified a skylight in a possible lava tube" on the moon, [researcher Carolyn] van der Bogert, who helped analyse the feature, told New Scientist.
The hole measures 65 metres across, and based on images taken at a variety of sun angles, the the hole is thought to extend down at least 80 metres. It sits in the middle of a rille, suggesting the hole leads into a lava tube as wide as 370 metres across.
It is not clear exactly how the hole formed. A meteorite impact, moonquakes, or pressure created by gravitational tugs from the Earth could be to blame. Alternatively, part of the lava tube's ceiling could have been pulled off as lava in the tube drained away billions of years ago.

We may not be able to explore this tube any time soon, however. Like lava tubes on Earth, it's possible that this tunnel is filled with debris and would require excavation to unblock.
What's important, however, is that we now have solid evidence that lava tubes exist beneath the Moon's surface, which means Moon real estate just got a little more appealing. Unless, of course, Moon natives already live there.
via New Scientist
(Thanks, Kle!)

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Phoenix On Mars, Live!

Live TV Coverage, On Nasa TV.
Videos on Space Tv.

Orion, Saturn Mission

Grape Plasma

Fallen Angel in Catalonia (Spain)

Strange creature found in spanish forest (near the town of Campdevànol) at night.
I think is probably a Teaser Trailer for a movie ala Blair Witch Proyect looks very good
I found this description in YouTube:
Two local guys from Girona (a town near Campdevànol) Spain, have captured some footage of a strange 'creature' in the woods. They also found blood and some detached white wings (3m). They have been investigating paranormal activity in the area for quite a few months now and believe they have really discovered a non-human life-form. The footage is unbelievable.

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Blog in Space II: The Certificate

This a Certified Space Blog now.

Immortal Mice

I am Jerry McCloud from the clan McCloud. I was born in the highlands of Scotland...
For anyone that thinks that the Highlander movies/series were stupid and unrealistic read this and prepare your sword.

Big Brother is a Printer

Secret Code in Color Printers Lets Government Track You A research team led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recently broke the code behind tiny tracking dots that some color laser printers secretly hide in every document.

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Blog in Space

We are in spaaaace!
The Aereal is now proudly being broadcast in space....
Really, thanks to Mind Comet, that are probably insane
people or have money enough to dip themselves in gold.
The process is fairly simple they have a powerful antenna that
they aim at lets say Omicron Persei 8 and just broadcast the blogs.
Some one is going to be very surprised when they get the first
Alien comment saying that no one cares what Earthlings think.

{ science.energy: Biodiesel

Another theme of interest to me is practical energy and how not to give money to the Fat Evil Oil System (FEOS for short). I got some articles in how to do your own biodiesel out of used cooking oil. Here there is some interesting ones:

• Make your own biodiesel >>
  Very extensive and detail.
• Fabrica tu propio biodiesel >>
  Same as first but in Spanish.
• Biodiesel: A Primer >>
  More practical less science.

I guess the more interesting facts on this is that if you can get the used oil for free (that is, usually, a hassle to get ride off) and you have the time; can be a very profitable hobby at a personal or family scale. Applied to a small business (For example Food production and delivery) will drastically cut down cost in transportation.
In a farm environment will exploit crops unsuitable for food and help reduce cost of production and transportation. More surprising yet is the fact that the best producer of vegetable oil is an algae that grows in human or animal waste water, imagine the use of city sewers to produce this energy. Not a nice job to do, but I guess we'll have to omit the sense of smell and disgust in robots for this task.

{ science.idea-research: Zero Point Energy

I did some quick research on ZPe (Zero Point Energy) and this is what I think can be used for a story and how I understood it: When you have two objects of neutral charge close to each other by a couple of atom diameters the wavelength of this space is reduced. In "Normal" empty space there are particle-antiparticle systems that appear and disappear constantly. If you deduce the wavelength the amount of these systems decreases making it less populated or emptier, so the outside vacuum pushes the objects close together, is similar to the effects of wind and water in aero and hydro dynamics.

Try this hold two sheets of paper forming a V shape and you blow in the middle the sheets will come together. So in theory this works like basic movement that is power by the vacuum. My application for it will be to use some kind of springs (more on this next)to make this movement continuous and with that movement generate energy. For the springs this is my idea: stuck to the neutral charge objects we need some kind of material that will not pass charges a buffer insulation, and stuck to that we need an object with a charge (positive or negative, lets say positive for the example) so if we have negative charge objects in the positive side of this sandwich (positive/buffer/neutral) the vacuum will separate the opposite charges and the magnetic energy will try to put them back together if u can create a balance and have control over the negative single objects you can create an oscillating atomic machine. This machine will be symmetric and have two sides working at the same time. If all this can be constructed all we need now is to take some atoms and put together a dynamo that will transform this movement into usable energy. Another way could be to have a series of these machines and create some kind of wave that I guess will generate energy by itself. Keep in mind that this is all theory and my objective is to create some basic pseudo science to fuel sci-fi fiction.
I will do some sketching of the system (Ala Back to the Future) and put it here soon.

For an interest read on Quantum Machines GenieBuster has an interesting article.
And for some visual help see this guys work on Flash Math Creativity.

{ dreams.site

• No Escape Tower (7 floors)
• Closet Groove
• Mummy Trap
• Colonial Building
• Downtown Bulgary (street drive)
• Branch from the Tree of All knowledge see>
• Quasar Skys/4 suns
  

{ science.site

• Lake Vostok, Antartica: Magnetic field disruption (real).
• Norad sites, North America: Hidden protected bases (real).
• Devon Island, Canada: Mars like environment (real).
• Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean: Weird stuff (real).
• Györ, Hungary: Passing point of many different cultures in the BC times, research (real).
• Tunguska, Siberia: At 7:17 AM on the morning of June 30, 1908, a mysterious explosion occurred in the skies (real). more>
• 11th Dimension, (Aka The Bleed): Place that connects the multiverse (theory).
• Dresden, Germany: research! (real).
• Iceland, Europe: research small town and forest (real).
• Amityville, Long Island, NY: Haunted house? (real).
• Atlantis: research possible sites (myth).
• Hyperboria, North Pole: from HP Blavatsky book 1831-91 (myth).
  

*note: the parenthesis describes the physicall site not the facts about it, but some are real.

{ science.idea-research

• Steam Energy: Piston that uses steam from hot springs, and ocean floor smokers to generate energy. Possible application for The Aereal City, The Aereals, Red River Bird Studios.
• Zero Point Energy: go to article>
• Vector Sound: Sound system that uses vectorial waves in parallel to render music and sounds, the information can be scanned from vinyl disks.
• Earth Core: Exploration of live forms and ecosystems in huge cave systems. Possible application for Hades, Daimon, Red River Bird Studios.
• Pulsar/4 Star System: Exploration of possible life in a pulsar/4 star system orbiting planet. Possible application Strange Planet, Red River Bird Studios.