The Flatfish Missing Link was Found, Good on Them
I’m not so much tracking that they have a “missing link” but of where this “lost” information was found. Sitting happily and unknown in a museum’s drawers. A certain dinosaur comes to mind. “They...
View ArticleType 1 Civilization Just in Reach
In a 1964 article on searching for extraterrestrial civilizations, the Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev suggested using radio telescopes to detect energy signals from other solar systems in which...
View ArticleLightning Strike Deconstructed in Slow Motion Video, Labeled Cool
(via geekologie, bbc documentary “The Power of the Planet“)
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NASA to Dive Bomb Moon with Robot, Look for Water
Sometime between May and August 2009, depending on launch dates, the booster stage for NASA’s LCROSS probe will deliberately crash into a permanently-shadowed lunar crater at 9,000 km/hr, producing an...
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New “Minor Planet” Found Near Neptune
Something new in the night sky, for the moment anyways. Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astronomers detected a small, comet-like object called 2006 SQ372, which is likely made of rock and ice....
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It Seems Like Someone Should Have Known
There’s a hole in the world. It is man-made (a diamond mine in Eastern Siberia, Russia) and it is horrifyingly gorgeous. more photos relate its true size Other holes on planetary surfaces: Mars (via...
View ArticleWorking the Problem Sorted
We’re still fixing things. Normality resumes as soon as possible. -G After utilizing a modicum of man hours and a healthy dose of frustration, everything looks like it’s ready to roll. Relatively...
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Station Break: Taking a Rest from Serious Business
It has been decided, faithful reader, that we need a short rest from the Internet at large. Expect our return to the Newsmine in first week of March. Twitter ramblings will still happen @Groonk. While...
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Station Break: Let’s Pause for a Moment
It’s been a minute since we’ve been around these parts, faithful reader. But that does not mean we’re gone for good. Groonk.net is taking a minute to refresh and renew its purpose. One day there will...
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