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Spacey artists: Alan Bean was the subject of an artistic photo taken on the moon in 1969. The former NASA astronaut now creates space art.
Courtesy NASA/Charles ConradHere's an interesting story about former NASA astronaut Alan Bean and his new calling as a space artist. If you really want to check out his artwork, go to his website here to see some very cool space art. In some of his works, Bean incorporates actual tools and artifacts from his moon trip. Bean was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 12 and also commanded a Skylab mission.
Tags : If we haven't had enough bad news already for 2008, here's word that we're well on pace to break the U.S. record for tornadoes in a year. Not surprisingly, tornado death rates could set a new record this year as well. Do these record number of tornadoes have anything to do with all the hot air that's swirling around these days on the political TV commercials?
Soputan Volcano erupts in Indonesia
Courtesy guano
The alert status for Mount Soputan in Indonesia has been raised to the third highest level on their four-level system after beginning a minor eruption on Monday.
The region around the volcano is relatively uninhabited, with the closest villages at least 5 miles away. Still, residents were warned to stay a safe distance from the volcano.
The Soputan stratovolcano is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes.
Remember the amazing photos from earlier this year of indigenous peoples in Peru aiming their arrows and spears at a helicopter hovering overhead? Well, it appears these folks have been displaced from their home turf in Peru to Brazil by illegal logging operations. Read all about it here.
It's described as the first-ever live lion hunt to be webcast. Here's a link to video footage of the event for your lunch time Internet browsing enjoyment.
Fantasy Science: Who's in your line-up to win a Nobel Prize this week?
So this week I kicked butt in my fantasy football league, wracking up the league best 149 points. But how would I do in Fantasy Science – trying to predict the researchers and expert who this week will receive science's highest honor? Not that well, I'll tell you, but this USA Today writer gives it a go.
Coca Cola, fake medicine, strippers, potato chips and armadillos
Coca Cola, fake medicine, strippers, potato chips, and armadillos– how did my list of weekend plans get on to Science Buzz?
Oh wait, this is the list of pseudo-science research that has been honored this week with Ig Nobel prizes. It’s the junk science equivalent of the much more esteemed Nobel prizes. Get the full details right here.
Hohenzollern Castle and the Big Dipper above the clouds
Courtesy Allthesky.comCheck out The Sky in Motion, a nifty 4+ minute time lapse video created by Till Credner of the Max Planck Institute of Solar System Research. Then check out his Allthesky.com homepage. It contains links to loads of digital images of space and atmospheric phenomenon such as eclipses, lightning, comets, auroras, etc. The site originates in Germany and I think you'll agree it contains many remarkable images.
It probably won't be ready for the winter flu shot season, but researchers in Japan are developing a new syringe that works without a needle. Here's a link to video about this new concept. I know, it takes all the thrills and danger out of visiting the clinic, but think of all the tears that will be saved by five-year-olds getting their pre-kindergarten vaccinations!
Mexico, the country, wants to loss 2 million pounds (more precisely 1 million kilos). Okay, insert your own anti-immigration joke here – I know you can't resist. Now click here to read the story about this national effort to keep obesity under control there. What an interesting concept for McCain or Obama to throw out there for our country in the final strecth of this year's election.
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