Saturday, April 18, 2009

Planet Hunter

No, not a new TV show (though it should be!) --NASA'a Kepler spacecraft has begun sending back pictures! Be sure and wave Hi when they point it your way.

Interesting trivia: there's a very close link between this device and canning your own food.
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3 comments:

  1. Turk TuronApril 18, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    "Search for Stars and Mason Jars."

    Now that's a diverse product line!

    Wv: whothen

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  2. pops1911April 18, 2009 at 9:47 AM

    Looking for intelligent life? None here anymore - very little anyway. Maybe we could move to another planet when they find us one - or better yet, get rid of the others!!

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  3. AnonymousApril 19, 2009 at 12:11 PM

    While testing a Martin-Marietta engineer's sorting machine installation, I remarked that it seemed odd to have one company involved in both limestone quarrying and cyclotrons. He shrugged and said, "We bust up rocks. Different sizes, is all."

    Pear aspic ad astra.

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