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 Russian Cargo Ship Departs the ISS
Posted in Astronomy

Three months after delivering 2 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 40 crew, the unpiloted Russian ISS Progress 55 cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station.
Periodic Table Clock
Posted in Tech & Gadgets

University of Nottingham’s chemistry professor Martyn Poliakoff says that most chemists don’t know the atomic number of most elements and that it’s a pain to look in the periodic table. That’s why alarm clock is his favorite gadget,
Carbonatite Lava - Oldoinyo Lengai
Posted in Earth Sciences

Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano (Tanzania) is the only volcano erupting silvery Carbonatite lava in historical times. Unlike normal lava, this lava looks like a silvery mud as it is too cool (550-700 deg. celsius) to glow visibly during daylight.
Astronaut Drops Hammer On The Moon
Posted in Astronomy

Astronaut Charles Duke, of Apollo 16, attempts to hammer a core tube into the lunar soil. He soon learns how difficult it can be with a low-mobility space suit.
Flight of the V-22 Osprey
Posted in Documentaries

The V-22 Osprey is the first production aircraft that can switch between flying as a plane and a helicopter. This tiltrotor aircraft has had a turbulent history but could very well be the future of aviation.

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1. Purple Spiny Flower Mantis
Purple Spiny Flower Mantis (Image)

(A flower mantis in Kololo, Kampala. )
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2. Neanderthal Hand Axe
Neanderthal Hand Axe (Image)

(This Mousterian hand axe was primarily used as a butchering tool, though likely came in handy for other purposes as well. It was shaped from a jasper chert and was found in France before making its way into Educated Earth's collection.)
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3. ATV-3 Approaches Space Station
ATV-3 Approaches Space Station (Image)

(ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle Edoardo Amaldi approaches the International Space Station to deliver 6596 kg of fuel, air, oxygen, scientific equipment, spare parts and crew supplies. The two spacecraft docked at 00:31 CEST ( 22:31 GMT) on March 29 2012.)
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4. Five Rockets in Five Minutes
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(In late March, NASA launched five rockets in five minutes in order to study the motion and properties of high-atmospheric winds.)
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5. Siberian Tigers
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(Many conservation programs have been established to save the critically endangered Siberian tiger, whose numbers have dwindled to mere hundreds in the wild.)
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6. A Rose For You
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(Even the squirrels stop to smell the roses.)
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7. Colorful Quetzal
Colorful Quetzal (Image)

(Quetzal, sacred to the Aztecs and Mayas. During mating season, the male grows blue and green twin tail feathers three feet (1 meter) long; these tail feathers were worn ceremonially by Mesoamerican rulers and priests. )
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8. Celestial Snow Angel
Celestial Snow Angel (Image)

(Just in time for the holidays, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular view of a star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy that looks like a snow angel in deep space. A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the center of the image, and is responsible for the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. Light from glowing hydrogen is colored blue in this image. )
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9. Necklace Nebula
Necklace Nebula (Image)

(The "Necklace Nebula", also called PN G054.2-03.4, is the exploded aftermath of a giant star that came too close to its Sun-like binary companion. The two stars that produced the Necklace Nebula live in a relatively small orbit about each other. They have a period of 1.2 days and a separation on the order of 5 times the radius of the Sun. )
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10. Transporting 60 People
Transporting 60 People (Image)

(This poster hangs in the Planning Office in the city of Munster, Germany. It very graphically demonstrates the need for an effective transit strategy by showing how much space it takes to move 60 people via cars, buses, and bicycles.)
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