Archive for the 'SCIENCE!' Category

  • 05.08.07 EARTHQUAKE! posted in SCIENCE!, nature, personal

    We just experienced a small quake here in Helena. Not quite as big as the one centered in Dillon a while back (5.7 magnitude), but it shook the house pretty evenly.

    Bizarre.

    UPDATE: 4.6 magnitude.

    UPDATE: My AP reporter of a wife tells me that the official reading is now 4.6, not the initial report of 3.7.

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  • 12.05.06 Moon Unit Zappa posted in SCIENCE!, geekery, personal

    AWESOME! I can’t wait until they have a GAP up there.

    NASA wants permanent moon base

    HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — NASA’s plans for returning people to the moon — an objective called for by President Bush in 2004 — includes establishing a permanent outpost that would be used to prepare for a manned trip to Mars.

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  • 08.21.06 ICE GEYSERS!!!! posted in SCIENCE!, geekery, in the news

    ON MARS!

    Scienticians at Arizona State U have apparently discovered exploding geysers of frozen carbon dioxide and sand on Mars. Those who know me know that I love ice and geysers, so would could be better than an ice geyser?

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