Actually, just after posting that, I looked it up. Wikipedia says:
Most natural gas was created over time by two mechanisms: biogenic and thermogenic.
And, it turns out, natural gas is generally considered a fossil fuel. So, I was pretty much wrong.
The term "Natural Gas" is to indicate that it is not from plant or animal remains.
Even though crude oil does contain hydrocarbons, it is far from the most abundant source of them. Crude oil is a fossil fuel. Natural gas is not.
This is one of the few times that I'd rather see the temperature in the Rankine scale over Fahrenheit!
Essentially, they had 4 systems to choose from (Kelvin would be ideal), and they picked the very worst choice!
If the U.S. government suddenly announces $1 Billion in new research to be given to one of the categories above, and yours wins, I assume most of the projects it is used for would be like the ones in this article.
On the other hand, $1 Billion on solar system research could fund 2 projects similar to the Titan Mare Explorer
When projects like MARE can't even get funding, it makes me think we are spending too much on life sciences. Let private industry figure out whether shrimp can run on treadmills.
Same here, but your cat and mine are the exceptions, not the rule.
In general, if your cat is too fat or too thin, then you should begin feeding them only at scheduled times. Those of us who have cats that already eat the right amount naturally can be lazy and just leave the food out at all times.
Are you familiar with rubble piles? When you get a lot of mass together in one place in space, rubble piles end up being the result.
There really is no way to build a 0.35mm steel plate in space for more than 500 miles without it collapsing into a rubble pile. We think of steel as being strong, but when you start talking about astronomical-type distances, even the strongest materials we have begin acting more like liquids. It would be easier to make a cellphone tower out of tapioca pudding.
We have a robot much like this at work already. It's a vGo, and can be driven around to meet with other people at the office.
How does this new one compare?
Nevermind... it does say that. Clearly the word "glide" in that sentence should have been omitted.
I don't see that in the summary. Perhaps it's been edited already?
How exactly do they measure the magma pressure?
I looked through this whole page on volcano monitoring techniques, and it never mentions monitoring the pressure.
I visited a friend in Phnom Penh a couple of years ago. They have lots of "DVD shops" in any of their shopping areas. 100% of the DVDs are pirated. If you want a non-pirated DVD, you have to find an airport. I think there's also one high class mall that contains one dvd store with non-pirated DVDs and software.
Cambodia has no taxes. The money the government runs on is half bribes and half foreign aid. To bring in more foreign aid, they know they have to stop piracy, but that's their only incentive. When foreign ambassadors come to visit, they'll send out a signal to all the DVD shops, and they'll all close down. 3 days later, they all come back.
It contained a rover.
The article title says "First rover to land on Mars", not "First rover to rove on Mars". So, I guess it's accurate.
Same here, minus the "kind of".
Current theories are that the methane rain falls in giant (3 inch) droplets, but just gently floats down due to the increased atmosphere and lower gravity. I'm really hoping that we get more images of this truly alien world sometime within my lifetime.
The TiME proposal seemed unusually inexpensive, and it pains me to think that it's not going to happen. As much as I dislike James Cameron's movies, I hope he suddenly gets an urge to pitch in some additional funding here
The Tao is like a glob pattern: used but never used up. It is like the extern void: filled with infinite possibilities.
