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Comment Re:nit-pick (Score 1) 28

by mefein on Friday June 20, 2008 @09:57PM (#23881929) Attached to: GLAST Reaches Orbit, Set To Begin Observations

There is probably something I am fundamentally misunderstanding here. I live in the UK. In winter I am familiar with the timezone being called GMT. 6:00am is definitely in the morning (and I am usually asleep).

Google Earth Gets Star-Gazing Add On 142

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @07:34AM from the lots-of-dots dept.

Tom F writes to mention BBC News is reporting that Google has released a new add on for Google Earth that will allow users to search a 3D rendition of over 1 million stars and 200 million galaxies called Google Sky. "Optional layers allow users to explore images from the Hubble Space Telescope as well as animations of lunar cycles. [...] Users can overlay the night sky with other information such as galaxies, constellations and detailed images from the Hubble Space Telescope. Imagery for the system came from six research institutions including the Digital Sky Survey Consortium, the Palomar Observatory in California and the United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Centre. "

NASA Avoids "Happy New Year" On Shuttle 181

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday November 12, 2006 @09:20AM from the also-booze-is-heavy dept.

ClickOnThis noted that NASA is actually avoiding a Shuttle in Space over New Years. It says "The worry is that shuttle computers aren't designed to make the change from the 365th day of the old year to the first day of the new year while in flight. NASA has never had a shuttle in space December 31 or January 1. 'We've just never had the computers up and going when we've transitioned from one year to another,' said Discovery astronaut Joan Higginbotham. 'We're not really sure how they're going to operate.'" You may notice some deja vu while reading this story. Sorry. Not much happens on Sundays :)

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