Airglow (also called nightglow) is the very weak emission of light by a planetary atmosphere.
What is Airglow
The Science of Hipster Music
Priceonomics created a chart that scientifically measures the hipster factor of music. This is an application of their data crawl service. They used ratings data from the independent music review site Pitchfork and correlated it against the number of Facebook ‘likes’ of the review.
Two Satellites Collided Over Siberia in 2009
Debris from the collision between Iridium 33 (green) and Cosmos 2251 (red) spread very quickly. These images show that within a few hours of the collision, the evolution of a debris cloud was already apparent along the orbital planes of both satellites.
Wil Wheaton Highlights Painter Joe Granski
We’ve previously written about Joe Granski’s work and interviewed him about his awesome paintings. We’re very glad to see that Joe is being noticed by people like Wil Wheaton. Congratulations Joe, we look forward to seeing more of your great work make it into pop culture. If you’re interested in seeing more of his paintings just check out Joe Granski’s stunning, but NSFW, portfolio.
Space Oddity Sung By International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield
I’m not sure there are any words worthy of describing this beautiful rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield. I hope you simply listen, watch, and enjoy.
Mechwarrior Online Open Beta
I’ve posted a little bit about Mechwarrior Online. Playing in the beta for a while now has given me some great access to some fantastic content. On Monday October 29th, PGI opened up Mechwarrior Online to the general public. That’s right, now you too can play and try out the game for yourself…
Model “Pokes” Her Fans Wearing Nothing But Lingerie
How do you get something to go viral? Just get your model to poke her fans for your lingerie client.
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