NASA "arunca �n aer" Luna, �n cautarea resurselor de apa

via Antena3 - Stiinta on 6/19/09

NASA a lansat, joi noapte, o racheta spre Luna care are ca scop culegerea de informatii cu privire la posibilitatea ca omul sa colonizeze Luna. Lansarea a avut loc la centrul spatial Kennedy din Florida.

O naveta spatiala, care a fost trimisa pe orbita lunara, va elabora pentru prima data harti topografice detaliate si va studia craterele care ar putea ascunde urme de gheata.

"Avem de g�nd sa procuram datele necesare sa readucem omul pe Luna, unde sa poata sta pe durate extinse", a declarat unul dintre oficialii msiunii.

O a doua naveta spatiala va �ncerca sa detecteze apa �nghetata din solul lunar, declans�nd o explozie �ntr-un crater. Astfel, cercetatorii vor a putea studia fragmentele rezultate �n urma impactului.

NASA spera ca ghetarii ar putea fi o sursa de oxigen pentru astronauti si combustibil pe baza de hidrogen pentru vehiculele selenare.

"Acest experiment ar trebui sa fie unul spectaculos", spune unul dintre oamenii de stiinta care se ocupa de proiect.

Fenomenul va putea fi observat de catre astronomii amatori de pe Pam�nt.

Experimentul va fi realizat peste patru luni, dupa ce vor fi analizate hartile topografice si va fi aleasa zona �n care se va desfasura.

NASA to fire a big exploding rocket at the moon

via DVICE by AdamFrucci on 6/17/09

Now this sounds fun: NASA has plans to fire a rocket into the moon to create a six-mile high explosion. Why? To see if there's any water there that we might be able to use if we ever colonize our largest satellite.

Seriously, how awesome will this be? I can't wait to see the photos and videos of a six-mile high explosion taking place on the surface of the moon. Sure, the first moonwalk was great and all, but this is what man was destined to do on the moon. Blow stuff up.

Man Burnt to Death by Exploding PC

via�Gizmodo�by matt buchanan on 4/6/09

I've heard of�exploding computers�before, but not like this: The charred body of an Indian software engineer was found sitting in front of a computer he'd been working on after a loud blast.

His body was found sitting in front of the "completely damaged" and burnt computer by his roommate, who had rushed out of the shower after he heard a blast. He fainted at the sight.

The investigating officers said, "It sounds quite unbelievable. We have not heard of such a case before. But the scene of the accident seems to suggest that the youth was killed in an accident as his body was in the sitting position in front of the burnt computer."

God, that's so horrible. [Times of India�via�Hard OCP]

P.S. PC pictured is not the computer that killed the man, just an illustration.