Just reread Stargirl this morning. I’ve been out of sorts lately, and this book (along with Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth) always forces me to recenter.
large scale permanent marker installation art by Heike Weber
uhh… WANT.
Gorgeous
Here raw footage from NASA’s Cassini and Voyager missions has been combined in a stunning portrait of Saturn and Jupiter. Watch as tiny moons create gravity waves in the rings of Saturn and observe the complicated relative motion between the cloud bands on Jupiter and the swirls and vortices that result. Fluid dynamics are truly everywhere. (Video credit: Sander van den Berg; submitted by Daniel B)
Floating over the Atlas Mountains for class does not quell my desires of hiking them in the future.
On a sidenote: Google Earth is really outstanding. Look at that bedding!
Have a radiator? Why not have a Thermosaurus?
Want one to join Dormita, my latest dino addition: Brachiosaur-shaped plant holder from India.
How the NASA Curiosity rover will land on Mars, in 11 easy steps.
Yes, I’m sure that landing a Mini Cooper covered in sensitive scientific instruments on another planet is just a walk in the park :)
BONUS: Check out this animated mock-up of Curiosity’s landing system.
Ohhhhhhhhhh
