Expedition 42 Returns to Earth

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is seen as it lands with International Space Station Expedition 42 commander Barry Wilmore of NASA, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The landing took place on the evening of Wednesday, March 11 in the U.S, and early in the morning on Thursday, March 12, in Kazakhstan. The three crew members returned to Earth after a 167-day mission on the orbital outpost that included hundreds of scientific experiments and several spacewalks to prepare the orbiting laboratory for future arrivals by U.S. commercial crew spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls



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Volcano of Fire Erupts Under the Stars

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

First, there was an unusual smell. Then there was a loud bang. But what appeared to the eye was the most amazing of all. While waiting near midnight to see a possible eruption of Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) in Guatemala last month, a ready camera captured this extraordinary image. Lava is seen running down the side of the volcano, while ash rises up, and glowing magma bubbles explode out of the caldera. Lights near the town of Escuintla can be seen in the background, one of several nearby towns that have witnessed several spectacular eruptions previously. High above, seemingly tranquil by comparison, are familiar stars from the night sky. Although the Volcán de Fuego usually undergoes low-level activity, when the next spectacular eruption will occur is unknown.



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RE: history-of-earth-using-a-24-hour-clock: Did we miss links to a story and to an even more interesting infographic? The headline and description caught my attention but couldn't find either.

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

I fixed the link! Sorry about that.

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March 11th 1864: The Great Sheffield FloodOn this day in 1864...

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The remains of the Rowell Bridge Wheel in Loxley





Bible given to Norths (whose baby daughter Mary was pulled into the water from her cradle) to replace theirs





Memorial to the victims in Sheffield





Remains of buildings in Hillsborough

March 11th 1864: The Great Sheffield Flood

On this day in 1864 the Dale Dyke Dam in Sheffield broke, causing one of the largest floods in English history. 650 million gallons of water swept down Loxley Valley and through areas of Sheffield. The flood destroyed 800 homes and killed around 293 people, thus making it the largest man-made disaster to befall England, and one of the deadliest floods in history. Individual stories from the disaster are particularly tragic. For example Joseph Dawson found the currents too strong and was unable to save both his wife and two day old baby boy - the Dawsons’ unnamed child became the first victim of the floods. The destruction afterwards led one observer to remark that Sheffield was "looking like a battlefield". Today marks the 150th anniversary of this tragedy, which is often forgotten in English history, and many Sheffielders will take this day to remember what once happened to their city.

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"moon search" around asteroid 4 vesta, photographed by dawn, 9th...

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

"moon search" around asteroid 4 vesta, photographed by dawn, 9th & 10th july 2011.

16 frames in 4 gifs. the source of glare in each is vesta itself, out of frame. no moon was found.

image credit: nasa/jpl-caltech/ucla/mps/dlr/ida. animation: ageofdestruction.

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Source for more facts follow NowYouKno

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Between 1828 and 1845, Russia coined money made of platinum.

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

Between 1828 and 1845, Russia coined money made of platinum.

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Test Firing of Booster for NASA's New Rocket

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

The largest, most powerful rocket booster ever built successfully fired up Wednesday for a major-milestone ground test in preparation for future missions to help propel NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to deep space destinations, including an asteroid and Mars. The booster fired for two minutes, the same amount of time it will fire when it lifts the SLS off the launch pad, and produced about 3.6 million pounds of thrust. The test was conducted at the Promontory, Utah test facility of commercial partner Orbital ATK, and is one of two tests planned to qualify the booster for flight. Once qualified, the flight booster hardware will be ready for shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first SLS flight. More information. Image Credit: Orbital ATK



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What does population health mean to you?(From Institute of...

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

What does population health mean to you?

(From Institute of Medicine, IOM)

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911memorialmuseum:Today marks the 11th anniversary of the...

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

911memorialmuseum:

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the bombing of four Madrid trains (referred to across Europe as 11-M) that killed 191 people and injured more than 1,800. Join us as we remember those who were lost and injured.

"The scenes of horror and sadness in Madrid … evoked the tragic images of Manhattan on September 11 … the same faces of desolation, the same spontaneous solidarity, the same paralyzed traffic, the same gridlocked hospitals, and the same blank looks of incomprehension.” - Translated Excerpt from El Mundo Editorial (The Guardian, March 13, 2004)

To learn more about the events of that day, click here.

(Photo: Flickr user nickhazlewood)

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Today we’ve got 5 quotes from Dmitri Mendeleev, inventor...

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

Today we’ve got 5 quotes from Dmitri Mendeleev, inventor of the Periodic Table, that will intrigue you.

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The Chinese New Year has been celebrated for more than 4,000 years. It is believed that farmers...

By: vivian on quarta-feira, março 11, 2015

The Chinese New Year has been celebrated for more than 4,000 years. It is believed that farmers started the holiday in China to mark the end of winter and the beginning of spring. The New Year was also a festival to honor ancestors and holy or sacred beings, which came to include bodhisattvas.

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CDC Gov Doc/Data: Suicide Trends Among Persons Aged 10–24 Years,1994–2012

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