With quantum mechanics, pixelation of the universe, and some supremely annoying probability, seems reality might be a computer simulation, and God might be an intensely needy supermind playing the latest release of “Semi-Conscious Hairless Primates.”
When one of the U.S. Air Force’s top future strategy guys starts dorking out on how we’ve gotta at least begin considering what to do when a progressively decaying yet apocalyptically belligerent sun begins BBQing the earth, attention is payed.
Some hardcore Euro-Scientists want to build the most powerful laser ever ever ever, fire it at the universe (aim that thing like… anywhere, yeah?), and then just, you know, see what happens. Pure science rules.
The final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis (not pictured above). And yeah, that whole complexity thing is debatable – you decide: STS or LHC? Here the Sagan Series celebrates the last flight of the American Space Shuttle Atlantis – a technologically and culturally unprecedented human achievement. While terribly expensive and producing very little concrete advancement, it captured human imagination – it looked like a spaceship – our spaceship. Continue for Sagan Series 6 video, STS-135 image gallery, and private space venture stuff…
NASA has added some HD video of Endeavor docked at the ISS. One longs for space travel. I hope images like this will inspire young engineers and pilots and spaceship makers to continue humanity’s push off the planet. ___________________________________________ Despite its age and relative obsolescence, the shuttle does look a lot like the future here. Thus far, this is definitely the photo of 2011. Article and slideshow are here. [VIA PC MAG]
SITE :: LOW RES :: HIGH RES [VIA HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN SCIENCE GUYS]