Archive for the ‘science’ Category

  • Running into the Moon

    Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

    So a while ago, I worked on a project to build a website for the LRO and LCROSS missions at NASA. Basically, this was a mission that sent a satellite to map the moon’s surface and take measurements in preparation for another manned moon landing. LCROSS was added on when it became apparent that there [...]

  • Little Kids Are So Smart

    Friday, May 29th, 2009

    Mad props to Julian. Apparently NASA was already considering this, but they’re going to send him a prize anyway.

  • Whither Water?

    Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

    From Paul Kedrosky’s Infectious Greed:
    A few things to note:
    1) the levels at which the southwestern states draw water was determined during one of the wettest periods during the last 500 years, meaning that each state’s allocation will, by definition, be too high.
    2) The mean for this century is higher than the 500-year average due primarily [...]