Archive for the ‘Science’ tag

Geeks Will Submerge the Darnedest Things….

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on October 7, 2010 at 2:15 pm | No Comments

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While working, today (translated: idly surfing the internet for cool bits of tid while enjoying my bagel and shmear) I stumbled across a truly inspired bit of geeky whimsy. A gentleman with the slightly dubious moniker of Sirleechalot apparently decided it might be cool to submerge a computer – yes, a working computer – in [...]

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NASA Announces Discovery of Ice on the Moon

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on November 13, 2009 at 2:07 pm | No Comments

The Moon Has Water!

It’s official, folks! NASA announced today that their Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) has successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. They made the official announcement at a press conference held today. You may recall that the LCROSS craft and a similar rocket both made impacts in the Cabeus crater on [...]

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Rise of the Real Machines!

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on June 10, 2009 at 4:34 pm | No Comments

If you’d like to blend your fandom with philosophy and a healthy dose of real world science, and you find yourself in New York City this week, you may want to drop in on the World Science Festival Friday.
Fans of Battlestar Galactica will recognize the names

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