Where the Trees Are in the U.S.

By , on 12 January, 2012
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NASA brings us a fascinating image of where the trees are within the United States:

Where the Trees Are : Image of the Day.

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Trees are one of Earth’s largest banks for storing the carbon that gets emitted by natural processes and human activities. Forests cover about 30 percent . . . → Read More: Where the Trees Are in the U.S.

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NASA’s LCROSS tribute to Douglas Adams on Twitter.

By , on 16 October, 2009

Somebody at NASA is a fan of Douglas Adams Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series:

Nasa’s LCROSS lunar mission uses Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – The Guardian

In one of its less-reported actions last week, Nasa’s LCROSS lunar mission last week gave Douglas Adams‘s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the extra-planetary exposure it has . . . → Read More: NASA’s LCROSS tribute to Douglas Adams on Twitter.

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Go watch Hubble’s Amazing Rescue.

By , on 14 October, 2009

Seeing as I’ve not posted for three days I thought I should get something up here, but I haven’t had much to say in part because my shift at work the past two days has been canceled and my usual web browsing routine has been altered as a result. One thing I did stumble upon . . . → Read More: Go watch Hubble’s Amazing Rescue.

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