Monthly Archives: January 2010

Carnivalia — 12/30/09 – 01/05/10

Posted on 6 January, 2010 by admin

January brings a huge batch of science-related blog carnivals for the new year…

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The scientific tourist #106 — the Ford Trimotor

Posted on 4 January, 2010 by admin

This week’s image is of a Ford Trimotor at the San Diego Air & Space Museum…

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Casual Friday — taking a peek into MIRI's secrets

Posted on 1 January, 2010 by admin

Come 2014 (if a few bothersome issues can be worked out), the Webb space telescope will be launched on its mission to peer far back into the history of the universe, using infrared light. Here’s a quick bit of video on the MIRI (Mid InfraRed Instrument) detectors that will play a big part in the mission…

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