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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Casual Friday — Curiosity's first steps… er… rolls
The next rover headed to Mars took its first test drive last Friday — only a meter forward and a meter back, but baby steps are a good way to start…
Carnivalia — 7/21 – 7/27
The past week’s selection of science-related blog carnivals awaits your reading attentions…
The scientific tourist #133 — Right whale
This week’s image is from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. — it’s a life-size model of a right whale…
Casual Friday — not your everyday sort of ballet
I knew the Russians were big on ballet, but I never would have guessed the lengths they’ll go to in pursuit of the art form…
Carnivalia — 7/14 – 7/20
The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals is right here for you…
Posted in Biology, Carnivalia, History, Humanity
Tagged Biology, Carnivalia, History, Humanity
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The scientific tourist #132 — The Focke-Wulf Fw 190
This weeks image is of a Fw 190 fighter at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia…
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Technology
Tagged aircraft, fighter, Germany, History, Technology, World War II, WWII
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Casual Friday: Apollo 11 Saturn V launch
Courtesy of the fine folks at Spacecraft Films, here’s a raw clip of video from one of the launchpad cameras — showing the Apollo 11 launch, 41 years ago…
Carnivalia — 6/30 – 7/13
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Communicating science, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Communicating science, Space
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