NASA spots monster hole open up on our star MOREThe…

NASA spots monster hole open up on our star MORE The remarkable footage was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory between May 17 and 19. The video shows a giant dark area on the star’s upper half, known as a coronal hole. Coronal Holes: 26 May 16 Solar wind flowing from the indicated coronal hole … Read moreNASA spots monster hole open up on our star MOREThe…

Woman found to harbor infection resistant to antibiotic of last resort

Woman found to harbor infection resistant to antibiotic of last resort: For the first time, doctors have diagnosed an American with an infection that can’t be treated with an antibiotic of last resort, an ominous development in the battle against antibiotic resistance. Defense Department researchers diagnosed the infection in a 49-year-old woman with symptoms of … Read moreWoman found to harbor infection resistant to antibiotic of last resort

I like today’s Drudge Report headline. Good touch ole sparky.The…

I like today’s Drudge Report headline. Good touch ole sparky. The story linked above his fold is well to do with weather–it’s some weird weather this year actually. The temperature this Christmas Eve as I write this at 7:15am outside my Pennsylvania abode is nearing 60. It’s going to edge towards 70 as the day … Read moreI like today’s Drudge Report headline. Good touch ole sparky.The…

STAR WARS will earn a lot of money.. may even break some budgets.. but there is one thing important to consider..

INFLATION! Ticket prices back in the 1970s were .. oh.. a wee bit lower than the wallet bursting prices that greet consumers today.. on average then: $2.23. ON average now? A lot more than that.. So STAR WARS got $512 mil in ticket sales in 1977 and 1978 (theaters in some cities actually played the … Read moreSTAR WARS will earn a lot of money.. may even break some budgets.. but there is one thing important to consider..

Droids and The Force: How the Science in ‘Star Wars’ Is Actually Real

Droids and The Force: How the Science in ‘Star Wars’ Is Actually Real: From the WALL STREET JOURNAL:   For a story that takes place “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” a great deal of the technology in the “Star Wars” series actually has parallels today on planet Earth. Part of … Read moreDroids and The Force: How the Science in ‘Star Wars’ Is Actually Real