~gabriel » Science http://blog.quay.net This is my blog. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:36:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Writeup on the Dangers of a Nuclear Meltdown in Japan http://blog.quay.net/2011/03/writeup-on-the-dangers-of-a-nuclear-meltdown-in-japan/ http://blog.quay.net/2011/03/writeup-on-the-dangers-of-a-nuclear-meltdown-in-japan/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:11:38 +0000 gabriel http://blog.quay.net/?p=333 I just came across a long writeup regarding the probability of a serious nuclear catastrophe in Japan that might be worth a read.  In my opinion we're spending a lot of "news" cycles speculating about a situation which poses a small risk instead of focusing on the actual tragedy that has already happened.

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]]> http://blog.quay.net/2011/03/writeup-on-the-dangers-of-a-nuclear-meltdown-in-japan/feed/ 0 A Shadow of Phobos http://blog.quay.net/2010/12/a-shadow-of-phobos/ http://blog.quay.net/2010/12/a-shadow-of-phobos/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:53:37 +0000 gabriel http://blog.quay.net/?p=316 I saw this very cool animation of the shadow of Mars' moon Phobos passing over a dust storm. Apparently an enterprising enthusiast combed through online archives of photos taken by the Viking 1 probe back in '76 and found this sequence. It's kind of cool to see that people are still finding new information this much later. If you're an astronomy nerd like I am you'll probably find it worth checking out!

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