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400lbs of Russia’s Failed Phobos-Grunt Mars Space Probe Could Fall To Earth

January 8, 2012 by TheTaoOfD Leave a comment

Up to 400 pounds of Russia’s failed Phobos-Grunt Mars space probe could fall to Earth between Jan. 10 and 21, the Roscosmos space agency said Friday.

The most probable date for its re-entry into the atmosphere is Jan. 15, Roscosmos said.

“The dynamics of the rover’s braking in the Earth atmosphere depends on a variety of space and technical factors, including those beyond human control,” an agency statement said.

The Phobos-Grunt mission was launched Nov. 9 but failed to set off toward Mars when its engine malfunctioned, remaining instead in Earth orbit, ITAR-Tass reported.

Around 20 to 30 fragments made of heat-proof materials with a total weight of around 400 pounds may hit the ground, Roscosmos said, but the spacecraft’s highly toxic fuel will burn out in dense layers of the atmosphere at an altitude of about 60 miles.

“Judging by the world’s statistics, spacecraft that go off the orbit usually burn completely in dense layers of the atmosphere and fragments that reach the ground do not make any harm,” the agency said.

Source: Science News

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The Easter Island “Moai” Have Bodies…Underground

January 7, 2012 by TheTaoOfD 5 Comments

Believed to be carved around 1250 and 1500, the moai are monolithic human figures carved from rock. Located on Easter Island, a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, the origin of these figures is still questioned to this day. It’s believed that the moai were either carved by a distinguished class of professional carvers who were comparable in status to high-ranking members of other Polynesian craft guilds, or, alternatively, by members of each clan from territories around the island.

Recently it’s been discovered that some of these monolithic heads actually have bodies, underground. Some of the figures on the island do have bodies, but were above ground when they were discovered. Some figures just appeared as heads and that’s all they were believed to be until recently. The bodies have been unearthed and the petroglyphs (rock markings) have been preserved below the soil, where they have been protected from erosion. The bodies don’t generally include legs but do have arms and hands that are visible in the picture below.

The Eeaster Island Statue Project (EISP) is the group responsible for uncovering the moai bodies. EISP is the longest collaborative and evolving artifact inventory ever conducted within the context of the Easter Island archaeological survey. Their basic purpose is to shed light on the complexities of prehistory, and to integrate the moai into the unfolding time line of Rapa Nui prehistory. They aim to locate, describe, and understand the original context and use of all statues.

Easter Island Moai

These findings are fascinating. I find the study of these statues very intriguing because no one really knows the real reason why they were carved. There are many statues just like the moai on Easter Island, who’s purposes are still unknown. Who’s to say what any of them were made for? It could have been anything…

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Electronic Tattoo: Monitors Vital Organs

January 6, 2012 by breakinbadd 7 Comments

Electronic Tattoo

One problem of our current medical treatment process is that many medical diagnostics are bulky and expensive, limiting where they can be used.

If our doctors had access to sensors small enough to wear, we could better keep track of our health everywhere — not just in the hospital.

Scientists and engineers discovered a way to basically shrink all of these bulky medical instruments into a thin (30 microns) polyester sheet with NO mass.

Usually, to monitor major body parts, doctors would have to use very large and heavy pieces of equipment, but they would not be needed anymore with the discovery of electronic tattoos.

In a study in Science Magazine, scientists and engineers explained that they have come up with a new technology that could save millions of lives in the future.

It is said to allow ultra-thin polymers embedded in electronic circuits to take electronic measurements of a person’s body activities. These devices can be placed on a person’s skin, looking like a temporary tattoo. They would monitor and measure changes in a person’s heart, brain and muscle activity.

Ultra-thin polyester

This device uses micro-electronics technology called an epidermal electronic system (EES) and is said to be a development that will “transform” medical sensing technology, computer gaming and even spy operations, according to a study published last year.

One of its best features is that this device does not need any adhesive to attach to the skin. It simply duplicates the properties of human skin ( Thickness, creases, wrinkles etc.).

Since the project started, all experiments conducted have been successful. The only problem that these scientists and engineers face is that dead skin and sweat can affect the results of the monitoring.

Once these problems are solved, we could more than likely be seeing this amazing medical discovery very soon.

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World’s First Hybrid Sharks Discovered

January 5, 2012 by TheTaoOfD Leave a comment

Researchers have detected not one, not two, but 57 hybrid sharks lurking off the the coast of Australia.

Hybrid shark off the coast Australia

The University of Queensland reports that in five different spots along a 1,200 miles stretch of Australia’s eastern coastline, nearly 60 sharks that were the product of interbreeding between two separate, albeit similarly named species: common blacktip sharks and Australian blacktip sharks. Discovering just a handfull of hybrid sharks would be enough to excite ocean scientists, but what they ran across proved that the finding wasn’t just a fluke.

“To find 57 hybrids along 2000km of coastline is unprecedented,” says Dr. Jennifer Ovenden from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.

According to Ovenden, the need to keep up with rising ocean temperatures may have led to the rise of this new, presumably more advantageous hybrid shark varieties.

“Hybridization could enable the sharks to adapt to environmental change as the smaller Australian black tip currently favours tropical waters in the north while the larger common black tip is more abundant in sub-tropical and temperate waters along the south-eastern Australian coastline.”

The findings of a new hybrid species of shark goes to show just how versatile life can be in dealing with the ecosystem altering forces of climate change . Proving yet again that there may be no shortage of natural marvels and awesome phenomena left to be discovered.

Marine biologists say that these offspring of two genetically distinct species actually represent an extraordinary and totally unprecedented discovery in the world of sharks.

What a perfect example of evolution for all of those who can’t wrap their mind around the fact that it’s real. Physical and conscious evolution are always happening and have been forever.