Survey Vehicle Reaches Mercury

A NASA space vehicle, New Messenger, has reached Mercury and is beaming back information to CSIRO's Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. It has taken nearly seven years to get to the hot inner planet. A Mercury day is six Earth months long while its year is only 88 days.

There is no possibility of humans landing on this little planet as the temperature reaches 430 degrees. Its minimum is extreme as well, minus 180 degrees. The sun would look three times bigger than on Earth if you could stand on it surface and look at it that is.

An earlier exploratory vehicle, Marina 10, only gave a cursory look at the innermost planet. The whole planet is to be mapped this time. It will show whether there is ice at the poles. The sun never shines into pole craters. A mystery to be solved is why Mercury is composed mainly of metals.

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Survey Vehicle Reaches Mercury

A NASA space vehicle, New Messenger, has reached Mercury and is beaming back information to CSIRO's Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. It has taken nearly seven years to get to the hot inner planet. A Mercury day is six Earth months long while its year is only 88 days.

There is no possibility of humans landing on this little planet as the temperature reaches 430 degrees. Its minimum is extreme as well, minus 180 degrees. The sun would look three times bigger than on Earth if you could stand on it surface and look at it that is.

An earlier exploratory vehicle, Marina 10, only gave a cursory look at the innermost planet. The whole planet is to be mapped this time. It will show whether there is ice at the poles. The sun never shines into pole craters. A mystery to be solved is why Mercury is composed mainly of metals.

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Cat Landing

"I will be landing soon."

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Cat Landing

"I will be landing soon."

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Australia Makes Beer for Space

Australians love their beer - really love it. So when going into space it is wise to get "space certified" beer while on board. Saber Astronautics Australia is working with 4 Pines Brewing Company to get their beer registered as satisfactory for space. The beer will be tested in low gravity by weightless parabolas.

Taste and drinkability are paramount. In a low gravity environment human taste is reduced in sensitivity. The way carbonated liquid responds is also an issue. Oddly the Australian brew being tested is not the usual lager. It is stout. This has more flavor. Gas will float around in the liquid in the stomach being released in what is called a wet burp.

The beer will be expensive because of the limited market. Space beer has been made by the Japanese using barley seeds grown in the International Space Station, but that was for earthly consumption.

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Australia Makes Beer for Space

Australians love their beer - really love it. So when going into space it is wise to get "space certified" beer while on board. Saber Astronautics Australia is working with 4 Pines Brewing Company to get their beer registered as satisfactory for space. The beer will be tested in low gravity by weightless parabolas.

Taste and drinkability are paramount. In a low gravity environment human taste is reduced in sensitivity. The way carbonated liquid responds is also an issue. Oddly the Australian brew being tested is not the usual lager. It is stout. This has more flavor. Gas will float around in the liquid in the stomach being released in what is called a wet burp.

The beer will be expensive because of the limited market. Space beer has been made by the Japanese using barley seeds grown in the International Space Station, but that was for earthly consumption.

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Cat in Space

"Help, I'm stuck in space."

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Cat in Space

"Help, I'm stuck in space."

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Australians Need Space

Australians like space. The major cities are relatively sparsely populated by world standards yet we still try to shun them to avoid people. Perhaps we are spoiled for space. Australia is the most sparsely populated country after Mongolia. Yes that is a fact. We do not hold the record. Though many still claim it.

Another issue is - What is a city? For world records this can be a problem. An "average" Chinese city would have more people than the whole of Australia. Julia Gillard is aiming to keep our cities small in the near future. But is this still possible in a world seemingly full of refugees? Time will tell if East Timor even accepts the Australian offer of money for making that country the regional refugee processing center.

People don't like things to change too fast. With Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister things seemed to be moving too quickly. He had so much planned and he ignored what most people wanted. Maybe there is a lesson in that for the leader of the Opposition. Voters wanted something done about the apparent flood of refugees and what is would mean for future population density. Julia Gillard has risen to the call and adopted a policy similar to John Howard. If Timor adopts the policy it will give some breathing space to Australians who are quite shocked to find people from strange cultures walking down their street. Australia is a Caucasian land, at the moment. It has taken two centuries for Chinese to be accepted as Ocker Aussies. Australians not only need space. Time is required as well.

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Australians Need Space

Australians like space. The major cities are relatively sparsely populated by world standards yet we still try to shun them to avoid people. Perhaps we are spoiled for space. Australia is the most sparsely populated country after Mongolia. Yes that is a fact. We do not hold the record. Though many still claim it.

Another issue is - What is a city? For world records this can be a problem. An "average" Chinese city would have more people than the whole of Australia. Julia Gillard is aiming to keep our cities small in the near future. But is this still possible in a world seemingly full of refugees? Time will tell if East Timor even accepts the Australian offer of money for making that country the regional refugee processing center.

People don't like things to change too fast. With Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister things seemed to be moving too quickly. He had so much planned and he ignored what most people wanted. Maybe there is a lesson in that for the leader of the Opposition. Voters wanted something done about the apparent flood of refugees and what is would mean for future population density. Julia Gillard has risen to the call and adopted a policy similar to John Howard. If Timor adopts the policy it will give some breathing space to Australians who are quite shocked to find people from strange cultures walking down their street. Australia is a Caucasian land, at the moment. It has taken two centuries for Chinese to be accepted as Ocker Aussies. Australians not only need space. Time is required as well.

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An Alien Has Landed

Evidence of alien landings?

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An Alien Has Landed

Evidence of alien landings?

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