Titan Tuesday
Published September 28, 2010It’s spring on Titan, and will be for about the next 7 years.
(Saturns orbit is about 29 years)
Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a significant atmosphere, as well as a “liquid” cycle.
You can read more at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-308
Fun Friday: “Star Trek” replicators…
Published September 24, 2010You know those nifty food replicators from “Star Trek”, which create tasty meals and tea, earl grey, hot?
Using E=MC^2 for 1/4 of a kilogram of “food” (about half a pound)
E = 1/4C^2 = 2.24688795 × 10^16 joules.
If my math is right that’s more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Wayback Wednesday
Published September 8, 2010Today marks the anniversary of the first “Star Trek” episode aired on NBC on September 8th, 1966.
“The Man Trap” is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series.
It originally aired on September 8, 1966, and was the first episode to be shown on NBC.
It is episode #1 of the entire series, and was written by George Clayton Johnson, and directed by Marc Daniels.
Fact Friday: Earth is the densest planet in our solar system.
Published September 3, 2010To clarify, Earth has the highest size/mass ratio of all planets, yes, even Jupiter and Saturn.
The “gas giants” are much, much more massive, but are comprised almost entirely of gas.
On the topic of density, Saturn is actually less dense than water!
If you had an ocean big enough, Saturn would float like a beach ball.
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