Voyager probe leaving Solar System.

The Voyager probe that left Earth 34 years ago is now leaving the Solar System altogether and moving into a huge cloud of matter that is surrounding our Solar System. The craft’s batteries have enough power to keep the venerable craft operating until anno 2020. The fact that the computers are still working and processing … Read more

Mythbusters cannon experiment goes wrong.

A recent experiment by the Mythbusters recently went horribly wrong, with a cannonball leaving the Alameda bomb range and striking a house and Minivan. Hopefully this will not end the popular TV show. More information here:  http://laslow.net/2011/12/07/mythbusters-and-damage-control/. The news story is here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/07/BA1D1M99V5.DTL. This goes to show that even a small cannonball can have a … Read more