Surprisingly, after heavy discussions regarding the White House plan to place defense missiles in Europe, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, proposed an alternative, i. e. to create a joint system in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet Republic. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Planets may be present in a quadruple star system 150 light years from Earth, according to Spitzer Space Telescope observations. The system, called HD 98800, consists of two pairs of stars in which the partners in each pair orbit one another closely. The pairs themselves travel around each other on a very elongated path. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program. Our courses are taught by nationally certified R.A.D. Inst... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 7 months ago

Jeff Baxter, formerly of Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers is a "Missile Defense Analyst" for NASA's Exploration Systems Advisory Committee. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

North Korea's next challenge after testing a nuclear warhead is to make one small enough to fit into a missile. picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

Jürgen Stumpf owns three wine bars in Berlin that operate on the honor system. For the price of 1€ (about $1.50), you rent yourself a glass and get to sample as many of the wines as you want. At the end of the night you throw some bills or coins into a big jar, the amount based on what you think is fair. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Create your own system of planets. Change the direction and velocity of celestial bodies and keep them within your stars gravitational pull. Be sure to "select preset" at the top right & "set number of bodies" at bottom left. picked by ogri2003 12 months ago

A three-member US ballistic missile crew fell asleep while in possession of classified launch codes for nuclear missiles, the Air Force said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

incredible new tower defense game picked by ted 6 months ago

NASA has awarded 1.2 million US dollars to an Ohio State University research team over the next three years to develop a navigation system that will feel a lot like GPS to the astronauts that use it. picked by maxriter 1 month ago

Astronomers said Wednesday that they had found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light-years across the galaxy — the first planetary system that really looks like our own, with outer giant planets and room for smaller inner planets.

They also found signs of Elvis and Amelia Earhart. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

An inoperable U.S. spy satellite orbiting 150 miles above Earth was struck Wednesday by a missile fired from a U.S. Navy cruiser, military sources told CNN. picked by cb__ 6 months ago

Okay, you're opening an art studio so you figure you better get a top-quality security system. You spend $300,000 on the system, but you figure it's worth it. Well thieves thought it was worth it too when they stole the $300k system! picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a dusty star system being soaked with a "steamy rain" of water vapor.
DUPE picked by Neiako 1 year ago

A suspected U.S. missile strike that killed up to 13 foreign militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region this week had targeted second or third tier al Qaeda leaders, according to residents in the tribal area. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

Enter your age and discover your age on other planets in our solar system. (Good link on here for building a scaled solar system too). Not completely updated: Pluto still a planet on this site. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Soldiers serving overseas will lose some of their online links to friends and loved ones back home under a Department of Defense policy that a high-ranking Army official said would take effect Monday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Take this highly scientific and unbelievably accurate quiz to find out which operating system matches your personality. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

As reservoirs of valuable information go, nothing beats the sun. This sphere of heat and energy holds 99.9 percent of the solar system, saved in all original proportions after planets and meteorites formed. Analyzing the mix of hydrogen, oxygen and noble gases found in the sun can answer one of the biggest questions of the universe: How did our solar system evolve? picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

This blog covers UNIX system administration tips for installations, programming, scripting, configuration, SQL, maintenance, troubleshooting, and command line syntax. What exactly is UNIX? It is an operating system. UNIX stands for UNiplexed Information and Computing System--originally spelled UNICS. It supports such tasks as running hardware, device drivers, peripherals and third party applicatio... read full post picked by webwiz 1 year ago