Australian scientists say they have achieved the world's most accurate measurement of the fundamental unit of light intensity. Errol Atkinson and colleagues from the National Measurement Institute have refined the measurement of the candela, the basic unit of brightness, to eliminate all but 0.1 per cent of uncertainty. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

a 4-part documentary shot by his daughter picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Millions of clustered stars glisten like an iridescent opal in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Called Omega Centauri, this sparkling orb of stars is like a miniature galaxy. It is the biggest and brightest of the more than 150 similar objects, called globular clusters, that orbit around the outside of our Milky Way galaxy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Chris Dimino is a creative designer. Here is his design for a cuckoo clock based on the movie "The Shining. Every hour Jack breaks through the door...and "Here's Johnny"...is followed by the scream of Shelly Duvall".
Also check out his Gas Mask/Shower Head and his Chess Set. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Last week you got The Silence Of The Lambs, this week it's The Shining streamed on Google Video.

Now where's Johnny? picked by TheStep 2 years ago

The US attorney’s office and the FBI this week charged a California couple with shining a laser into the cockpit of a sheriff’s department helicopter, a federal criminal complaint that could land them in jail for up to 20 years and earn them a $250,000 fine. picked by extc68 2 years ago

With the sun dappled across these white clouds and a deep blue sky, it appears dawn is about to break.

But this remarkable photograph of an English rural landscape near was taken at midnight and shows the rare phenomenon of 'night shining.' picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Someone took scenes from Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" and turned it into a fake trailer for a heartwarming family comedy. Pure genius. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Sky watchers in the northern hemisphere have snapped the first images of this year's noctilucent clouds – silvery blue structures that are the highest clouds to form in Earth's atmosphere. This season's crop of clouds could be the biggest in years due to the lull in the sun's activity. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

The last thing a traveler would expect to find at the end of a winding dirt road dotted with cattle, cowbirds and moss-draped oaks is a shining, 12,000-square-foot, three-story palace majestically jutting out of a swamp, but it's there. As an added bonus, it is constructed almost entirely from recycled or cast-off materials. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Saturn is now at its best in our late-winter sky. It appears below and to the left of the conspicuous "sickle" or backwards question-mark pattern of stars marking the head and mane of the constellation of Leo, the Lion.

What we see with the naked eye is a bright yellowish-white "star" shining with a steady light. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Awesome updating pic that shows where the sun is shining picked by bigtonyboy 2 years ago

Dolores Aguilar, born in 1929 in New Mexico, left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond, her son, Paul Jr., and daughter, Ruby.

*This is what they mean when they say you could be a shining example or a horrible warning. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Quarter One for 2009 is coming to an end and it’s been an exciting ride thus far in the computer hardware sector. With computers being such integral parts in our everyday lifestyle, innovations shining through are getting harder to find. Here’s a roundup of the best, and a look to what the future may bring. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

ESO's Wide Field Imager has captured the intricate swirls of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, a smaller look-alike of our own Milky Way. Shining with the light of billions of stars and the ruby red glow of hydrogen gas, it is a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy, whose shape has led to it being nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A tiny star recently unleashed what is considered the brightest burst of light ever seen in the universe from a normal star. Shining with only 1 percent of the sun's light and boasting just a third of the sun's mass, this run-of-the-mill star previously was nothing to write home about. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The team of engineers and scientists has embarked on the building of its 98-foot long vessel, dubbed Planet Solar, in Kiel, Germany. The boat's power will come from the 5,000 square feet of solar panels, about the size of two tennis courts, covering its broad deck. When the sun is shining bright above, they will convert 23 percent of the sun's rays to energy -- six percent more than average solar ... read full post picked by kakana 4 months ago

If skies are clear in your area on Sunday night, Dec. 23, you'll be able to partake in a rather unusual sight as the full moon appears to glide very closely above the planet Mars. Mars, which made its closest approach to the Earth on Dec. 18, will be only hours from a Christmas Eve opposition with the sun and is now shining prominently with a bright yellow-orange glow. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Cartoons are, for most, the shining, billowy beacon of innocence. But we adults quickly learn that just because something looks cute, doesn’t mean it can’t psychologically scar us for life. picked by moviegasm 6 months ago

Troy Molde awoke at 3 a.m. Thursday to police flashlights shining in his face. They were alerting him that his garage door was open, the TV was on, keys to his truck were left in the ignition and the door to his house was ajar. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago