Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Making Science More Better For You on 07/02/08

Today's headlines

Man arrested after beaning mom with sausage
(news-journalonline.com)

Ok, so Freud and Jung walk into a bar...


Man struck by lightening says it hurt. (CNN)

Also reveals that water is wet.

It’s not used. We like to call it pre-owned.

Who knew? Solar system is 'dented,' not round

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes reveal.

New data suggests our solar system is not as symmetrical as astronomers have long assumed.

Information from Earth's first space probes to hit the thick edge of the solar system -- called the heliosheath where the solar wind slows abruptly -- paint a picture that is not the simple circle that astronomers long thought, according to several studies published Thursday in the journal Nature.

A little Bondo and this baby is as good as new.



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