John on August 27th, 2010

Two moons on August 27th, 2010

The whole world is waiting for August 27th……….. Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August and will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on August 27th at 12:30 am. It will look like the Earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars comes this close will be in 2287.  Share this with your friends as no one alive today will ever see it again.

WRONG

Analysis: False. The text of this rumor was roughly accurate when a version of it first began circulating in the summer of 2003.

It was outdated by the time it went around again in 2005, however, and just plain false when it appeared for the third and fourth times in 2006 and 2007.

It flooded the Internet under the header “Two Moons on August 27″ in 2008, and as a slide show entitled “Mars Spectacular” in 2009.

It’s now 2010. How many times can a “once in a lifetime” event occur?

Here are the facts. Seven years ago, on August 27, 2003, the oscillating orbits of Mars and Earth did, in fact, bring the two planets closer together than at any other time during the past 50,000 years. And though Mars never actually appeared “as large as the full moon to the naked eye” — not even close — it was indeed, for a few special days in 2003, among the brightest objects in the night sky.

October 2005 brought another well-publicized “close encounter,” though in that case Earth and Mars were about 13 million kilometers further apart than during the 2003 event.

Nothing so spectacular is predicted for 2010.

On the BRIGHT side:

There is a very clear sky today, so the chances of seeing Mars and a Beautiful Full Moon should be excellent!

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Hermoso y Increíbles imágenes del Telescopio Espacial Hubble de 20 años

हबल अंतरिक्ष दूरबीन के 20 सुंदर और अतुल्य चित्र साल

令人难以置信的美丽与哈勃太空望远镜20年图片

美しい&信じられないほどの写真は、宇宙ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡の20年

Красивая и невероятно Фотографии космических телескопа Хаббла 20 лет


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Happy Earth day

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John on April 15th, 2010

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Iceland’s volcano ash is so dangerous that flying through the dust particles has been described by a pilot as being ‘a bit like negotiating one’s way up a badger’s arse”.

Airline traffic in Britain and other parts of northern Europe is at a standstill because of ash and smoke spewing into the air from a volcano in Iceland.

The ash, which can damage a plane’s engine, has blown as far south as London, officials said, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia.

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Smoke billows from a volcano in Iceland in Wednesday. Volcanic ash is disrupting flights in parts of northern Europe

A passenger waiting at Edinburgh Airport, where flights have been cancelled

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John on April 13th, 2010

I didn’t know they held a Miss Earth Pageant!!!

The New Miss Earth CrownThe Miss Earth crown has become a symbol of unparalleled pulchritude and enduring advocacy through the years. To underscore and remind the Miss Earth titleholders the responsibilities that come with this crown, Carousel Productions commissioned the Official Jeweller of Miss Earth, Ms. Ramona Haar, an ecologically-minded artist, to design and craft a new Miss Earth crown. This radiant masterpiece that embodies a broader meaning of “beauties for a cause” was unveiled last November 16, 2009.

The new design features various gemstones endemic to the countries participating in Miss Earth Pageant, which they donated as a symbol of cooperation and unity towards a universal goal of saving Mother Earth. To lessen the environmental impact of mining, the new crown is made of 100% recycled 14K Gold and Argentums Sterling Silver. The central design is a flower to symbolize a happy and thriving earth. As Ralph Waldo Emerson puts it, “the earth laughs in flowers.” The recurring spiral motif, on the other hand, has always been associated with maternal power and feminine prestige.

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