Here is a seasonal “Because It’s Friday” care of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – the people who watch the skies over the continental United States and Canda for missiles, UFOs, aircraft, flying cars, etc., also track Santa. Official NORAD Tracks Santa (noradsanta.org) They have offered this public …
Because It’s Friday – Christmas is almost here
This is not so much a funny as topical, with the online (and real world) Christmas shopping rush in full progress. (For those of you still shopping – I’m done.) One Foot Tsunami: Package Camoflauge So, talking of Christmas gifts, this is an opportunity to point you at Octagon’s blog …
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Because It’s Friday – Is it a space story?
I am going back to little green men this week with a story about unidentified flying objects (UFOs) – but now according to the US military we have to call them unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). The article is written by Beatriz Villarroel an Assistant professor of Physics, Stockholm University, who has …
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Because It’s Friday – Earthrise
Robert Poole a Professor of History at the University of Central Lancashire has an article on The Conversation discussing the origins of the iconic, Apollo 8 photograph showing the Earth rising over the horizon of the moon. The Apollo 8 mission in December 1968 was the first-time men had gone …
Because It’s Friday – Software Updates
I was looking for a YouTube clip of the SpaceX Starship launch for today’s Because It’s Friday, when I came across this much more interesting video. Pay particular attention to see how 50 year old data storage works. I thought the need for what would be considered outdated technology skills …