The B612 Foundation points to an illustration by space artist Michael Carroll that gets across the scale of the meteoroid that blew up over Chelyabinsk, Russia on February 15th and the asteroid 2012 DA14 that passed near earth later that same day: So how big are these NEOs anyway? – B612 Foundation
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Asteroid 2012 DA14 (on left) vs the Chelyabinsk meteoroid vs a US football stadium.
Illustration by Michael Carroll.
Jeff Foust reports on the latest news regarding the passage of a federal budget for 2013: FY2013 budget endgame in sight – Space Politics.
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The new issue of The Space Review has these policy related items:
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Res Communis post the latest collection of space and aviation law, regulation and policy links: Library: A Round-up of Reading.
HyperKat Games has released the Mars Colony Challenger
Mars Colony: Challenger is a 3D first / third person game that offers you the challenge of setting up a remote base on the surface of Mars. At its core, the game was derived from a simulator where everything is interactively tied together. You will have to setup and maintain the equipment that supplies pressure and a breathable atmosphere to the base. You are also tasked with growing food, setting up communications and extracting resources in order to make the base self-sufficient. The game offers three zones, each with their unique challenges. There are 7 phases to each mission. Each of the phases expands the base and offers a new set of orders for you to complete. You advance through the ranks as you score points for your performance.
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PopSci has an extended article about the NASA team led by Harold Sonny White at Johnson Space Center that is studying a variation of the Alcubierre drive concept that they believe might be physically attainable: Warp Factor: A NASA scientist claims to be on the verge of faster-than-light travel: is he for real? – Popular Science.
See also White–Juday warp-field interferometer.
I received the following announcement in the mail about an interesting event called:
Powered by Dreaming, taking place May 28th – May 31st, 2013 at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY. This three-day experience is full of workshops in astronomy, botany, biology, music and much more; all guided by experts within their fields.
The impressive list of mentors includes (but is not limited to) Tasman Rosenfeld (13 year-old butterfly expert), Barbara Dean Schacker (researcher and speech therapist), Dr. Chundak Tenzing (Ophthalmologist), and Joel Bluestein (eco-friendly entrepreneur).
[…] science is a key part of understanding life’s simplicities and difficulties. Sarah’s keen appreciation for this is evident through her creation of Powered by Dreaming, which forms a bridge between the worlds of science and art. Through interactive workshops led by notable scientists, researchers and artists, the end goal of the three-day experience is to leave a lasting impression on campers, and have them believing that no dream is too big to achieve. Featured workshops include:
Learning How To Speak Again
Featuring: Barbara and Michael Schacker
Through the real life experiences of Barbara Dean Schacker, who worked with her husband Michael to help him re-learn speech after a stroke, we can learn much about communication in general. Learning begins with listening.
The Magnificent Magnitude Of Magnetism
Featuring: Sarah Fimm, Dan Fimm and special guests!
Create a mandala of levitating objects by working together exploring the properties of magnetism. Sparkle supplies provided
Painting With Light
Featuring: Heyrick Chasse
Internationally recognized photographer and videographer Heyrick Chasse, with the help of Sarah Fimm will use combinations of LED lights, Velcro, and imagination to dress participants in glow, photographing them in movement and dance. Live music will be provided by a stellar array of talented guest artists. Personal photographs of participants will be available after the event!
