From http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46595994.../#.T1DBCIeuduI : Planning a little space travel to see some friends on Kepler 22b? Thinking of trying out your newly-installed FTL3000 Alcubierre Warp Drive to get you there in no time? Better not make it a surprise visit — your arrival may end up disintegrating anyone there when you show up. “Warp” technology and faster-than-light (FTL) space travel has been a staple of science fiction for decades. The distances ...
From here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46467275.../#.T0TjlYeuduI Scientists have discovered a new type of alien planet — a steamy waterworld that is larger than Earth but smaller than Uranus. The standard-bearer for this new class of exoplanet is called GJ 1214b, which astronomers first discovered in December 2009. New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggest that GJ 1214b is a watery world enshrouded by a thick, steamy ...
I love stuff like this. From this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46388190.../#.Tzu0jqWufTs Standing upright and shining down upon Earth on these midwinter nights is the brightest and grandest of all the constellations: Orion, the Mighty Hunter. Currently, Orion can be easily seen by skywatchers with clear weather as a star pattern standing high in the southern sky at around 8 p.m. local time. Three ...
Just more stuff for personal reference. Originally Posted by Mamata Polle I'll split the ways I keep Isopods in 3 catagories, Semi Arid, Completely Arid, and High Humidity Enviroments: Semi Arid: As I said, water is VERY important to Isopods. So when I am housing them with creatures that don't do well in high humidity, I take a paper towel, fold it either into a square or a rectangle, and saturate it with water, then I lay it on top of the substrate on one side. The Pill Bugs will then ...
Originally Posted by Talkenlate04 Eggs with legs are seen anywhere from day 21-35 depending on your temps. Once this happens I do not rotate them anymore, but I will gently shake the container every now and then to prevent eggs from latching on to their neighbors and eating them. A few days after they molt into 1st instar (30-40 days after molting into eggs with legs) I transfer the slings into deli containers lined with moist paper towels. Or if you don’t want to do that, just drip some water in the filter every few days. I do ...