The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission to the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was one for the ages, providing an unprecedented look at this oddly shaped celestial object. The Rosetta probe captured nearly 100,000 images over the course of its mission, all of which are now freely available to the public in a single Rosetta archive.
Archive for June, 2018
All Rosetta Images Are Now Available Online
Published June 29, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, ESA, European Space Agency, photography, picture, Rosetta, space exploration
Meet China’s Monkey Whisperer [video]
Published June 28, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: black leaf monkeys, China, endangered species, forest ranger, François’ leaf monkey, Guizhou Province, Mayang River National Nature Reserve, tourism, travel, video, Xiao Zhijin
New Technique Restores Images of Old Damaged Daguerreotypes
Published June 27, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: apid-scanning micro-X-ray fluorescence imaging, Daguerreotype, history, Madalena Kozachuk, photography, picture, restoration, synchrotrons, Western University
Daguerreotypes – photos made with a process that used mercury vapors on an iodine-sensitized silvered plate – break down quite easily. The result is a fogged plate that, more often that not, is completely ruined by time and mistreatment. However, researchers at Western University have created a system that uses synchrotrons and “rapid-scanning micro-X-ray fluorescence imaging” to scan the plates for eight hours. The system shot an X-ray 10×10 microns thick at “an energy most sensitive to mercury absorption.” This, in turn, showed the researchers where the mercury is most prevalent, thereby bringing up the image that was lost to damage or decay.
Japan’s Famous Black Ramen [video]
Published June 26, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Black Ramen, cooking, food, gourmet, Japan, Noodles, Taiki’s ramen, Toyama, video
Photos of The Week – June 22, 2018
Published June 25, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: football, Mermaid Parade, photography, picture, Politics, Santiago, soccer, World Cup
Film From Shortly After The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake [video]
Published June 22, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 1906, earthquake, history, San Francisco, video
Yoyoka , 8 Year Old Drummer – Hit Like A Girl Contest 2018 [video]
Published June 20, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Drummer, Hit Like A Girl Contest, Led Zeppelin, music video, video
Nauru, The Richest Island In The 1970s, Lost It All [video]
Published June 19, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: late stage capitalism, natural resources, Nauru, phosphate, tourism, travel, video
Photos of The Week – 6/15/18
Published June 18, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: photography, photojournalism, picture, Politics, World Cup
‘Red Gold’ From Hungary [video]
Published June 14, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: cooking, gourmet, Hungary, paprika, Red Gold, spice, video
Activated Charcoal Should Be Avoided
Published June 13, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Activated Charcoal, charcoal shots, detox, eating healthy, GOOP, health, medicine, pseudoscience, woo, woo woo
According to Popular Science –
On her Goop website, Gwyneth Paltrow claimed that charcoal lemonade was one of the “best juice cleansers”. That was in 2014. Today, charcoal products—from croissants to capsules—are everywhere. Even high street coffee chains have taken to selling charcoal “shots”. Some vendors of these products claim that activated charcoal can boost your energy, brighten your skin and reduce wind and bloating. The main claim, though, is that these products can detoxify your body.