Daily Archives: 06.01.2015

New ISS-Based Sensor Will Stare at Passing Clouds With Its Laser Eyes

By Andrew Tarantola

New ISS-Based Sensor Will Stare at Passing Clouds With Its Laser Eyes

It may not leave a trail of destruction and pew-pews in its wake but NASA’s newest atmospheric sensor, the laser-beaming CATS module, could afford researchers a fuller understanding of how our reliance on nonrenewable energy fuels climate change.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ZSfGtu9TPGg/nasas-iss-based-cats-will-stare-at-passing-clouds-with-1677554887

      

Changing the lightbulb on a 1500-foot tower is breathtakingly terrifying

By Casey Chan

Changing the lightbulb on a 1500-foot tower is breathtakingly terrifying

My pores on the palms of my hands are shaking. My caps on my knees are sweating. I’m having trouble breathing. And it’s all because of this slightly terrifying video showing a tower climber climbing atop a 1500-foot TV tower to change the lightbulb like it’s a leisurely walk in the park.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/OixqlbDwHdI/changing-the-lightbulb-on-a-1500-foot-tower-is-breathta-1677680803