Daily Archives: December 10, 2007

Rocket Fuel

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Invader Xan

Interestingly, the little question of Hydrogen storage for fuel consumption purposes is actually revision for me right now! Believe it or not… So the US government has deemed that 62kg m-3 is the threshold storage density for hydrogen to be … Continue reading →

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Star in a Box

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Invader Xan

Every now and again, those Google sponsored links throw you something genuinely cool. Like this! A little Sun Sculpture created by a UK-based company called Crystal Nebulae. Based on a highly advanced simulation, the sculpture depicts a moment in the … Continue reading →

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Chromospheric Frolics

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Invader Xan

If I’m perfectly honest, I was procrastinating instead of revising (old habits are hard to break) when I found this video. It’s taken by JAXA’s Hinode spacecraft, one of the satellites currently trained on the Sun. The dancing wisps are … Continue reading →