Life Lines

I wish I lived above the Earth...
http://gizmodo.com/5036052/traffic-from-space-videos-blow-our-minds-pants-and-socks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/

Canada to launch near Earth asteroid detection satellite

Go read about it here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080627.wsatellite27/BNStory/Science/home

The World's Dirtiest Cities

Cubatao Valley, Brazil

Popular Science has a breakdown of the world's dirtiest cities you can check out here.

The only US city that is on there is Pittsburgh, PA.

http://www.popsci.com/badcities

Meltdown

It seems the Whitehouse doesn't feel the need to acknowledge the threat of harmful greenhouse gases and how it affects the environment. Bullying the EPA to remove portions of a document that would help regulate vehicle emissions and help give an economic boost.

Over the past five days, the officials said, the White House successfully put pressure on the E.P.A. to eliminate large sections of the original analysis that supported regulation, including a finding that tough regulation of motor vehicle emissions could produce $500 billion to $2 trillion in economic benefits over the next 32 years. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
-NY Times

You can read the full article here. At some time it may require a free registration with the NY Times website.

NASA created a map comparing the temperature of the earth from 1891 to 2006 that you can check out here. There is also a video.

Forget What You Know

The Torus Tube as a geometric - mathematical model of the universe.

Here is an interesting article, I found on reddit, on the topic of how models in scientific advancement are becoming obsolete as the amount of information available increases. The article also takes a look at Google and how they're transforming information as we know it (still). Keep in mind this is an opinion based article.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_theory

I'm not too sure how I feel about this as I'm surrounded by models all the time with software. This is where I go off topic from the article: I feel that a general majority of people are too quick to settle on searching for a previously defined "model" to achieve what they're seeking rather than striving for advancement to create their own "model". Yes, there are times when a previously defined "model" fits what you need to achieve your goal, even if small modifications are necessary.

Space Shuttle

Here are some pretty wild photos taken outside of the shuttle Endeavor: http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm

Space Is the Place

Here's some pictures taken of Mars and from Mars and of the Earth and Moon. Follow the link!: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/06/martian_skies.html



Here's a pretty recent radio image of the Milky Way Galaxy. Follow the link to read about it and view the images that were compiled: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2008-11/release.shtml