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- Galaxies Galore Screensaver (exe)
- 14 out of this world images of galaxies captured by the Hubble space telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope HST is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Astronomer, Orbit, Hubble Space Telescope
- Software downloads 2008-01-30
- Meteor Showers (widget)
- Meteor Showers is perfect for stargazers and amateur astronomers. It keeps track of eleven of the most spectacular meteor showers visible throughout the year, and notifies you when they are active.
- Tags: Astronomer, Meteor Showers
- Software downloads 2007-05-11
- Images: X-rays document death of a star
- Astronomers say supernova is the brightest and most powerful ever observed. And it has some casting a suspicious eye on a star in our own galaxy.
- Tags: astronomer
- Image galleries 2007-05-07
- Images: Detecting extraterrestrial life
- Astronomers are building a radio telescope in the Australian outback to eavesdrop on signals from galactic civilizations.
- Tags: radio, astronomer
- Image galleries 2007-01-08
- Geek Trivia: A star in the (un)making
- Which of the three "new" planets considered in a recent IAU resolution was a recognized planet in the 1800s? My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas—that was the mnemonic this mere Trivia Geek learned to remember the names of the nine...
- Tags: IAU, Pluto, Jay Garmon, solar system, Geek Trivia Newsletter, Planet, Astronomer, Asteroid, Ceres, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Technical articles 2006-09-26
- Images: Astronomers see three new planets
- Xena, Ceres and Charon would become planets under a new definition of the term from the International Astronomical Union.
- Tags: astronomer
- Image galleries 2006-08-16
- APOD (exe)
- APOD is a lean piece of software that automatically brings to your desktop a new daily inspiring editor-picked astronomy picture with an explanation written by professional astronomers. Astronomy Picture of the Day is a Web site hosted by NASA and maintained by professional astronomers who pick a new exciting beautiful...
- Tags: Astronomer, APOD, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2005-10-10
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- Geek Trivia: First to the Fourth
- Supernovas and ignoranceIn James Michener's novel SPACE, an astronomer character tells this story, emphasizing how apparently just about every culture on Earth EXCEPT that of Europe saw that supernova, but there is zero evidence that anybody in Europe saw it -- or if they did notice, they did not leave...
- Tags: mdhealy@...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-08
- Equinox (zip)
- Equinox is a powerful astronomy program that has many features for both the beginner and advanced astronomer. It has filters for organizing deep sky objects, many controls to adjust the sky display and a window that simulates a telescopes view. Build a tour, connect to your telescope and slew from...
- Tags: Equinox, Construction, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2007-03-25
- Astronomy Picture of the Day (gg)
- Discover the cosmos. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. If Google Talk is installed on your system, you can share the sheer beauty of our universe with your friends. If neither Google Talk...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Talk, Universe
- Software downloads 2007-09-13
- Everyone's favorite spaceflight in-jokes
- In our June 21, 2006 edition of Geek Trivia, "Space ship, too," I challenged my readership to select four spaceship namesakes for four future Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft, preferably inspired by science and/or science fiction. Over 100 entries later, seven spacecraft (and/or auteurs of same) rose above...
- Tags: Spacecraft, Constellation, Science Fiction, Quality, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-06-26
- Geek Trivia: Planetary (m)alignment
- Besides the sun and planets, what are the eight known objects in the solar system larger than Pluto? In honor of NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons probe that launched last month, we're celebrating two astronomy geek anniversaries this week. On Feb. 7, 1979, the planet Pluto's highly eccentric,...
- Tags: Pluto, Jay Garmon, Geek Trivia Newsletter, Planet, Neptune, trans-Neptunian
- Technical articles 2006-02-07
- Wednesday Naughties
- These made me laugh so hard my boss gave me the "look" and got up and shut her office door..may they do the same for you!!Some of the finest double entendres on British TV & Radio:Michael Burke on watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during...
- Tags: eight-inch
- Discussion threads 2006-09-06
- Debunk the myth of true Internet anonymity
- You didn't debunk the mythYou just debunked the fable.If someone chose to believe said fable, then that's their own problem, but no one claims that the internet is anonymous. Far from it afaik.Also, there are plenty of tools to anonymize yourself. From simple anonymous browsing proxys, to TOR to Freenet.Not...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Internet
- Discussion threads 2006-02-03
- Scripting in Windows NT, part 2
- In part 2 of this series on creating efficient scripts in Windows NT 4.0, Richard Charrington discusses the for statement—which has been significantly enhanced by the introduction of command extensions.In “Scripting in Windows NT, part 1 ,” I examined special characters, subroutines, and the if statement. In this Daily...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Richard Charrington, Microsoft Windows NT
- Technical articles 2000-02-24
- (Images: Astronomers see three new planets)
- (Images: Astronomers see three new planets)article rootI wonder......what this news is going to do astrology and astrolgers !!! Any astrologers around in TR?A little confusedOn NASA's website it lists a planet as"A body that orbits a star, but does not orbit another body" -- http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/planet_worldbook.htmland"It must orbit around a star,...
- Tags: onbliss
- Discussion threads 2006-08-18
- Geek Trivia: Planet X marks the spot
- What name for a 10th planet did authors Douglas Adams, Larry Niven, and Arthur C. Clarke coincidentally "agree" on? All the recent ruckus about the International Astronomical Union's deliberations over the definition of a planet has warmed this Trivia Geek's recollection of the decades-old search for a...
- Tags: Jay Garmon, Planet X, Geek Trivia Newsletter, Planet, Deviation, Pluto, Lowell, Persephone, Douglas Adams Reference, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing
- Technical articles 2006-09-05
- Geek Trivia: Enemy Intel
- What sci-fi TV show featured a villainous electronics company named Intel? If there's a computer geek alive on the planet who hasn't heard the name Intel, have him or her contact me—because he or she is a walking trivia question. Integrated chipmaker Intel is arguably one...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Jay Garmon, Robert Noyce, electronics, Geek Trivia Newsletter, Andromeda
- Technical articles 2006-08-22
- Geek Trivia: Stunt double to the stars
- What celestial object in our solar system bears a strange resemblance to Star Wars' Death Star? What's more than 100 kilometers across; home to more than 1 million military officers, crew, and support personnel; berths more than 7,000 attack craft; and has been the recipient of such...
- Tags: Jay Garmon, Death Star, Star Wars, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Moon, Tax, Mimas, Taxes, Financial Planning, Finance
- Technical articles 2007-04-24
- Geek Trivia: More reel than real
- Geek Trivia: More reel than realarticle rootMore Reel than Real addendaThis isn't so much a quibble OR correction as a clarification: Only the first half (actually, even a bit less than that) of the War of The Worlds broadcast was done in a realistic style; by about 20 minutes...
- Tags: broadcast, Welles, Worlds Broadcast, Orson Welles, Bill Ward, career
- Discussion threads 2005-06-29
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