Happy 4th!
Explanation: What do you call a neutron star with a super-strong magnetic field? You guessed it ... a Magnetar. Imagine a star with more mass than the sun, the density of a neutron, and a magnetic field about a thousand trillion (a one followed by 15 zeroes) times stronger than Earth's.
Mars rover launch delayed into the weekend
Launch of Delta 2 rocket and Mars rover Opportunity has been delayed to Saturday night, NASA officials announced Monday. The further slip in the liftoff will give workers more time to fix loose insulating material on the rocket's first stage and perform tests.
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To: MozartLover; Joan912; NovemberCharlie; snowfox; Dawgsquat; viligantcitizen; theDentist; ...
2 posted on
07/04/2003 12:39:53 AM PDT by
petuniasevan
(Wind farms to surround DC: National energy needs to be met with hot air to spare...)
To: petuniasevan
Thank you.
Also, is it me or does the top top pic look like the continent of Africa?
To: petuniasevan
neat stuff! and happy 4th too!
6 posted on
07/04/2003 9:00:20 AM PDT by
wafflehouse
(the hell you say!)
To: petuniasevan
What do you call a neutron star with a super-strong magnetic field? LOL! For a quarter of a second I thought this question was the first part of a joke!
7 posted on
07/05/2003 9:03:36 AM PDT by
yankeedame
("Born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.")
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