Showing posts with label wired. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wired. Show all posts

Thursday, September 17, 2009

5 Tips for Raising your Girl Geek..

I can't believe this wasn't around back in the day! As a proud Geek Girl, I truely identified with this article . . .

being a geek kid isn’t easy; and being a geek girl might even be harder. Here are some things to keep in mind if you are raising a geek girl that might help her–and you–get through the school years.

Listing cute categories such as The Book Factor, The Pop Culture Factor, The Boy Factor, The Self-Image Factor... adorable! thanks wired! (via)

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Welx Back Hubble!

I didn't know I was missing you until I saw these...
Thanks for coming back and bringing us these great images (via)

Above: Butterfly Emerges from Stellar Demise in Planetary Nebula NGC 6302


Above: Stars Bursting to Life in Chaotic Carina Nebula

These two images of a huge pillar of star birth demonstrate how observations taken in visible (top) and in infrared light (bottom) by Hubble reveal dramatically different and complementary views of an object.

Composed of gas and dust, the pillar resides in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina.

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