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Jul 24thPluto pictures in 60 seconds
It’s the dwarf planet that keeps on giving. Now Newsround has compiled all the pictures of Pluto so far into one manageable minute.
Read more here.
by adminJul 23rdNASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another “Earth.”
Read more here. Read more here, about the search for an Earth-like planet.
by adminJul 23rdNew Horizons reveals more mountains in Pluto’s heart
The latest images from Nasa’s New Horizons probe reveal another mountain range on Pluto.
Read more here.
by adminJul 22ndPluto flyby: Meet the ‘King of the Kuiper Belt’
We now like to think of the reconnaissance of Pluto as just the start of something, as the beginning of the exploration of the “third zone”.
If the first and second zones encompass the rocky inner planets like Earth and the outer gas giants like Saturn, then this third sector covers all the smaller bodies like Pluto that orbit billions of km from the Sun. And they are legion.
This third zone, known as the Kuiper Belt, probably contains hundreds of thousands of objects 100km and more across. Pluto, at about 2,300km wide, just happens to be the current “King of Kuiper Belt”.
Read more here.
by adminJul 20thNew Horizons probe zooms into Pluto’s plains
The American space agency’s New Horizons probe returns further images of Pluto that include a view of the dwarf planet’s strange icy plains.
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by adminJul 20thWhy bother exploring the Solar System?
David Shukman examines why it’s important to continue exploring the Solar System.
Read more here.
by adminJul 15thImages reveal ice mountains on Pluto
Pluto has mountains made of ice that are as high as those in the Rockies, images from the New Horizons probe reveal. They also show signs of geological activity on Pluto and its moon Charon.
Read more here..
by adminJul 14thThe New Horizons Pluto mission is a big deal, here are some reasons why
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is about to show us an alien world for the first time. At precisely 7:49 am ET on Tuesday, the probe will become the first spacecraft to fly by Pluto. All this data will be enormously valuable to scientists as they seek to understand our solar system and how it formed billions of years ago. More than anything, this mission is about broadening our horizons — taking in just a little bit more of the impossibly vast universe we live in.
Read more here.
by adminJun 25thWhy I like 3D worlds
- I can experience things I don’t have time for/can afford or things that no longer exist or that people have created from their imagination.
For example: listening to music at concerts performed by really great artists that I might have to travel abroad to experience in real life. Another example: I can explore sceneries that are recreated historical settings. I can also explore the starship Enterprise or Voyager that someone has recreated down to the tiniest detail.
- I can also exercise my creativity.
For example, I can build houses and other buildings, make clothes or simply mix and match a scenery from objects others have created.
- I can, if I want to, become someone else, or maybe just be myself, the way I would really like to be.
Olive is me, but a more successful version of me. I can see through her eyes in a world that is more perfect than the real one, in many ways.
by adminJun 25thWould anyone like to try out Open Sim?
I have made it simple for you.
First visit this page.
Get an account. Pick a name you can live with, but since it’s free, you can get a another if you really don’t like your name.
Then visit this page.
This is where you choose your viewer. It’s like a web browser for 3D worlds.
I like to use Singularity, although some people find it a bit too ‘old’. I like it because it’s stable.
Install the viewer and start it. Log on with your account name, first and last name, pick Craft-world in the list. If you’ve picked a viewer that doesn’t list Craft-world, comment here and I’ll tell you what to do about that.
Once you’ve logged on, click the button Map. In the window next to the search-button type: Luna Fiori Centrale, that’s my region. There you’ll find the basic avatars I’ve collected.
Left click the cone or triangle next to the bot you prefer. Click wear clothing now, then buy. Done!
Do come back and let me know how you’re doing and what your name is. 
A while back I posted about joining Second Life and creating an avatar. You’ll find the post here.
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