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A Vector Map of the Unnamed Methane Sea on Titan

Peter Minton is a California teacher who loves to make vector maps in his spare time. His favorite places to map are islands and coastlines, and so when the Cassini-Huygens probe sent back images from Saturn's moon Titan he was happy to discover the geographical features he loves most. There, on the pole of Titan, was a sea full of islands. An unnamed methane sea, but still mappable using vectoring software. This is the map he created, with longitude and latitude lines. More »

7:00 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Annalee Newitz
3,442 views, 21 comments

Latest by JetertoCano: My vote, perhaps as an ode to Marvel Comics' Eternals, is Lake Eternal. more »

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3D Map of the Milky Way Reveals Billowing Hydrogen Light Clouds

This is part of the first 3D map of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Over 200 thousand objects are included in the map, which was made up of images from a telescope in the Canary Islands that took hydrogen emission-sensitive pictures of the night sky. The result is that the brighter areas show "hotter" spots where stars are being born. Image via Institute of Astronomy/University of Cambridge. Milky Way Mapped in 3D [Discover News]

11:00 AM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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Are You in a Climate Change Hot Zone?

An international team of scientists has crunched the numbers and predicted which areas of the world will be hit hardest by the effects of climate change. They created this map of the "socioclimatic" future of the world. The reddest areas, which include China, India, and the United States, are in the most danger because they suffer from a deadly combination of social problems and lax policies on toxic emissions (it's no coincidence that all three countries are not signatories to the Kyoto Treaty). Check out the stats for yourself. [Eurekalert] Image by Pamela Burroff-Murr/Diffenbaugh et al./Dan Annarino/NOAA.

7:30 AM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By Annalee Newitz
373 views, 1 comment

Latest by jak2rocks: Aww, damn! I'm in FL and that's part of the 1 out of 2 reddest areas... more »

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Welcome to New Brainland

Image by Sam Brown [Bioephemera]

6:15 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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