Farthest Known Galaxy in the Universe Discovered | Space.com

  A new celestial wonder has stolen the title of most distant object ever seen in the universe, astronomers report. The new record holder is the galaxy MACS0647-JD, which is about 13.3 billion light-years away. The universe itself is only 13.7 billion years old, so this galaxy’s light has been traveling toward us for almost [...]

Mojix Uses Hadoop-based Big Data Analytics For RFID | Cloud …

See on Scoop.it – Technology In Media After leaving NASA, Dr. Sadr extended his work in wireless communications to RFID and founded Mojix to deliver RFID solutions to customers in the automotive, distribution, manufacturing, oil & gas and retail verticals. #RFID See on cloud-computing-today.com

travelingcolors: Millau Viaduct | France (Taken…

See on Scoop.it – Photos4Share travelingcolors: “ Millau Viaduct | France (Taken in 2009 by http://eight-winds.tumblr.com/, check out this blog, there are beautiful pictures out there apart from Flickr! See on mysodotcom.tumblr.com

What is OpenStack?

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards OpenStack is an open source cloud controlling software that is comprised of three components called Compute, Object Storage, and Image Service. The project was originally started by Rackspace in conjunction with NASA but now there are 159 companies and 2685 people involved. Via digitallip.com

:: Huge Solar Flare’s Magnetic Storm May Disrupt Satellites, Power Grids ::

Via Scoop.it – Information Economy The solar storm is one of the strongest in five years and could supercharge northern lights displays. Via www.space.com

Inside SpaceX: We Visit the Company’s California Headquarters

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards This year, SpaceX hopes to become the first company to send a privately built and owned spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station. And CEO Elon Musk is already thinking far beyond that. Recently, we paid a visit to his company’s home base. Via www.popularmechanics.com

Earth, Meet Your Long-Lost Sibling: The Christmas Planet

It may sound like something from a very special episode of Doctor Who, but the Christmas planet is real. What’s more, it’s the most Earth-like world yet discovered.The planet, more properly known as Kepler 22-b, was revealed to the world Monday via a press conference at NASA Ames Research Center. It is one of thousands [...]

Discovery is the New Search – Become a Relevant Filter

Via Scoop.it – Content Curation, Social Media and Beyond Good article! Valerie Maltoni, from Conversation Agent says that we’re all content curators here’s an intro:  “The Discovery may have had its last launch with NASA on February 24 of this year. The tech world is just getting started with its own full launch – a [...]

SpaceX is making $30-million bet on rocket at Vandenberg

Via Scoop.it – New Space: A New Era In Space Exploration A sprawling hangar to house the assembly of the world’s most powerful rocket and a launchpad capable of handling the earthshaking blast is being developed northwest of Santa Barbara at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Hawthorne-based rocket venture SpaceX said it was investing $30 million [...]

End of shuttle program could be boon for startup SpaceX, others

Via Scoop.it – New Space: A New Era In Space Exploration (Reuters) – After the U.S. space shuttle program ends this month, NASA will rely on Russia and its Soyuz craft to deliver Americans to the International Space Station — at a cost of more than $50 million a seat. That could change relatively soon [...]

Video of the Day: NASA Successfully Tests Robotic Hover Lander

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards With drones in and out of the news as they fly back and forth across Pakistan and Afghanistan every day, we know that, while we’re able to pilot military aircraft remotely, it doesn’t always work out as planned. But we keep the drones flying and that’s because, sometimes, it makes sense [...]