by Captain Skellett | Jun 24, 2011 | Recent Research, Science Communication
One of the biggest dams in the world, Geheyan Dam in China holds more water than five Sydney Harbour’s, a massive 3.12 billion cubic metres worth. What would happen if it failed? Australian CSIRO scientists collaborated with China’s Satellite Surveying...
by Captain Skellett | Apr 25, 2010 | Just for Fun, Recent Research
This is one of the first images sent to Earth from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) last week. The SDO satellite collects data and images of the sun, producing enough material to fill a CD every 36 seconds. Most satellites share ground stations, but because of the...