Oct 7th, 2008 · There's talk on The Minor Planet Mailing List about a small asteroid approaching Earth with a 99.8% probability of colliding. The entrance to the Earth's atmosphere will take place October 7 at 0246 UTC (2:35 after this story goes live) over northern …
see also: 3D · NASA · CNN · energy · advancements · collision · entrance
Oct 6th, 2008 · There's talk on The Minor Planet Mailing List about a small asteroid approaching Earth with a 99.8% probability of colliding. The entrance to the Earth's atmosphere will take place October 7 at 0246 UTC (2:35 after this story goes live) over northern …
see also: 3D · NASA · CNN · energy · advancements · collision · entrance
Aug 13th, 2008 · Today, the CADE ATP System Competition will pit about 20 of the worlds most powerful mechanical mathematicians against each other — and for the first time they can win not only honour, but a monetary prize. The systems will reason against the clock …
see also: world · Logic · licensing · Knowledge · competitions · geeks · mechanisms
Feb 18th, 2008 · Amateur satellite watcher Ted Molczan notes that a "Notice to Airmen" (NOTAM) has been issued announcing restricted airspace for February 21, between 02:30 and 05:00 UTC, in a region near Hawaii. Stricken satellite USA 193, which the US has announced …
see also: Lunar · satellite · amateurs · Eclipse · Hawaii · region · debris
Nov 20th, 2007 · As discussed on Slashdot previously, there is a proposal to remove leap seconds from UTC (nee 'Greenwich' time). It will be put to a vote to ITU member states during 2008, and if 70% agree, the leap second will be eliminated by 2013. There is some debate …
see also: proposal · 2008 · 2013 · ITU · philosophical · UTC · nee
Apr 8th, 2007 · If all goes according to plan, Debian should release both an update to Debian Sarge (3.1r6, henceforth to be oldstable) and a new stable release (Debian 4.0, which was codenamed Etch) — and announce the results of the election for Debian Project …
see also: Debian · Debian Project Leader · Sam Hocevar · Sarge · Debian Sarge · UTC · DPL
Apr 27th, 2005 · The much anticipated maiden test flight of the Airbus A380 jumbo jet is underway. The aircraft left Blagnac International Airport in Toulouse, France at 10.29 hours local time (08.29 UTC) from runway 32L. Here are some photos if you're interested.
see also: photos · local · France · Aircraft · runway · Airbus · A380