Nov 24 2008

Real Life Gamma Rays – Is Real Life Hulk Next?

My never ending quest to believe that superheroes could one day exist in the real world is boosted by this news item:

Nov. 24, 2008 — When space shuttle astronauts dispatched NASA’s Compton Gamma Ray Telescope into orbit in 1991, scientists figured they would learn more about supernovas, black holes and other phenomena that blast off high-energy rays.
They never expected to uncover gamma ray flashes coming from Earth itself.

It gets all technical and sciency, but to my comic book-addled brain Read more »


Apr 09 2008

Stonehenge, where no demons dwell

Spinal Tap Stonehenge

I desperately wanted this video to be more interesting than it is, but they seem to mean ‘breakthrough’ in only the most literal sense.
‘Breakthrough’ at Stonehenge dig (BBC)

I’ll have to make do with this: