March 2012
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Why are there no green stars? By Phil Plait →
astrotastic:
Go outside on a dark, moonless night. Look up. Is it December or January? Check out Betelgeuse, glowing dully red at Orion’s shoulder, and Rigel, a laser blue at his knee. A month later, yellow Capella rides high in Auriga.
Is it July? Find Vega, a sapphire in Lyra, or Antares, the orange-red heart of Scorpius.
In fact, any time of the year you can find colors in the sky. Most...
Shedding "light" on Friday's mystery photo →
On Friday, we posted an image of an element GE researchers are working with that has some “illuminating” applications. Click on the article from this past Sunday’s Albany Times Union to learn more.
GE on Facebook! →
Check out the new GE timeline. Now that’s what we call history!
Congratulations!!
ssgibson:
Accepted to UMO’s School of Engineering!
A blind mechanical engineer in the 1940s invented...
entmaiden:
According to Wikipedia.
Who knew?
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