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Filed under "Cool Flash Presentations from the Web", this presentation from Fotoshop, gives the viewer an idea of the scale of the universe, from the very, very, very small to the other extreme. Wait for the Flash Presentation to load, then click "Play". Estimated viewing time is 30 minutes for a quick reader.

From Fox News comes this report on an August 1st eruption of a filament of plasma blasting off the Sun's surface. This plasma mass ejection is apparently heading straight for Earth. It can be seen as the dark mass in the top right of the picture. The bright light is an unrelated solar flare.

 

From PhysOrg.com comes a report that raises an eyebrow or two. The holy grail of intelligence gathering, has always been to know & discover social connections. With the sprouting of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Youtube, et al; a tool such as this will further entrench spying, intelligence gathering & espionage as more of a desk job, than about gathering 'on the ground' intelligence. Under such a scenario, misinformation is sure to abound...