Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Colorful Stations of Stockholm Metro
The Stockholm Metro (Swedish: Stockholms tunnelbana) is a metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. The 105.7 kilometres (65.7 mi) long metro system is owned by the Stockholm County Council through Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL).
The Stockholm Metro is well known for its decoration of the stations; it has been called the longest art gallery in the world.
The Stockholm Metro is well known for its decoration of the stations; it has been called the longest art gallery in the world.
NASA launched $2.5 billion Mars Rover
NASA launched $2.5 billion Mars Rover, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to carrry NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). Curiosity rover lifted off from Launch Complex 41at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
The rocket will deliver a science laboratory to Mars to study potential habitable environments on the planet. It is designed to search for signs of life, including methane, and help determine if the gas is from a biological or geological source.
The rocket will deliver a science laboratory to Mars to study potential habitable environments on the planet. It is designed to search for signs of life, including methane, and help determine if the gas is from a biological or geological source.
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