Brady's Bunch of Interests

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blamoscience:

Above: NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
NASA employs the use of cryogenics for a variety of reasons, and researchers are constantly exploring new methods and applications in the hopes of continuously improving the technology. Here are just a few examples of how NASA utilizes cryogenics:

Infrared Sensors: infrared rays, also called “heat rays” are given off by all warm objects. Infrared telescopes must be cold so that their own radiation doesn’t swamp the weak infrared signals from faraway astronomical objects. There will be infrared telescopes on the airborne infrared observatory SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.

Electronics: all sensors require electronics. Cooling electronics reduces the noise in the circuits and thus allows them to study weaker signals.

X-rays: the sensors for XRS, the X-Ray Spectrometer measure temperature changes induced by incoming x-rays. When the sensors are colder, the induced temperature changes are larger and easier to measure.

Above: NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

NASA employs the use of cryogenics for a variety of reasons, and researchers are constantly exploring new methods and applications in the hopes of continuously improving the technology. Here are just a few examples of how NASA utilizes cryogenics:

Infrared Sensors: infrared rays, also called “heat rays” are given off by all warm objects. Infrared telescopes must be cold so that their own radiation doesn’t swamp the weak infrared signals from faraway astronomical objects. There will be infrared telescopes on the airborne infrared observatory SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.

Electronics: all sensors require electronics. Cooling electronics reduces the noise in the circuits and thus allows them to study weaker signals.

X-rays: the sensors for XRS, the X-Ray Spectrometer measure temperature changes induced by incoming x-rays. When the sensors are colder, the induced temperature changes are larger and easier to measure.

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fyeah-i-like-dat:

videohall:

What happens when you scream out of your window in Sweden at night

> Imagine walking there as a tourist not knowing wtf is going on lol.

> I was expecting like 30 Scandinavians running out of buildings coming to help you.

> Hope no one is ever mugged at around 10pm in Sweden.

> That was so much cooler than I expected.

well that was pretty damn interesting.

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fuckyeahcuteanimalss:

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sierraechoxray:

#after watching this for the millionth time i’ve realized this is what i must sound like when im fangirling out loud

must reblog crazy sponge lady when she pops up on my dash.

i fucking love this woman

lol this bitch is great

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