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Space Race

Posted on March 17, 2014 by twitmericks

There once was a ripple as space/ Expanded at mindblowing pace/ Now close observation/ Reveals this inflation/ Has left an indelible trace./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26605974 There once was a ripple in spaceThat grew at incredible paceNow close observationReveals this inflationHas left an … Continue reading →

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Rover’s Return

Posted on February 14, 2014 by twitmericks

There was a Jade Rabbit in space/ Apparently lost without trace/ But as all seemed over/ For Yutu the rover/ The moon bunny contacted base./// http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/13/jade-rabbit-china-lunar-rover-signs-life https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/434273775714983936

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The End is Nigh(ish)

Posted on September 19, 2013 by twitmericks

It’s only a few billion years/ According to scientists’ fears/ Till we move to Mars/ Or seek out new stars/ As our Goldilocks Zone disappears. ///http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/18/forecast-life-on-earth https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/380605021769195520

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Major Tim’s Minor Admission

Posted on May 20, 2013 by twitmericks

An astronaut named Major Tim/Informs us his vocals are grim/This being the case/When he’s out in space/Expect no more Bowie from him. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10068445/Britains-first-astronaut-Major-Tim-Peake-to-tweet-from-space-but-leave-his-guitar-at-home.html An astronaut named Major TimInforms us his vocals are grimThis being the caseWhen he's out in spaceExpect … Continue reading →

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Going Outside for a Leak

Posted on May 11, 2013 by twitmericks

Two astronauts urgently seek/ The source of a cooling pump leak/ Unless they replace/ A part out in space/ The mission is right up the creek. ///http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/05/11/nasa-astronaut-leak-space-station/2152081/ https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/333244515919998977

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What’s the Matter?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by twitmericks

There is some dark matter in space/ It’s scattered all over the place/ It now seems albeit/ We cannot quite see it/ We may have detected a trace. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/an-end-to-our-darkest-secret-scientists-close-to-explaining-dark-matter-8559007.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/319709062373724161

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Hit and Miss?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a big boulder from space/ That scattered all over the place/ And left a big crater;/ Another’s due later- / Perhaps they were having a race. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/2012-da14-a-close-call-for-asteroid-big-enough-to-flatten-london-8496325.html There was a big boulder from space/That scattered all over the … Continue reading →

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Moon Crash Landing

Posted on December 18, 2012 by twitmericks

There were 2 old orbital craft/ Which, tho it may seem a bit daft/ Were carefully crashed/ On the moon, where they smashed/ As NASA HQ cheered & laughed. ///http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/12/20121218608378241.html ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/281014738245279744

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Live on Mars?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by twitmericks

A musical Rover on Mars/ Played will.i.am’s Reach for the Stars/ Amid consternation/ A whole constellation/ Awoke to its opening bars. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9505062/Nasas-Curiosity-rover-broadcasts-new-will.i.am-song-from-Mars.html

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Man in the Moon, Gone too Soon

Posted on August 26, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Neil/ Whose life was a very big deal/ He trod on the moon/ Altho rather soon/ Conspiracists said “it ain’t real”. ///http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/science/space/neil-armstrong-dies-first-man-on-moon.html?pagewanted=all

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