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Science Summary of The Week from Sci-Tech

➤ Antibiotic-resistant bacteria: http://is.gd/bh3Xvb
➤ Tooth decay treatment: http://is.gd/TTIIsN
➤ Bionic pancreas: http://is.gd/A3A12U
➤ Space Mars mission: http://is.gd/SeOq5b
➤ Horned dinosaur: http://is.gd/KrW2tP
➤ Pluto's underground ocean: http://is.gd/YHhN8r
➤ Time travel simulation: http://is.gd/NaacVa
➤ Baldness treatment: http://is.gd/F43MLR

How to Look Back in Time

From Sci-Tech

If people on a planet 65 million light years away looked at Earth, they will see the Dinosaurs.

So, what if they decided to travel to Earth? – With the right speed such as the speed of light, they will fast forward history. As they get closer to Earth, everything stars to change. Suppose they have a super powerful camera with great magnification and high resolution imaging, by pointing it out to the Earth while traveling to us, they could record a time lapse of the entire history on our planet. From the extinction of Dinosaurs and the evolution of new species, to the plate tectonic changes and the formation of new continents to the wars that consumed our planet.

The reason behind this is that light records history. The light emitted from Earth 65 million years ago while Dinosaurs were still in existence would have finally reached that alien planet as it continues to travel with an approximate speed of 299,792,458 m/s. In other words, if they want to see today’s events on Earth which we are experiencing right at the moment, they will have to wait 65 million years from now.

Same goes to us here on Earth. When you look at the night sky and you see bright stars, some of these stars you see actually do not exist. The light emitted from them after they exploded millions of years ago still travels to us and that’s what we see, history.

Technologically speaking, they will have to be super intelligent to invent that kind of powerful telescope that can clearly see beyond the boundaries of their cosmic vantage point. Not to mention the importance of faster than light travel, which changes everything…

Saturday's Imaginarium

Ana Yang Gazillion Bubble Show

James Porter Takes the Director's Microphone at the CMSEC. The Imaginarium.

Hello Space Center Fans,
     Megan Warner passed the Space Center Director's Mic to James Porter this morning at the conclusion of a Space Center staff meeting.  This brief, yet moving ceremony signalled another changing of the guard at the CMSEC. By receiving the Director's Mic, James officially takes control of the CMSEC. 

     Something we've suspected all along but never had actual proof - the way to move ahead at the CMSEC. Here, in this exclusive Troubadour photo, you see Alex Anderson slipping Asst. Space Center Director Jon Parker a bit of cash for what I expect is a lubricate to make his transition into a higher paid flight director easier.  
     It was either that, or Alex was paying Jon for his new Space Center jacket.  You choose the story you'd like to believe. 

     James got off to a good start by offering the Space Center staff a bit of breakfast before his "Get to Know You" meeting.

     The staff sat attentively and listened to every word as they tried to get the measure of the man.  You'll notice the younger staff sat in the front, closer to James.  It was their way to gain favor and recognition.  The older, and more cynical staff, sat in the back where they could mumble without being noticed.  

     The staff eating and talking.

     The staff may their doubts about James, but the same can't be said about James' two boys who stole the heart of the meeting in a short video James played to introduce his family.
James has an awesome family, who are very supportive of this new strange job he has as Space Center Director. 

     Megan passing the Director's Microphone to James signifying the end of her reign and the beginning of his.  

   
     Along with the Director's Microphone comes the Director's Oar where the names of the CMSEC's Directors are kept.  James will be the third name on the Oar.

Strange, but I found this on the gift shop counter.  What was my retirement picture doing taped to a gallon of Tampico?  Tampico was the orange liquid we use to serve campers for breakfast on our overnight camps. 

     

      Megan Warner and Jon Parker will continue to work at the CMSEC throughout the summer.  Megan is unsure what she will do at summer's end. Jon plans on staying on as he prepares to start university sometime this year.
     James introduced himself to the Space Center staff.  He talked about his background in education and the years he spent working at the CMSEC while in junior high and high school.  He briefly shared a few of his ideas on the Space Center's future and what he expected from the staff and volunteers.  
     James has a sarcastic sense of humor - something the staff should be use to after working with myself and Megan. He got us all partway through the meeting when he put this up on the projector screen. 

The school district has given a directive banning away teams at the Space Center starting in August.

     He confessed to the joke after he sensed the room's collective blood pressure spike well into the explosive range.  
     The Space Center enters a new age with James at the helm and The Troubadour will be there every step of the way to keep you informed on all things Space Center.

Mr. Williamson

The Imaginarium