Jan 12, 2003 08:09 PM
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(Updated Jan 12, 2003 08:10 PM)
Niagara Fall stops. Taj Mahal crash. Rome’s Colosseum crumbles, while the Golden Gate Bridge melts to slag. Such would be the calamitous consequences (In fact, the entire human population would extinct) if planet Earth collides with a giant asteroid. Or just imagine we are invaded by some extraterrestrial creatures (We are not alone), who are looking for a sociable planet (Just like ours) to cultivate food grains & govern the existing living beings. What’s gonna be your reaction if anything like this (Or even worst) does happen in near future……..Don’t worry people, we are not going to be invaded in near future nor are we gonna collide with any giant asteroid (The first spotted asteroid in 1950 has a maximum 1-in-300 chance of striking the Earth in the year 2880….So till then we all can heave a sigh of relief).
http://www.Space.com is a website which will give answers to all our quires about Astronomy, Black Holes, Stars, Galaxies, Life on other planets & other special reports on equally important subjects. Space.com is a comprehensive website which was designed to give relevant information about latest scientific discoveries & latest expedition/mission carried out by NASA & SETI. This website was built keeping in mind, the minimum Intelligence Quotient of an average human being (With due respect to scholars & intellectuals).
The layout of this website is extremely comfy & very exciting to browse. The home page contains 6 channels (Viz News, Space-Flight, Science/ Astronomy, Technology, Space-Views & SETI) apart from other links & facilities. The homepage also has a news bar, which provides breaking news in the field of Science & Technology. Apart from these 6 channels, the homepage also provides us with a section called Space News, which is totally dedicated for Business reports.
If you are eager to collect merchandise & products of Space.com, all you need to do is click on the Space Store logo, which is on your extreme right hand side of the screen. You can purchase Books, Action figures of your favorite Astronauts, Calendars, Mouse Pad, T-shirts, DVDs, & many other items (The cost is also very reasonable as compared to market price).
If you are eager to become an Astronaut (Which is not an easy task) & want to know all about the latest launch operation conducted by NASA, then SpaceFlight channel is just the place for you to click. Here you can also read about the most recent mission organized by NASA & SETI. However, my favorite channel is Science/Astronomy where you get to read about every single event happened in Space in recent times. As we know our space is not without actions, and of course, exploding Stars & Galaxies are even more fascinating than watching Malaika Arora dance in some Bollywood movie (Don’t worry guys, I’m perfectly healthy!!!).
Then there is also a station called Technology, where you get to see & read about the hottest Gadgets & Gizmos, which are not yet available at our nearest stores. Gadgets like the SPOT watches (Smart Personal Objects Technology, manufactured by software giants Microsoft), Portable Video Players, Smart Refrigerator & many other technological devices are available for our eyes (Till yet).
SpaceView is a channel, which will provide you with scores of Wallpapers, Screensavers & Postcards for download. You can download images taken from Hubble Telescope or 3-D images of Glowing Sun & Space Art. Then there is also a section totally dedicated to multi-media (Don’t forget to surf this place…People!!! You will really bless me for this). Where else, will you get to see minute detail of Kennedy Space center, Statue of Liberty, snap short of Baghdad. And with the kind of technology Space.com provides, you can also navigate in to a specific location of your choice (We can also see Saddam Hussein changing his night suit in his bedroom at Al-Sijood palace……….Just a joke!!!!)
So if you are looking to spend some quality time (Online), then Space.com is just the sort of website you are looking for……Go and enjoy some time with ET!!!.