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A Mesmerizing Time-Lapse of the Very Large Array - Video Douglas Koke's Signal to Noise combines motion graphics with time-lapse footage of the Very Large Array, one of the largest radio astronomy observatories in the world. Located in New Mexico, the observatory includes 27 antenna, each 25 meters across. The playfully sci-fi graphics and electronic music by Telefon Tel Aviv give the video a futuristic vibe. On his Vimeo page, Koke writes: The VLA is a legitimately amazing thing to see in person. 50 Things You Need To Give Up Today!! When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you. So starting today… Give up trying to be perfect. – The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done. Give up comparing yourself to others. – The only person you are competing against is yourself. Give up dwelling on the past or worrying too much about the future. – Right now is the only moment guaranteed to you. Right now is life.
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Nasa: Moon's Crust Being Pulled Apart - In Places Last updated 09:44 21/02/2012 New images acquired by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft show that the moon's crust is being slightly stretched. The moon's crust is being pulled apart in places, according to surprising new Nasa findings. Minute valleys have been discovered on the moon's surface. Scientists believed the geologic activity occurred less than 50 million years ago - recent compared to the moon's age of more than 4.5 billion years. The new find was spotted on high-resolution images from Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LOR) spacecraft. untitled What are Legitimate Reasons to Not Have Sex? Sometimes you have to say no to sex—even when you’re ready and rarin’ to go! These are seven good reasons not to have sex.